• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.413-413
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• 2016

태양전지 제작 시 에미터층을 형성하는 도핑 공정의 최적화는 캐리어 수집 확률 증가와 함께 결정질 실리콘 태양전지 고효율화를 위해 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 결정질 실리콘 태양전지 다이오드의 다양한 도핑 공정으로 제작된 p-n 접합에 대한 전기적 특성 분석을 진행하였다. 도핑 공정의 경우 선 증착-후 확산 공정 시간과 가스량을 변화시켜 다양한 에미터층을 제작하였다. 선 증착 시간 변화를 주는 경우 선 증착 공정을 $825^{\circ}C$로 고정한 뒤 시간을 7분에서 17분까지 변화하고 후 확산 공정을 $845^{\circ}C$, 14분으로 고정하였다. 후 확산 시간 변화를 주는 경우는 선 증착 공정을 $825^{\circ}C$, 12분으로 고정한 뒤 후 확산 공정을 $845^{\circ}C$로 고정 하고 시간을 9분에서 19분까지 변화시켰다. 선 증착 공정을 $845^{\circ}C$ 12분, 후 확산 공정을 $845^{\circ}C$, 14분으로 고정 한 뒤 선 증착 시 POCl3양을 400 ~ 1400 SCCM까지 변화시켰고, 후 확산 시 산소량을 0 ~ 1000 SCCM까지 가변한 조건에서 에미터층에 대한 특성을 분석하였다. 결과적으로 선 증착 공정 $825^{\circ}C$ 12분, 후 확산 공정 $845^{\circ}C$ 14분에서 SCR(Space Charge Region)에서 3.81의 가장 낮은 이상 계수 값을 나타내었다. 이는 p-n접합의 내부결함이 줄어들어 태양전지의 캐리어 수명이 증가됨을 보였다. 선 증착 공정 중 $POCl_3$ 주입량 800 SCCM, 후 확산 공정 중 산소량 400 SCCM에서 $15.9{\mu}s$로 가장 높은 캐리어 수명을 나타내었다. Suns-VOC 측정 결과 $POCl_3$ 주입량 800 SCCM, 산소량 400 SCCM에서 619mV로 가장 높은 개방전압을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.110-110
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• 2015

표면에너지는 계면특성을 지배하는 핵심인자로 디스플레이의 터치 스크린 패널 공정, 이종소재의 접합, 금속의 클래딩 등 실제 산업에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 표면에너지는 코팅과 본딩 이론에 있어서 기본이 되는 물리량으로 표면에너지가 높을수록 코팅 또는 박막 증착시 코팅, 증착이 용이하며 이종소재의 접합도 쉽게 일어난다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 표면처리시 산소 분율의 변화에 따른 기판의 표면에너지와 코팅층과 기판의 부착력의 변화에 대해 연구하였다. 연구의 주요 기판으로 ITO, PET 기판을 사용하였고, 표면 에너지 변화를 확인하기 위해 기판을 상온 상압 플라즈마에 노출시켰다. 플라즈마는 아르곤(Ar)의 공급량을 20 LPM으로 고정하고 산소($O_2$)의 공급량을 0 sccm에서 40 sccm 까지 10 sccm 간격으로 변수를 주었다. 표면에너지 값은 기판 위에 형성된 액체의 접촉각을 통해 도출하였다. 표면에너지 측정 액체로 증류수(deionized water)와 디오도메탄(diiodo-methane)을 사용하였다. 표면에너지는 산소분압이 10 sccm에서 최대값인 76 mJ/m2으로 증가한 후 20 sccm까지 유지하다 다시 직선적으로 감소하였다. 기판에 증착된 크롬 박막의 부착력은 스크래치 테스트를 통해 측정하였다. 표면에너지의 증가와 비례하게 부착력은 증가하였고 표면에너지가 감소하는 범위에서는 부착력도 감소하였다. 기판과 코팅층의 부착력 증가 원인 중 하나인 계면 산화물 층의 생성 여부를 알아보기 위해 auger electron spectroscopy (AES) 분석을 진행하였다. AES 분석을 통해 플라즈마 표면처리시 기판과 코팅층의 계면 산화물층의 두께가 표면에너지의 변화와 비례하게 증가하였다가 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 산소분압이 10 sccm 이었을 경우 산화물층의 두께가 가장 두꺼웠다. 또한 계면의 화학적 결합 상태를 알아보기 위해 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) 분석을 진행하였으며 산소 분율의 변화에 따라 크롬 산화물의 양이 증가하였다 감소하는것을 확인하였다. 이 연구를 통해 산소를 포함한 플라즈마 표면개질이 기판과 코팅층의 부착력 증가에 영향을 끼침을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 이를 응용하여 부착력 증가가 필요한 다양한 분야에서도 쉽게 적용시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• BMB Reports
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.508-514
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• 1998

We studied the effects of ASC-17D rat Sertoli cell-conditioned media (rSCCM) on the proliferation of the DU145 prostate cancer cells. rSCCM was prepared from ASC-17D cells cultured in DMEM/F-12 serum-free media at a nonpermissive temperature of $40^{\circ}C$, which is the condition for the high expression of c1usterin. We found that rSCCM could inhibit the proliferation of DU145 cells by arresting the cell cycle in the G1 phase in a dose-dependent manner. This growth arresting activity was abolished by boiling rSCCM for 5 min. The G1 growth-inhibiting activity of rSCCM was also detected in other prostate-originated cancer cells examined (i.e., LNCaP and PC-3) but not in other cells (ASC-17D, HepG2, SK-N-SH, and NIH3T3). Western blot analysis of partially purified growth inhibiting fractions with the clusterin antibody showed that the cytostatic factor in rSCCM was not c1usterin. This cytostatic factor was semi purified by DEAE-Sepharose, ammonium sulfate precipitation, and Phenyl-Sepharose column chromatography, and was estimated to have a molecular weight of 88 kDa by Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.154-157
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• 2011

Hydrogenated silicon nitride deposited by LF-PECVD is commonly used for anti-reflection coating and passivation in silicon solar cell fabrication. The deposition of the optimized silicon nitride on the surface is elemental in crystalline silicon solar cell. In this work, the carrier lifetimes were measured while the thicknesses of $SiN_x$ were changed from 700 ${\AA}$ to 1150 ${\AA}$ with the gas flow of $SiH_4$ as 40 sccm and $NH_3$ as 120 sccm,. The carrier lifetime enhanced as the thickness of $SiN_x$ increased due to improved passivation effect. To study the characteristics of $SiN_x$ with various gas ratios, the gas flow of $NH_3$ was changed from 40 sccm to 200 sccm with intervals of 40 sccm. The thickness of $SiN_x$ was fixed as 1000 ${\AA}$ and the gas flow of $SiH_4$ as 40 sccm. The refractive index of SiNx and the carrier lifetime were measured before and after heat treating at $650^{\circ}C$ to investigate their change by the firing process in solar cell fabrication. The index of refraction of SiNx decreased as the gas ratios increased and the longest carrier lifetime was measured with the gas ratio $NH_3/SiH_4$ of 3.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.26.2-26.2
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• 2009

이 논문은 반응성 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마로 GaAs의 건식 식각을 진행한 후 그 결과에 대하여 연구 분석 한 것이다. 이 때 사용한 식각 공정 변수는 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마에서의 가스유량, 공정 압력과 RIE 척 파워의 변화이다. 먼저 공정 압력을 75 mTorr 고정시킨 후 $BCl_3$ 유량을 변화 (2.5~10 sccm)해서 실험하였다. 또한 BCl3의 유량을 5 sccm으로 고정시킨 후 공정압력을 변화(47~180 mTorr)해서 식각 실험을 실시하였다. 마지막으로 47 mTorr와 100 mTorr 의 각각의 공정압력에서 RF 척 파워를 변화시켜 (50~200 W) 실험하였다. GaAs 플라즈마 식각이 끝난 후 표면단차 측정기 (Surface profiler)를 사용하여 표면의 단차와 거칠기를 분석하였다. 그 후 그 결과를 이용하여 식각율 (Etch rate), 식각 표면 거칠기 (RMS roughness), 식각 선택비 (Selectivity) 등의 식각 특성평가를 하였다. 또한 식각 공정 중에 샘플 척에 발생하는 자기 바이어스와 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마 가스를 광학 발광 분석기 (Optical Emission Spectroscopy)를 이용하여 플라즈마의 상태를 실시간으로 분석하였다. 이 실험 결과에 따르면 공정 압력의 증가는 샘플 척의 자기 바이어스의 값을 감소시켰다. $BCl_3$ 압력 변화에 의한 GaAs의 식각 결과를 정리하면 5 sccm의 $BCl_3$ 가스유량과 RF 척 파워를 100 W로 고정시켰을 때 식각율은 47 mTorr에서 가장 높았으며, 그 값은 $0.42{\mu}m/min$ 이었다. GaAs의 식각 속도는 공정압력이 증가할수록 감소하였으며 180 mTorr에서는 식각율이 $0.03{\mu}m/min$로 거의 식각되지 않았다. 또한 공정압력을 75 mTorr, RF 척 파워를 100 W로 고정시키고, $BCl_3$ 가스유량을 2.5 sccm에서 10 sccm까지 변화시켰을 때, 10 sccm 의 $BCl_3$ 가스유량에서 가장 높은 식각율인 $0.87{\mu}m/min$이 측정되었다. 압력에 따른 GaAs의 식각 후 표면 거칠기는 최대 2 nm 정도로 비교적 매끈하였으며, 거의 식각되지 않은 180mTorr의 조건에서는 약 1 nm로 낮아졌다. 본 실험 조건에서 GaAs의 감광제에 대한 식각 선택비는 최대 약 3:1 이내였다.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.19-23
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• 2009

We have studied dielectric characteristics of low-k interlayer dielectric materials was fabricated by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). BTMSM precursor was introduced with the flow rates from 24 sccm to 32 sccm by 2 sccm step in the constant flow rate of 60 sccm $O_2$. Then, SiOCH thin film deposited at room temperature was annealed at temperature of $400^{\circ}C$ and $500^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes in vacuum. The vibrational groups of SiOCH thin films were analyzed by FT/IR absorption lines, and the dielectric constant of the low-k SiOCH thin films were obtained by measuring C-V characteristic curves. With the result that FTIR analysis, as BTMSM flow rate increase, relative carbon content of SiOCH thin film increased from 29.5% to 32.2%, and increased by 32.8% in 26 sccm specimen after $500^{\circ}C$ annealing. Dielectric constant was lowest by 2.32 in 26 sccm specimen, and decreased more by 2.05 after $500^{\circ}C$ annealing. Also, leakage current is lowest by $8.7{\times}10^{-9}A/cm^2$ in this specimen. In the result, shift phenomenon of chemical bond appeared in SiOCH thin film that BTMSM flow rate is deposited by 26 sccms, and relative carbon content was highest in this specimen and dielectric constant also was lowest value

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.288-295
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• 2009

We report the etch characteristics of GaAs and AlGaAs in the diffusion pump-based capacitively coupled $BCl_3$ plasma. Process variables were chamber pressure ($50{\sim}180$ mTorr), CCP power ($50{\sim}200\;W$) and $BCl_3$ gas flow rate ($2.5{\sim}10$ sccm). Surface profilometry was used for etch rate and surface roughness measurement after etching. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the etched sidewall and surface morphology. Optical emission spectroscopy was used in order to characterize the emission peaks of the $BCl_3$ plasma during etching. We have achieved $0.25{\mu}m$/min of GaAs etch rate with only 5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate when the chamber pressure was in the range of 50{\sim}130 mTorr. The etch rates of AlGaAs were a little lower than those of GaAs at the conditions. However, the etch rates of GaAs and AlGaAs decreased significantly when the chamber pressure increased to 180 mTorr. GaAs and AlGaAs were not etched with 50 W CCP power. With $100{\sim}200\;W$ CCP power, etch rates of the materials increased over $0.3{\mu}m$/min. It was found that the etch rates of GaAs and AlGaAs were not always proportional to the increase of CCP power. We also found the interesting result that AlGaAs did not etched at 2.5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate at 75 mTorr and 100 W CCP power even though it was etched fast like GaAs with more $BCl_3$ gas flow rates. By contrast, GaAs was etched at ${{\sim}}0.3{\mu}m$/min at the 2.5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate condition. A broad molecular peak was noticed in the range of $500{\sim}700\;mm$ wavelength during the $BCl_3$ plasma etching. SEM photos showed that 10 sccm $BCl_3$ plama produced more undercutting on GaAs sidewall than 5 sccm $BCl_3$ plasma.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.226-230
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• 2005

In this research, magnetic properties and annealing effects of the spin valve structures were investigated, which have Ta underlayer deposited with Ar and $N_2$ gas mixture. Also, TaN underlayer as a diffusion barrier and the substrate were investigated. The structure of the spin valve was Si($SiO_2$)/Ta(TaN)/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/FeMn/Ta. Deposition rate was decreased and resistivity and roughness of the TaN films were increased as the $N_2$ gas flow was increased. The XRD results after high temperature annealing showed that Silicides were created in Si/Ta layer, but not in Si/TaN layer. Magnetoresistance ratio (MR) and exchange coupling field ($H_{ex}$) were decreased when the $N_2$ gas flow was increased over 4.0 sccm. The MR of the spin valves with Ta and TaN films deposited with up to 4.0 sccm of $N_2$ gas flow was increased about $0.5\%$ until the annealing temperature of up to $200^{\circ}C$ and then, decreased. TaN film deposited with 8.0 sccm of $N_2$ gas flow showed twice the adhesion of the Ta film. The above results indicate that with 3.0 sccm of $N_2$ gas flow during the Ta underlayer deposition, the magnetic properties of the spin valves are maintained, while the underlayer may be used as a diffusion barrier and the adhesion between the Si substrate and the underlayer is increased.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.188-192
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• 2013

Many studies have been conducted for preventing from diffusion between silicon wafer and metallic thin film due to a decrease of line-width and multi-layer thin film for miniaturization and high integration of semiconductor. This paper has focused on the nano-mechanical property of diffusion barrier which sample is prepared for various gas flow rate of nitrogen with tungsten (W) base from 2.5 to 10 sccm. The deposition rate, resistivity and crystallographic properties were measured by a ${\beta}$-ray back-scattering spectroscopy, 4-point probe and x-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. We also has investigated the nano-mechanical property using the nano-indenter. As a result, the surface hardness of W-N thin film was increased rapidly from 10.07 to 15.55 GPa when the nitrogen gas flow was increased from 2.5 to 5 sccm. And the surface hardness of W-N thin film had 12.65 and 12.77 GPa at the nitrogen gas flow of 7.5 and 10 sccm respectively. These results were decreased by the comparison with the W-N thin film at nitrogen gas flow of 5 sccm. It was inferred that these severe changes were caused by the stoichiometric difference between the crystalline and amorphous state in W-N thin film. In addition, these results were caused by increased compressive stress.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.273-278
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• 2012

Over the last decade, the hafnium-based gate dielectric materials have been studied for many application fields. Because these materials had excellent behaviors for suppressing the quantum-mechanical tunneling through the thinner dielectric layer with higher dielectric constant (high-K) than $SiO_2$ gate oxides. Although high-K materials compensated the deterioration of electrical properties for decreasing the thickness of dielectric layer in MOSFET structure, their nano-mechanical properties of $HfO_2$ thin film features were hardly known. Thus, we examined nano-mechanical properties of the Hafnium oxide ($HfO_2$) thin film in order to optimize the gate dielectric layer. The $HfO_2$ thin films were deposited by rf magnetron sputter using hafnium (99.99%) target according to various oxygen gas flows. After deposition, the $HfO_2$ thin films were annealed after annealing at $400^{\circ}C$, $600^{\circ}C$ and $800^{\circ}C$ for 20 min in nitrogen ambient. From the results, the current density of $HfO_2$ thin film for 8 sccm oxygen gas flow became better performance with increasing annealing temperature. The nano-indenter and Weibull distribution were measured by a quantitative calculation of the thin film stress. The $HfO_2$ thin film after annealing at $400^{\circ}C$ had tensile stress. However, the $HfO_2$ thin film with increasing the annealing temperature up to $800^{\circ}C$ had changed compressive stress. This could be due to the nanocrystal of the $HfO_2$ thin film. In particular, the $HfO_2$ thin film after annealing at $400^{\circ}C$ had lower tensile stress, such as 5.35 GPa for the oxygen gas flow of 4 sccm and 5.54 GPa for the oxygen gas flow of 8 sccm. While the $HfO_2$ thin film after annealing at $800^{\circ}C$ had increased the stress value, such as 9.09 GPa for the oxygen gas flow of 4 sccm and 8.17 GPa for the oxygen gas flow of 8 sccm. From these results, the temperature dependence of stress state of $HfO_2$ thin films were understood.