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Ge thin layer transfer on Si substrate for the photovoltaic applications (Si 기판에서의 광소자 응용을 위한 Ge 박막의 Transfer 기술개발)

  • 안창근;조원주;임기주;오지훈;양종헌;백인복;이성재
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2003.07b
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    • pp.743-746
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    • 2003
  • We have successfully used hydrophobic direct-wafer bonding, along with H-induced layer splitting of Ge, to transfer 700nm think, single-crystal Ge films to Si substrates. Optical and electrical properties have been also observed on these samples. Triple-junction solar cell structures gown on these Ge/Si heterostructure templates show comparable photoluminescence intensity and minority carrier lifetime to a control structure grown on bulk Ge. When heavily doped p$^{+}$Ge/p$^{+}$Si wafer bonded heterostructures were bonded, ohmic interfacial properties with less than 0.3Ω$\textrm{cm}^2$ specific resistance were observed indicating low loss thermal emission and tunneling processes over and through the potential barrier. Current-voltage (I-V) characteristics in p$^{+}$Ge/pSi structures show rectifying properties for room temperature bonded structures. After annealing at 40$0^{\circ}C$, the potential barrier was reduced and the barrier height no longer blocks current flow under bias. From these observations, interfacial atomic bonding structures of hydrophobically wafer bonded Ge/Si heterostructures are suggested.ested.

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Microstructure of $SrBi_2(Ta,Nb)_2O_9$ Thin Films on $SrTiO_3$(001) Single Crystal ($SrTiO_3$(001) 단결정 위에 제조된 $SrBi_2(Ta,Nb)_2O_9$ 박막의 미세구조)

  • 이지현
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.37 no.10
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    • pp.1008-1013
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    • 2000
  • SrTi $O_3$(001) 단결정 기판 위에 졸-겔 스핀코팅으로 $SrBi_2(Ta,Nb)_2O_9$ 박막을 도포하고 그 결정화 과정을 고온 X-선 회절분석 (HTXRD)으로 추적하면서 Pt(111)/Ti/ $SiO_2$/Si 위에 성장한 박막과 비교하였다. SrTi $O_3$(001) 단결정 기판 위에 도포된 $SrBi_2Nb_2O_{9}$ 박막은 fluorite-like phase와 같은 transient phase를 거치지 않고 곧바로 순수한 $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9$ 상으로 결정화가 시작되었으며 결정화가 시작되는 온도인 ${\sim}540^{\circ}C$부터 c축 배향성장하였다. 또한 $SrB i_2(Ta,Nb)_2O_9$ 박막은 Ta/Nb 비에 관계없이 $SrTiO_3$(001) 위에서 모두 $(00{\ell})$로 배향되었으며, 코팅 횟수가 늘어나 필름의 두께가 증가함에 따라 c축 배향성은 미세한 감소를 보였다. $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9/SrTiO_3$단면을 TEM으로 관찰한 결과 $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9$은 대체로 불규칙한 크기의 다결정체로 되어 있었으나 계면 부근에서는 [001]$_{SBN}$//[001]$_{SrTi}$ $O_3$/, [100]$_{SBN}$//[100]$_{SrTi}$ $O_3$/라는 결정학적 관계를 가지며 에피탁샬 성장했음을 알 수 있었다.있었다.

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Effect of nano-sized powder addition on the microstructure and superconducting properties of the YBCO thin film. (나노분말 첨가에 따른 YBCO 초전도 박막의 미셀구조 및 초전도 특성변화 연구)

  • Park, Jin-A;Kim, Byung-Joo;Im, Sun-Won;Ahn, Ji-Hyun;Kim, Ho-Jin;Hong, Gye-Won;Lee, Hee-Gyun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2005.07c
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    • pp.1998-2000
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    • 2005
  • The effects of the addition of nanocrystalline Y2O3 powder on the microstructure and superconducting properties have been investigated in YBCO films prepared by TFA-MOD process. Precursor solution doped with extra $Y_2O_3$ Powder was prepared by adding $Y_2O_3$ powder into a stoichiometic precursor solution with a cation ratio of Y:Ba:Cu=1:2:3. Coating solutions with and without $Y_2O_3$ doping were coated on $LaAlO_3(100)$ single crystal by a dip coating method, cacination and conversion heat treatments were performed at the controlled atmosphere containing water vapor Current carry capacity(Jc) of YBCO film was enhanced about 50% by $Y_2O_3$ doping. It is thought that the enhancement of Jc is due to the better connectivity of YBCO grains and/or the flux pinning by the presence of nanocrystalline $Y_2O_3$ Particles embedded in YBCO grains.

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Growth and Structural Properties of Fe Thin Films Electrodeposited on n-Si(111) (n-Si(111) 기판 위에 전기증착에 의한 Fe 박막의 성장과 구조적 특성)

  • Kim Hyun-Deok;Park Kyeong-Won;Lee Jong-Duk
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.9
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    • pp.1663-1670
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    • 2006
  • Single crystal Fe thin films were grown directly onto n-Si(111) substrates by pulsed electrodeposition. Cyclic Voltammogram(CV) indicated that the $Fe^{2+}/n-Si(111)$ interface shows a good diode behavior by forming a Schottky barrier. From Mott-Schottky (MS) relation, it is found that the flat-band potential of n-Si(111) substrate and equilibrium redox potential of $Fet^{2+}$ ions are -0.526V and -0.316V, respectively. The nucleation and growth kinetics at the initial reaction stages of Fe/n-Si(111) substraste was studied by current transients. Current transients measurements have indicated that the deposition process starts via instantaneous nucleation and 3D diffusion limited growth. After the more deposition, the deposition flux of Fe ions was saturated with increase of deposition time. from the as-deposited sample obtained using the potential pulse of 1.4V and 300Hz, it is found that Fe nuclei grows to three dimensional(3D) islands with the average size of about 100nm in early deposition stages. As the deposition time increases, the sizes of Fe nuclei increases progressively and by a coalescence of the nuclei, a continuous Fe films grow on the Si surface. In this case, the Fe films show a highly oriented columnar structure and x-ray diffraction patterns reveal that the phase ${\alpha}-Fe$ grows on the n-Si(111) substrates.

Anti-Reflection Coating Application of SixOy-SixNy Stacked-Layer Fabricated by Reactive Sputtering (반응성 스퍼터링으로 제작된 SixOy-SixNy 적층구조의 반사방지 코팅 응용)

  • Gim, Tzang-Jo;Lee, Boong-Joo;Shina, Paik-Kyun
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.341-346
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, anti-reflection coating was investigated for decreasing the reflection in visible range of 400~650 [nm] through four staked layers of $Si_xO_y$ and $Si_xN_y$ thin films prepared by reactive sputtering method. Si single crystal of 6 [inch] diameter was used as a sputtering target. Ar and $O_2$ gases were used as sputtering gases for reactive sputtering for the $Si_xO_y$ thin film, and Ar and $N_2$ gases were used for reactive sputtering for the $Si_xN_y$ thin film. DC pulse power of 1900 [W] was used for the reactive sputtering. Refractive index and deposition rate were 1.50 and 2.3 [nm/sec] for the $Si_xO_y$, and 1.94 and 1.8 [nm/sec] for the $Si_xN_y$ thin film, respectively. Considering the simulation of the four layer anti-reflection coating structure with the above mentioned films, the $Si_xO_y-Si_xN_y$ stacked four-layer structure was prepared. The reflection measurement result for that structure showed that a "W" shaped anti-reflection was obtained successfully with a reflection of 1.7 [%] at 550 [nm] region and a reflection of 1 [%] at 400~650 [nm] range.

Preparation of $M_xZn_{0.22}Fe_{2.78-x}O_4(M=Mn, Ni)$ Films by the Ferrite Plating and Their Magnetic Properties (페라이트 도금법에 의한 $M_xZn_{0.22}Fe_{2.78-x}O_4(M=Mn, Ni)$ 박막의 제조와 자기적 성질)

  • 하태욱;유윤식;김성철;최희락;이정식
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.106-111
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    • 2000
  • The magnetic thin films can be prepared without vacuum process and under the low temperature (<100 $^{\circ}C$) by ferrite plating. We have performed ferrite plating of M $n_{x}$Z $n_{0.22}$F $e_{2.78-x}$ $O_4$(x=0.00~0.08) films and N $i_{x}$Z $n_{0.22}$F $e_{*}$2.78-x/ $O_4$(x=0.00~0.15) films on cover glass at the substrate temperature 90 $^{\circ}C$. The crystal structure of the samples has been identified as a single phase of polycrystal spinel structure by x-ray diffraction technique. The lattice constant in the M $n_{x}$Z $n_{0.22}$F $e_{2.78-x}$ $O_4$films increases but in the N $i_{x}$Z $n_{0.22}$F $e_{*}$2.78-x/ $O_4$films decrease with the composition parameter, x. The saturation magnetization in the M $n_{x}$Z $n_{0.22}$F $e_{2.78-x}$ $O_4$films does not greatly change, in agreement with observations on bulk samples.k samples.k samples.

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Growth and Photocurrent Properties of CuGaTe2 Single Crystal Thin Films by Hot Wall Epitaxy (Hot Wall Epitaxy (HWE) 방법에 의한 CuGaTe2 단결정 박막 성장과 광전류 특성)

  • 백승남;홍광준
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.158-158
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    • 2003
  • 수평 전기로에서 CuGaTe2 다결정을 합성하여 HWE 방법으로 CuGaTe2 단결정 박막을 반절연성 GaAs(100) 위에 성장하였다. CuGaTe2 단결정 박막은 증발원과 기판의 온도를 각각 67$0^{\circ}C$, 41$0^{\circ}C$로 성장하였다. 이때 단결정 박막의 결정성이 10K에서 측정한 광발광 스펙트럼은 954.5nm (1.2989eV) 근처에서 exciton emission 스펙트럼이 가장 강하게 나타났으며, 또한 이중결정 X-선 요동곡선(DCRC)의 반폭치(FWHM)도 139arcsec로 가장 작게 측정되어 최적 성장 조건임을 알 수 있었다. Hall 효과는 van der Paw방법에 의해 측정되었으며, 온도에 의존하는 운반자 농도와 이동도는 293K에서 각각 8.72$\times$$10^{23}$개/㎥, 3.42$\times$$10^{-2}$$m^2$/V.s였다. 상온에서 CuGaTe2 단결정 박막의 광흡수 특성으로부터 에너지 띠간격이 1.22 eV였다 Band edge에 해당하는 광전도도peak의 온도 의존성은 Varshni 관계식으로 설명되었으며, Varshni 관계식의 상수값은 Eg(0) = 1.3982 eV, $\alpha$= 4.27$\times$$10^{-4}$ eV/K, $\beta$= 265.5 K로 주어졌다. CuGaTe2 단결정 박막의 광전류 단파장대 봉우리들로부터 10K에서 측정된 $\Delta$cr (crystal Field splitting)은 0.0791eV, $\Delta$s.o (spin orbit coupling)는 0.2463eV였다. 10K에서 광발광 봉우리의 919.8nm (1.3479eV)는 free exciton(Ex), 954.5nm (1.2989eV)는 donor-bound exciton 인 I2(DO,X)와 959.5nm (1.2921eV)는 acceptor-bound exciton 인 I1(AO,X) 이고, 964.6nm(1.2853eV)는 donor-acceptor pair(DAP) 발광, 1341.9nm (0.9239eV)는 self activated(SA)에 기인하는 광발광 봉우리로 고찰되었다.

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Second Harmonic Rotational Anisotropy of Polycrystalline Fe Films on Glass Substrates (유리 위에 증착된 다결정 Fe 자성박막의 이차조화파 회전 이방성)

  • Lee, Feel;Jeong, Jae-Woo;Lee, Hun-Sung;Lee, Kyung-Dong;Kim, Ji-Wan;Shin, Sung-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.47-51
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    • 2009
  • The surface structure of polycrystalline Fe films of various thicknesses on glass substrates have been studied using a Ti: Sapphire laser at 780 nm. We found that the surface structure possesses C$_s$ crystal structure close to $C_{2v}$ through symmetry consideration. We present one-fold intensity profile with one mirror plane in second harmonic (SH) intensity as a proof of $C_s$ symmetry. $C_s$ and $C_{2v}$ surface symmetries usually appear at the (110) surface of a cubic diamond single crystal [1]. Therefore this surface symmetry would be related to bcc (110) growth orientation coinciding with XRD measurement. Further we treated surface normalized SH asymmetry with various thicknesses. The SH asymmetry increases with increasing of film thickness. From these results, it is observed that the surface structure of thin polycrystalline Fe film below 5 nm is almost isotropic, while in the case of the thicker Fe films, surface structure have $C_s$ symmetry structure close to $C_{2v}$.

Solar Photovoltaics Technology: No longer an Outlier

  • Kazmerski, Lawrence L.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2011.08a
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    • pp.70-70
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    • 2011
  • The prospects of current and coming solar-photovoltaic (PV) technologies are envisioned, arguing this solar-electricity source is beyond a tipping point in the complex worldwide energy outlook. Truly, a revolution in both the technological advancements of solar PV and the deployment of this energy technology is underway; PV is no longer an outlier. The birth of modern photovoltaics (PV) traces only to the mid-1950s, with the Bell Telephone Laboratories' development of an efficient, single-crystal Si solar cell. Since then, Si has dominated the technology and the markets, from space through terrestrial applications. Recently, some significant shift toward technology diversity have taken place. Some focus of this presentation will be directed toward PV R&D and technology advances, with indications of the limitations and relative strengths of crystalline (Si and GaAs) and thin-film (a-Si:H, Si, Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2, CdTe). Recent advances, contributions, industry growth, and technological pathways for transformational now and near-term technologies (Si and primarily thin films) and status and forecasts for next-generation PV (nanotechnologies and non-conventional and "new-physics" approaches) are evaluated. The need for R&D accelerating the now and imminent (evolutionary) technologies balanced with work in mid-term (disruptive) approaches is highlighted. Moreover, technology progress and ownership for next generation solar PV mandates a balanced investment in research on longer-term (the revolution needs revolutionary approaches to sustain itself) technologies (quantum dots, multi-multijunctions, intermediate-band concepts, nanotubes, bio-inspired, thermophotonics, ${\ldots}$ and solar hydrogen) having high-risk, but extremely high performance and cost returns for our next generations of energy consumers. This presentation provides insights to the reasons for PV technology emergence, how these technologies have to be developed (an appreciation of the history of solar PV)-and where we can expect to be by this mid-21st century.

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Studies on the Photo-Electrochemical Properties of Ti$O_2$-x Thin Films Prepared by Air Oxidation and Water Vapor Oxidation (공기 산화와 수증기 산화에 의해 제조된 Ti$O_2$-x박막의 광전기화학적 성질에 관한 연구)

  • Choi Yong-Kook;Jo, Gi Hyeong;Choi Q-Won;Oh Jeong-Geun;Seong Jeong-Sub
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.549-554
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    • 1993
  • The titanium oxide thin film was prepared by air oxidation and water vapor oxidation. The photo-electrochemical properties of the electrode was studied in 1M NaOH solution. Titanium dioxide electrodes prepared at higher temperatures were found to have slightly more negative flat band potentials and slightly higher donor densities than their low temperature counterparts. The value of flat band potential ($V_{fb}$) was obtained to be -0.95 ∼ -1.1 V by the measurement of photocurrent and Motte-Schottky plots. The photocurrent of visible region was measured in terms of single crystal filter which entirely blocks the UV radiation. The photo-response of electrodes appeared good with the measument by direct current, when the slit of great resolution was used.

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