• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.503-509
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• 2001

Thin films of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si : H) and hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC:H) of different compositions were deposited on Si(100) wafer and glass by RF plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF-PECVD). In the present work, we have investigated the effects of the RF power on the properties, such as optical band gap, transmittance and crystallinity. The Raman data show that the a-Si:H material consists of an amorphous and crystalline phase for the co-presence of two peaks centered at 480 and $520 cm^{-1}$ . The UV-VIS data suggested that the optical energy band gap ($E_{g}$ ) is not changed effectively with RF power and the obtained $E_{g}$(1.80eV) of the $\mu$c-Si:H thin film has almost the same value of a-Si:H thin film (1.75eV), indicating that the crystallity of hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film can mainly not affected to their optical properties. However, the experimental results have shown that$ E_{g}$ of the a-SiC:H thin films changed little on the annealing temperature while $E_{g}$ increased with the RF power. The Raman spectrum of the a-SiC:H thin films annealed at high temperatures showed that graphitization of carbon clusters and microcrystalline silicon occurs.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1514-1516
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• 1999

This paper covers our efforts to improve the low carrier mobility and light instability of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) films with microcrystalline silicon $({\mu}c-Si)$ films. We successfully prepared ${\mu}c-Si$ films on $CaF_2$/glass substrate by decomposition of $SiH_4$ in RPCVD system. The $CaF_2$ films on glass served as a seed layer for ${\mu}c-Si$ film growth. The XRD analysis on $CaF_2$/glass illustrated a (111) preferred $CaF_2$ grains with the lattice mismatch less than 5 % of Si. We achieved ${\mu}c-Si$ films with a crystalline volume fraction of 61 %, (111) and (220) crystal orientations. grain size of $706\AA$, activation energy of 0.49 eV, and Photo/dark conductivity ratio of 124. By using a $CaF_2$/glass structure. we were able to achieve an improved ${\mu}c-Si$ films at a low substrate temperature of $300^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07b
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• pp.1034-1037
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• 2003

Microcrystalline silicon(c-Si:H) thin-film solar cells are prepared with intrinsic Si-layer by hot wire CVD. The operating parameters of solar cells are strongly affected by the filament temperature ($T_f$) during intrinsic layer. Jsc and efficiency abruptly decreases with elevated $T_f$ to $1400^{\circ}C$. This deterioration of solar cell parameters are resulted from increase of crystalline volume fraction and corresponding defect density at high $T_f$. The heater temperature ($T_h$) are also critical parameter that controls device operations. Solar cells prepared at low $T_h$ ($<200^{\circ}C$) shows a similar operating properties with devices prepared at high $T_f$, i.e. low Jsc, Voc and efficiency. The origins for this result, however, are different with that of inferior device performances at high $T_f$. In addition the phase transition of the silicon films occurs at different silane concentration (SC) by varying filament temperature, by which highest efficiency with SC varies with $T_f$.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07c
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• pp.1598-1600
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• 2003

Microcrystalline silicon(c-Si:H) thin-film solar cells are prepared with intrinsic Si-layer by hot wire CVD. The operating parameters of solar cells are strongly affected by the filament temperature ($T_f$) during intrinsic layer. Jsc and efficiency abruptly decreases with elevated $T_f$ to $1400^{\circ}C$. This deterioration of solar cell parameters are resulted from increase of crystalline volume fraction and corresponding defect density at high $T_f$ The heater temperature ($T_h$) are also critical parameter that controls device operations. Solar cells prepared at low $T_h$ (<$200^{\circ}C$) shows a similar operating properties with devices prepared at high $T_f$, i.e. low Jsc, Voc and efficiency. The origins for this result, however, are different with that of inferior device performances at high $T_f$. In addition the phase transition of the silicon films occurs at different silane concentration (SC) by varying filament temperature, by which highest efficiency with SC vanes with $T_f$.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.109-125
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• 2012

액정 디스플레이의 산업 규모는 놀라운 속도로 확대되고 있다. 그 원동력이 된 것이 박막 트랜지스터(Thin Film Transistor: TFT) 기술의 발전에 있다. 비정질 실리콘(Amorphous Silicon: a-Si) TFT 기술은 대형 액정 TV를 탄생시키고, 저온 폴리실리콘 TFT는 휴대전화 등의 중소형 디스플레이와 AMOLED의 핵심 기술이 되었다. 또한 다양한 TFT 기술 seeds가 계속해서 출현하여 정보 인프라와 생활 스타일에 맞춘 새로운 정보기기의 출현을 예감시키고 있다. 새로운 응용제품의 요구는 새로운 기술 개발의 견인차가 되고 있다. 최근에는 이러한 요구에 따라 산화물 TFT, 마이크로 결정실리콘(microcrystalline Si: ${\mu}c-Si$) TFT, 유기물 TFT 등의 기술도 활발하게 연구개발되고 있다. 본고에서는 지금까지의 TFT 기술 개발의 발전사를 뒤돌아보고 지금부터의 발전 방향을 박막 트래지스터 기술 이노베이션 관점으로부터 전망하였다.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.316-320
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• 2004

The possibility to use powder consisting of fullerite microcrystallines as a device sensitive to the external axial mechanical load is considered. We suppose that the change of conductivity of fullerite microcrystalline powder as a function of external mechanical stress will be useful for the creation of nanoscale devices of sensor electronics. This new effect based on changing of intermolecular distance between fullerene molecules due to the action of external mechanical force, which can change the distance between fullerene molecules because of weak van der Waals interaction exists. The founded effect is quite linear and sensitive to external mechanical stress is better then in well-known pressure transducers is based on silicon technology.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.66-66
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• 2003

실리콘 박막 태양전지는 저가, 대면적 생산이 가능해 최근 주택용, 발전용의 차세대 태양전지로써 부각되고 있다. 그러나, 단결정, 다결정 태양전지에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 효율특성 때문에 그 특성을 향상시키고자 하는 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 비정질/마이크로결정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서 광흡수층으로 사용되는 i층은 광흡수를 최대화하기 위해 암전류($\sigma$$_{d}$)가 낮고 광전류($\sigma$$_{ph}$ )가 높은, 즉, 광민감도($\sigma$$_{ph}$ /$\sigma$$_{d}$)가 높은 박막을 적용해야 한다. 한편, 도핑된 윈도우층의 경우에는 넓은 밴드갭을 갖도록 하여 윈도우층에서의 광흡수가 최소화되도록 박막을 형성해야 한다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.320-324
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• 1999

The formation, microstructure and properties of novel ceramic composite materials manufactured by active-filler-controlled polymer pyrolysis were investigated. In the presence of active filler particles such as transition metals, bulk components of various geometry could be fabricated from siliconorganic polymer. Molybdenum- and tungsten-filled polymer suspensions were prepared and their conversion to ceramic composites by annealing in $CH_4$ atmosphere were studied. Dimensional change. porosity and phase distribution (filler network) were analyzed and correlated to the resulting hardness values. Molybdenum and tungsten as active filler were carburized completely to $Mo_2C$, $W_2C$ and WC in $CH_4$ atmosphere. Consequently, microcrystalline composites with the filler reaction products embedded in a silicon oxycarbide glass matrix were formed. Hardness was increased with increasing carburization and reached 8.6-9.5 GPa in the specimen pyrolyzed in $CH_4$ atmosphere.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.237.2-237.2
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• 2014

이번 연구는 system-on-panel에 적용하기 위한 비휘발성 메모리의 전하보유시간 및 메모리 윈도우 특성 향상에 관한 연구이다. 이를 위해 SiO2/SiOX/SiOXNY의 메모리 구조를 이용하였으며, 채널층으로 결정화 온도에 따른 수소화된 미세결정 실리콘-게르마늄을 이용하였다. 채널 층으로 사용된 수소화된 미세결정 실리콘-게르마늄은 비정질 실리콘-게르마늄보다 더 낮은 bandgap과 더 적은 defect density로 인하여 더 향상된 전하보유시간 및 메모리 윈도우를 얻을 수 있었다. 결정화가 거의 이루어지지 않은 실리콘-게르마늄 비휘발성 메모리의 경우 약 4.9V의 메모리 윈도우를 얻을 수 있었다. 반면 300oC에서 약 43.4%의 결정화가 이루어진 실리콘-게르마늄의 메모리 윈도우는 약 5.9V로 약 17%의 향상이 있으며, 10년 후 74.5%의 높은 전하보유시간을 가졌다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.130-130
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• 2010

Thin Si films were grown by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD, SNTEK, Korea) system. Two different deposition condition were applied and formed a fully amorphous Si (a-Si) film and a micromorph mixing of microcrystalline Si (mc-Si) and a-Si film. Under one sun illumination, the micromorph device provided the enhanced open circuit voltage and fill factor values. It presents the fabrication of the micromorph Si film and the a-Si film by modulating a deposition condition. The performances of the Si thin film Schottky solar cells are discussed.