• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.352-357
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• 2009

The InAs multi-quantum dots (MQDs) solar cell and InGaAs multi-quantum wells (MQWs) solar cell to cover 1.1 eV and 1.3 eV were designed by 1D poisson, respectively. The MQDs and MQWs of 5, 10, 15 layers were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The photo luminescence results showed that the 5 period stacked MQDs have the highest intensity at around 1.1 eV with 57.6 meV full width at half maximum (FWHM). Also we can observe 10 period stacked MQWs peak position which has highest intensity at 1.31 eV with 12.37 meV FWHM. The density and size of QDs were observed by reflection high energy electron diffraction pattern and atomic force microscope. Futhermore, AlGaAs/GaAs sandwiched tunnel junctions were modified according to the width of GaAs layer on p-type GaAs substrates. The structures with GaAs width of 30 nm and 50 nm have backward diode characteristics. In contrast, tunnel diode characteristics were observed in the 20 nm of that of sample.

• Advances in nano research
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2015

Thin film ethanol sensors made from ${\alpha}-Fe_2O_3$ decorated with multiwall carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) were manufactured by the electron beam deposition method. The morphology of the decorated ${\alpha}-Fe_2O_3$/MWCNTs (25:1 weight ratios) nanocomposite powder was investigated using the scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques. The thickness of thin films has been determined from ellipsometric measurements. The response of manufactured sensors was investigated at different temperatures of the sensor work body and concentration of gas vapors. Good response of prepared sensors to ethanol vapors already at work body temperature of $150^{\circ}C$ was shown.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.60-64
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• 2014

We report the generation of 3.3-mW single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses at 1-kHz repetition rate via optical rectification in MgO-doped prism-cut stoichiometric LiNbO3. Efficient pulse-front tilting of 800-nm pulses was realized by an optimized single-lens focusing scheme for radially-symmetric propagation of THz beams. In this geometry, nearly-diffraction-limited THz Gaussian beams with electric field strength as high as 350 kV/cm were generated. The pump-to-THz energy conversion efficiency of $1.36{\times}10^{-3}$ and the extremely high signal-to-noise ratio of ~1:15000 achieved are among the best results for 1-kHz single-cycle terahertz pulse generation ever demonstrated in room temperature operation.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.112-112
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• 2003

최근 자성반도체(diluted magnetic semiconductor; DMS)를 이용한 소자 개발이 가긍해짐에 따라 국내외에서 활발한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구실에서는 GaN-단일전구체를 이용하여 상온에서 자기적 특성을 나타내는 p-type GaMnN를 성장시켰다 극한 환경에서의 자성반도체 재료의 물성 변화를 알아보기 위해, 본 연구에서는 세계 최초로 중성자 빔의 조사에 따른 자성반도체의 구조적, 자기적 특성 및 열처리에 따른 특성 변화를 관찰 및 분석하였다. Molecular beam epitaxy(MBE)를 이용하여 Mn cell 온도가 각각 77$0^{\circ}C$, 94$0^{\circ}C$인 GaMnN 박막을 성장시켰다. 성장된 박막 시편에 한국원자력연구소 하나로 HTS공에서 중성자 빔을 각각 20min(4.17$\times$$10^{16}$n/$\textrm{cm}^2$), 24hour(3.0$\times$$10^{18}$n/$\textrm{cm}^2$)씩 조사하였다 중성자 빔을 조사한 시편은 진공분위기 하에서 100$0^{\circ}C$, 30초간 열처리하였다.(rapid thermal annealing;RTA, 승온속도: 8$^{\circ}C$/sec) 중성자 빔을 조사한 GaMnN 박막의 구조적인 특성은 X-ray diffraction(XRD) 측정을 통해 관찰하였고, 박막의 자기적 특성은 superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID)를 통해 측정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.114-114
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• 2009

ZnO has received considerable attention due to its potential applicability to optoelectronic devices such as ultraviolet-light emitting diodes (UVLEDs) and laser diodes (LDs). As well known, however, polar ZnO with the growth direction along the c-axis has spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations that will result in decreased quantum efficiency. Recently, nonpolar ZnO has been studied to avoid such a polarization effect. In order to realize applications of nonpoar ZnO-based films to LEDs, growth of high quality alloys for quantum well structures is one of the important tasks that should be solved. $Mg_xZn_{1-x}O$ and $Cd_xZn_{1-x}O$ is ones of most promising alloys for this application because the alloys of ZnO with MgO and CdO provide a wide range of band-gap engineering spanning from 2.4 to 7.8 eV. In this study, we investigated on $Mg_xZn_{1-x}O$ films grown with various Mg/Zn flux ratios The films were grown on R-plane sapphire substrates by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE). we investigated on $Mg_xZn_{1-x}O$ films grown with various Mg/Zn flux ratios. The films were grown on R-plane sapphire substrates by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE). With the relatively low Mg/Zn flux ratios, a typical striated anisotropic surface morphology which was generally observed from the nonpolar (11-20) ZnO film on r-plane sapphire substrates. By increasing the Mg/Zn flux ratio, however, additional islands were appeared on the surface and finally the surface morphology was entirely changed, which was generally observed for the (0001) polar ZnO films by losing the striated morphology. Investigations by X-ray $\Theta-2{\Theta}$ diffraction revealed that (0002) and (10-11) ZnO planes are appeared in $Mg_xZn_{1-x}O$ films by increasing the Mg/Zn flux ratio. Further detailed investigation by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) will be discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.245-253
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• 2009

For the growth optimization of InAs/GaSb (8/8-ML) strained-layer superlattice (SLS), the structure has been grown under various conditions and modes and characterized by the high-resolution x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. In this study, the strain modulation is induced by changing parameters and modes, such as the growth temperature, the ratio of V/III beam-equivalent-pressure (BEP), and the growth interruption (GI), and the strain variation is analyzed by measuring the angle separation of 0th-order satellite peak in XRD patterns. The XRD results reveal that the growth temperature and the V/III(Sb/Ga) ratio are major parameters to change the crystallineity and the strain modulation in SLS structures, respectively. We have observed that the SLS samples with compressive strain prepared in this study are show a transition to tensile strain with decreasing V/III(Sb/Ga) ratio, and the GI process is a sensitive factor giving rise to strain modulation. These results obtained in this study suggest that optimized growth temperature and V/III(Sb/Ga) ratio are $350^{\circ}C$ and 20, respectively, and the appropriate GI time is approximately 3 seconds just before InAs growth that the crystallineity is maximized and the strain relaxation is minimized.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.788-796
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• 1996

$TiO_2$ films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering, electron beam evaporation, ion assisted deposition (IAD) and sol-gel method are prepared on c-Si substrate and vitreous silica substrate respectively. From the transmission spectra of $TiO_2$ films on vitreous silica substrate in the spectral region from 190 nm to 900 nm, k($\lambda$) of $TiO_2$ is obtained. Using k($\lambda$) in the interband transition region the coefficients of the quantum mechanical dispersion relation of an amorphous $TiO_2$ and hence n($\lambda$) including the optically opaque region of above fundamental transition energy are obtained. The spectroscopic ellipsometry spectra of $TiO_2$ films in the spectral region of 1.5-5.0eV are model analyzed to get the film packing density variation versus i) substrate material, ii) film thickness and iii) film growth technique. The complex refractive index change of these $TiO_2$ films versus water condensation is also studied. Film micro-structures by SE modelling results are compared with those by atomic force microscopy images and X-ray diffraction data.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.351-359
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• 1996

We have investigated the effect of hydrogen plasma on the formation of InAs QDs (quantum dots) structure by using a CBE (chemical beam epitaxy)system equipped with ECR (electron cyclotron resonance) plasma source. It is confirmed that the formation of self-organized InAs-QDs on GaAs is started after the growth of InAs layer up to 2.6 ML (monolayer) with the irradiation of hydrogen plasma while it is started after 1.9 ML without hydrogen gas and hydrogen plasma through the observation of RHEED patterns. Density and size of the QDs formed at $T_{sub}=370^{\circ}C$ are $1.9{\times}10^{11}cm^{-2}$ and 17.7 nm without hydrogen plasma, and $1.3{\times}10^{11}cm^{-2}$ and 19.4 nm with hydrogen plasma, respectively. It is also observed from the PL(photoluminescence) measurement on InAs-QDs that red shift in PL peak energy and broadening in FWHM (full width at half maximum)of PL peak caused by the effects of hydrogen plasma on the increment of size and its distribution. These effects of hydrogen plasma are considered as a act of atomic hydrogen which enhances the layer-growth of InAs on GaAs resulted from the relief of misfit strain between GaAs substrate and InAs.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.81-85
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• 2007

MnTe layers of high crystalline quality were successfully grown on Si(100) : B and Si(111) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Under tellurium-rich condition and the substrate temperature around $400^{\circ}C$, a layer thickness of $700{\AA}$ could be easily obtained with the growth rate of $1.1 {\AA}/s$. We investigated the structural, magnetic and transport properties of MnTe layers by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry, and physical properties measurement system (PPMS). Characterization of MnTe layers on Si(100) : B and Si(111) substrates by XRD revealed a hexagonal structure of polycrystals with lattice parameters, ${\alpha}=4.143{\pm}0.001{\AA}\;and\;c=6.707{\pm}0.001{\AA}$. Investigation of magnetic and transport properties of MnTe films showed anomalies unlike antiferromagnetic powder MnTe. The temperature dependence of the magnetization data taken in zero-field-tooling (ZFC) and field-cooling (FC) conditions indicates three magnetic transitions at around 21, 49, and 210 K as well as the great irreversibility between ZFC and FC magnetization in the films. These anomalies are attributable to a magnetic-elastic coupling in the films. Magnetization measurements indicate ferromagnetic behaviour with hysteresis loops at 5 and 300 K for MnTe polycrystalline film. The coercivity ($H_c$) values at 5 and 300 K are 55 and 44 Oe, respectively. In electro-transport measurements, the temperature dependence of resistivity revealed a noticeable semiconducting behaviours and showed conduction via Mott variable range hopping at low temperatures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1998.02a
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• pp.110-110
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• 1998

GaN는 직접천이형 에너지 캡을 가지며 In과 화합물을 형성할 경우 1.geV-3.4eV까지 다양한 에너지 캡을 가지므로 청색 발광소자 고출력소자 고온 전자소자둥 웅용성이 많 은 물절로서 각광을 받고 있다. 그러나 G랴‘에 적합한 기판이 없다는 문제점으로 인하여 F FET, LD와 같은 다양한 구조의 웅용에 제 약이 따랐다. 이에 본 연구에서는 RF(radio frequency) Plasma-Assisted MBE( molecular beam e epitaxy )를 이용하여 InxGaj xN/G암J 양자우물 구조를 성장하였다. 이렇게 성장된 I InxGaj xN 박막과 InxGaj xN/GaN 양자우물구조의 특성의 분석은 광학적 특성올 PL( p photoluminescence ) , 결 정 성 의 분석 은 XRD ( x-ray diffraction ), 표면 과 단변 의 계 변 특성은 SEM(scanning electron microscopy)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 저온 PL의 측정결 과 기판온도를 680$^{\circ}$C로 고정한 후 In cell의 온도를 650$^{\circ}$C에서 775$^{\circ}$C까지 증가함에 따라 I InxGaj xN에 관계된 피크위치가 약3이neV정도 red shift 함을 관찰할 수 있었다. 한편 I InxGaj xN/GaN 양자우물구조의 경우 PL피크가 3.2없eV로써 InxGaj- xN의 PL 피크에 비 해 에서 약 25me V 고에너지 이동이 관측되었으며 이것은 우불 내에서 에너지레벨의 c confinement효과에 의해 에너지의 변화에 의한 것엄올 확인하였으며, 양자우물 구조에서 우물의 두께를 줄임에 따라 변화 폭은 1이neV정도 고에너지 이동을 관찰할 수 있었다. X XRD 측정의 결과 In의 mole fraction에 따라 격자상수의 변화를 관찰하였으며, 결정 성의 변화를 피크의 세기로 관찰하였다 .. XRD로 판단한 In의 mole fraction은 0.2임을 알 았다 .. SEM 측정은 표변과 단면의 측정으로서 표연특성과 단면의 특성을 InxGaj xN, I InxGaj xN/GaN 양자우물 구조 모두 알아보았다. 측정 결과 InxGaj-xN의 성 장조건으로 기판온도가 낮아지면서 표면의 거칠기 정도가 증가하였으며,680$^{\circ}$C의 기판온도에서 성장 한 양자우물 구조에 있어서 매끄라운 표면올 얻올 수 있었다.