• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.86-90
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• 2017

We have reported structural and optical properties of self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) grown by molecular beam epitaxy with different arsenic to indium flux ratios (V/III ratios). By increasing the V/III ratio from 9 to 160, average diameter and height of the InAs QDs decreased, but areal density of them increased. The InAs QDs grown under V/III ratio of 30 had a highest-aspect-ratio of 0.134 among them grown with other conditions. Optical property of the InAs QD was investigated by the temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) and integrated PL. From the temperature dependence PL measurements of InAs QDs, the activation energies of $E_{a1}$ and $E_{a2}$ for the InAs QDs were obtained $48{\pm}3meV$ and $229{\pm}23meV$, respectively. It was considered that the values of $E_{a1}$ and $E_{a2}$ are corresponded to the energy difference between ground-state and first excited state, and the energy difference between ground-state and wetting layer, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.349-350
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• 2012

Porous silicon (PS) was prepared by electrochemical anodization. Ultra-thin zinc oxide (ZnO) capping layers were deposited on the PS by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE). The effects of the ZnO capping layers on the properties of the as-prepared PS were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and photoluminescence (PL). The as-prepared PS has circular pores over the entire surface. Its structure is similar to a sponge where the quantum confinement effect (QCE) plays a fundamental role. It was found that the dominant red emission of the porous silicon was tuned to white light emission by simple deposition of the ultra-thin ZnO capping layers. Specifically, the intensity of white light emission was observed to be enhanced by increasing the growth time from 1 to 3 min.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.115-115
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• 2009

Epitaxial ZnO film was grown on Si(111) substrate with oxidazed CrN buffer by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE). The growth and structural properties are investigated. The single crystalline growth was revealed by in-situ RHEED analysis. Crystalline quality of ZnO film grown on oxidized CrN buffer was investigated by the X-ray rocking curves. The FWHMs of (0002) XRCs was $1.379^{\circ}$. This value was smaller than the ZnO film grown directly on (111) Si substrate.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.347-351
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• 2003

II-Ⅵ ZnO compound semiconductor thin films were grown on $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$(0001) single crystal substrate by radical beam assisted molecular beam epitaxy and the optical properties were investigated. Zn(6N) was evaporated using Knudsen cell and O radical was assisted at the partial pressure of 1$\times$10$^{4}$ Torr and radical beam source of 250-450 W RF power. In $\theta$-2$\theta$ x-ray diffraction analysis, ZnO thin film with 500 nm thickness showed only ZnO(0002)and ZnO(0004) peaks is believed to be well grown along c-axis orientation. Photoluminescence (PL) measurement using He-Cd ($\lambda$=325 nm) laser is obtained in the temperature range of 9 K-300 K. At 9 K and 300 K, only near band edge (NBE) is observed and the FWHM's of PL peak of the ZnO deposited at 450 RF power are 45 meV and 145 meV respectively. From no observation of any weak deep level peak even at room temperature PL, the ZnO grains are regarded to contain very low defect density and impurity to cause the deep-level defects. The peak position of free exciton showed slightly red-shift as temperature was increased, and from this result the binding energy of free exciton can be experimentally determined as much as $58\pm$0.5 meV, which is very closed to that of ZnO bulk. By van der Pauw 4-point probe measurement, the grown ZnO is proved to be n-type with the electron concentration($n_{e}$ ) $1.69$\times$10^{18}$$cm^3$, mobility($\mu$) $-12.3\textrm{cm}^2$/Vㆍs, and resistivity($\rho$) 0.30 $\Omega$$\cdot$cm.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.170-175
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• 2010

The GaAs epitaxial layers were grown on Si(100) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE) using the two-step method. The Si(100) substrates were cleaned with different surface cleaning method of vacuum heating, As-beam, and Ga-beam at the substrate temperature of $800^{\circ}C$. Growth temperature and thickness of the GaAs epitaxial layer were $800^{\circ}C$ and 1 ${\mu}m$, respectively. The surface structure and epitaxial growth were observed by reflection high-energy electron diffraction(RHEED) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). Just surface structure of the Si(100) substrate cleaned by Ga-beam at $800^{\circ}C$ shows double domain ($2{\times}1$). RHEED patterns of the GaAs epitaxial layers grown on Si(100) substrates with cleaning method of vacuum heating, As-beam, and Ga-beam show spot-like, ($2{\times}4$) with spot, and clear ($2{\times}4$). From SEM, it is found that the GaAs epitaxial layers grown on Si(100) substrates with Ga-beam cleaning has a high quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.84-84
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1993.11a
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• pp.60-60
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• 1993

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1996.02a
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• pp.30-31
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• 1996

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.266-271
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• 2009

We have investigated the lasing characteristics of GaAs-based 1300 nm wavelength region InAs Quantum Dot Laser Diode grown by Migration Enhanced Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Under a pulsed and CW operation, we observed the state switching of lasing wavelength from ground state (1302 nm) to excited state (1206 nm) due to the gain saturation of ground state. Under a pulsed operation, $J_{th}=92A/cm^2$, $\lambda_L=1311\;nm$ and under a CW operation, $J_{th}=247A/cm^2$, $\lambda_L=1320\;nm$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.451-451
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• 2013

현재 세계적으로 에너지 공급원의 다변화가 시급한 실정이며 그 후보로 태양에너지, 풍력 및 수력에너지와 같은 신재생 에너지에 대한 연구분야가 부각되고 있다. 전체 에너지 중 신재생 에너지의 비중은 빠르게 증가되고 있으며, 그 중에서도 태양광에너지의 분야가 가장 활발히 연구되고 있다. 특히, III-V족 화합물 반도체 태양전지는 직접 천이형 밴드갭을 가지고 있어 기존 실리콘 태양전지에 비해 광 흡수율이 높은 장점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)장치를 이용하여 성장온도에 따른 p-n접합 GaAs 태양전지 구조를 제작하여, 광전변환 효율과 결함구조 관련성을 조사하였다. 먼저 Si이 $1{\times}10^{18}cm^{-3}$으로 도핑된 n형 GaAs기판위에 성장온도 $480^{\circ}C$와 $590^{\circ}C$에서 Be을 $5{\times}10^{18}cm^{-3}$ 도핑한 p 형 GaAs를 200 nm 두께로 각각 성장하여, 2개의 p-n 접합 GaAs 태양전지 구조를 제작하였다. 시료의 전기적 특성과 결함상태는 Capacitance-Voltage (C-V) 와 Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS)를 사용하여 조사하였다. DLTS 측정을 위해 p-형의 GaAs박막 위에 Au(300 nm)/Pt(30 nm)/Ti(30 nm)를 e-beam evaporator로 증착한 후, 직경 $300{\mu}m$의 메사 에칭으로 p-n접합 다이오드 구조를 제작하였다. 본 연구를 통해 GaAs p-n접합구조 성장온도에 따른 광전변환 효율과 결함상태와의 물리적인 연관성을 논의할 것이다.