• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2013

실리콘 기판 위에 GaN를 성장하기 위해서 AlN 완충층을 사용해 왔다. 그러나 AlN은 아직까지 high doping이 쉽지 않기 때문에, 이로 인해 AlN를 전자소자나 광소자 제작을 위한 완충층으로 이용하는 경우 직렬 저항의 증가라는 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해 AlN 완충층 대신에 금속 완충층을 사용하여 실리콘 기판 위에 GaN 박막 성장실험을 수행하였다. Al, Ti, Cr 그리고 Au 등을 금속 완충층으로 사용하여 실리콘 기판 위에 GaN 층을 성장하였다. 성장된 GaN 박막의 표면 특성을 분석하기 위해 광학현미경과 SEM을 사용하였고, 결정성과 광학적 특성을 평가하기 위하여 PL과 XRD 분석을 실시하였으며 AlN 완충층을 사용한 경우와 금속 완충층을 사용한 경우의 저항 차이를 확인하기 위하여 전류-전압 특성을 측정하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.645-651
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• 2014

GaN is most commonly used to make LED elements. But, due to differences of the thermal expansion coefficient and lattice mismatch with sapphire, dislocations have occurred at about $109{\sim}1010/cm^2$. Generally, a low temperature GaN buffer layer is used between the GaN layer and the sapphire substrate in order to reduce the dislocation density and improve the characteristics of the thin film, and thus to increase the efficiency of the LED. Further, patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) are applied to improve the light extraction efficiency. In this experiment, using an AlN buffer layer on PSS in place of the GaN buffer layer that is used mainly to improve the properties of the GaN film, light extraction efficiency and overall properties of the thin film are improved at the same time. The AlN buffer layer was deposited by using a sputter and the AlN buffer layer thickness was determined to be 25 nm through XRD analysis after growing the GaN film at $1070^{\circ}C$ on the AlN buffer CPSS (C-plane Patterned Sapphire Substrate, AlN buffer 25 nm, 100 nm, 200 nm, 300 nm). The GaN film layer formed by applying a 2 step epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELOG) process, and by changing temperatures ($1020{\sim}1070^{\circ}C$) and pressures (85~300 Torr). To confirm the surface morphology, we used SEM, AFM, and optical microscopy. To analyze the properties (dislocation density and crystallinity) of a thin film, we used HR-XRD and Cathodoluminescence.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.730-733
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• 2013

In this work, buffer layers with various conditions are inserted at an n/i interface in hydrogenated amorphous silicon semitransparent solar cells. It is observed that the performance of a solar cell strongly depends on the arrangement and thickness of the buffer layer. When arranging buffer layers with various bandgaps in ascending order from the intrinsic layer to the n layer, a relatively high open circuit voltage and short circuit current are observed. In addition, the fill factors are improved, owing to an enhanced shunt resistance under every instance of the introduced n/i buffer layers. Among the various conditions during the arrangement of the buffer layers, a reverse V shape of the energy bandgap is found to be the most effective for high efficiency, which also exhibits intermediate transmittance among all samples. This is an inspiring result, enabling an independent control of the conversion efficiency and transmittance.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.575-579
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• 2001

Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVB)법을 사용하여 sapphire (0001) 기판 위에 GaN 환충층을 성장하고, 그 위에 GaN 에피층을 성장하였다. GaN 완충층은 55$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 26 nm에서 130 nm까지 각각 다른 두께로 성장하였고, GaN 에피층은 110$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 4 $\mu\textrm{m}$의 두께로 성장하였다. GaN 완충층 성장 후 atomic force microscopy (AFM)으로 표면 형상을 측정하였다. GaN 완충층의 두께가 두꺼워질수록 GaN 에피층의 표면이 매끈해지는 것을 scanning electron microscopy (SEM)으로 관찰하였다. 이것으로 GaN 에피층의 표면은 완충층의 두께와 표면 거칠기와 관계가 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. GaN 에피층의 결정학적 특성을 double crystal X-ray diffraction (DCXRD)와 Raman spectroscopy로 측정하였다. 성장된 GaN 에퍼층의 광학적 특성을 photoluminescence (PL)로 조사한 결과 두께가 두꺼운 완충층 위에 성장된 에퍼층의 결정성이 더 좋은 반면, 내부 잔류응력은 증가하는 결과를 보였다. 이러한 사실들로부터 완충층의 두께가 두꺼워짐에 따라 내부 자유에너지가 감소하여 에피층 성장시 측면성장을 도와 표면이 매끈해지고, 결정성이 좋아졌다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2006

A CMOS compatible Super Junction LDMOS (SJ-LDMOS) structure, which reduces substrate-assisted depletion effects, is reported. The proposed structure uses a N-buffer layer between the pillars and P-substrate to achieve global charge balance between the pillars, the N-buffer layer and the P-substrate. The new structure features high breakdown voltage, low on-resistance, and reduced sensitivity to doping imbalance in the pillars.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.381-387
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• 2000

Si3N4/stainless steel 316 joints with Ni buffer layer were fabricated by direct active brazing method (DIB) using Ag-Cu-Ti brazing alloy only and double brazing method (DOB) using Ag-Cu brazing alloy with Si3N4 pretreated with Ag-Cu-Ti brazing alloy. For the joint brazed by DIB method, Ti was segregated at the Si3N4/brazing alloy interface, but was not enough to form a stable joint interface. In addition, large amounts of Ni-Ti inter-metallic compounds were formed in tehbrazing alloy near the joint interface, which could deplete the contents of Ti involved in the interfacial reaction. However, for the joint brazed by DOB method, segregation of Ti at the joint interface were enough to enhance the formation of stable interfacial reaction products such as TiN and Ti-Si-Ni-N-(Cu) multicompounds, which restricted the formation of Ni-Tio inter-metallic compounds in the brazing alloy during brazing with Ni buffer layer. Fracture strength of Si3N4/S.S 316 joints with Ni buffer layer was much improved by using DOB method rather than DIB method. It could be deduced that the differences of fracture strength of the joint with Ni buffer layer depending on brazing process adapted were directly affected by the formation of stable joint interface and the change in microstructure of the brazing alloy near the joint interface. It was found that fracture strength of Si3N4/S.S 316 joints with Ni buffer layer was gradually reduced as the thickness of interface. It was found that fracture strength of Si3N4/S.S 316 joints with Ni buffer layer was gradually reduced as the thickness of Ni buffer layer in the joint was increased from 0.1 mm to 10 mm. It seems to due to the increased residual stress in the joint as the thickness of Ni buffer layer is increased. The maximum fracture strength of Si3N4/S.S 316 joints with Ni buffer layer was 386 MPa, and the fracture of joint was originated at Si3N4/brazing alloy joint interface and propagated into Si3N4 matrix.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.497-501
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• 2004

The crystal structure of the GaN film on the AIN buffer layer grown by R. F sputtering with different thickness has been studied using X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The interface roughness between the AIN buffer layer and the epitaxial GaN film, due to crossover from planar to island grains, produced edge dislocations. The strain, coming from lattice mismatch between the AIN buffer layer and the epitaxial GaN film, produced screw dislocations. The density of the edge and screw dislocation propagating from the interface between the GaN film and the AIN buffer layer affected the electric resistance of GaN film.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.564-569
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• 2002

Heteroepitaxial GaN films were grown on sapphire substrates in order to study the effects of the buffer layer's surface roughness and thermal treatment on the epitaxial layer's quality. For this, GaN buffer layers were grown at $550^{\circ}C$ with various TMGa flow rates and durations of growth, and annealed at $1010^{\circ}C$ for 3 min after the temperature was raised by 23 ~ $92^{\circ}C/min$, and then GaN epitaxial layers were grown at $1000^{\circ}C$. It has been found that the buffer layer's surface roughness and the thermal treatment condition are critical factors on the quality of the epitaxial layer. When a buffer layer was frown with a TMGa flow rate of $24\mu mole/min$ for 30 sec, the surface roughness of the buffer lather was minimum and when the thermal ramping rate was $30.6^{\circ}C/min$ on this layer, the successively grown epitaxial layer's crystalline and optical qualities were optimized with a specular morphology. The minimum full width at half maximum(FWHM) of GaN(0002) x-ray diffraction peak and that of near-band-edge(NBE) peak from a room temperature photoluminescence (PL) were 5 arcmin and 9 nm, respectively.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막재료 반도체재료 기술교육
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• pp.82-85
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• 2002

In recent years, the tantalum nitride(TaN) thin-film has been developed for the electronic resistor and capacitor. In this papers, this study presents the surface profile and sheet-resistance property relationship of reactive-sputtered TaN thin film resistor processed by buffer of Ti and Cr on alumina substrate. The TCR properties of the TaN films were discussed in terms of reactive gas ratio, ratio of nitrogen, crystallization and thin films surface morphology due to annealing temperature. It is clear that the TaN thin-films resistor electrical properties are low TCR related with it's buffer layer condition. Ti buffer layer thin film resistor having a good thermal stability and lower TCR properties then Cr buffer expected for the application to the dielectric material of passive component.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.16
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• pp.360-363
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• 2003

In this paper, we investigated SiNx film as a buffer layer of TFT-FRAM. Buffer layers were prepared by two step process of a $N_2$ plasma treatment and subsequent $SiN_x$ deposition. By employing $N_2$ plasma treatment, interface traps such as mobile charges and injected charges were removed, hysteresis of current-voltage curve disappeared. After $N_2$ plasma treatment, a leakage current was decreased about 2 orders. From these results, it is possible to perform the plasma treating process to make a good quality buffer layer of MFIS-FET or capacitor as an application of non-volatile memory.