• 대한금속재료학회지
• /
• 제48권12호
• /
• pp.1116-1122
• /
• 2010

Metal interconnections of multilayer Al/Ni and TiW/seed-Ni/Ni were formed on glass, and the adhesion strength and nanoindentation response of the composite layers were evaluated. The Al/Ni multilayer was formed by an anodic bonding of glass to Al and subsequent electroless plating of Ni, while the TiW/Ni multilayer was fabricated by sputter deposition of TiW and seed-Ni onto glass and electroless plating of Ni. Because of the diffusion of aluminum into glass during the anodic bonding, anodically bonded glass/Al joint exhibited greater interfacial strength than the sputtered glass/TiW one. The Al/Ni on glass also showed excellent resistance against delamination by bending deformation compared to the TiW/seed-Ni/Ni on glass. From the nanoindentation experiment of each metal layer on glass, it was found that the aluminum layer had extremely low hardness and elastic modulus similar to the glass substrate and played a beneficial role in the delamination resistance by lessening stress intensification at the joint. The indentation data of the multilayers also supported superior joint reliability of the Al/Ni to glass compared to that of the TiW/seed-Ni/Ni to glass.

• 대한금속재료학회지
• /
• 제50권3호
• /
• pp.243-247
• /
• 2012

A ruthenium (Ru) catalytic layer and a conventional Pt layer were assessed as counter electrodes (CE) for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Ru films with different thicknesses of 34, 46, and 90 nm were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Pt layers with the same thicknesses were prepared by sputtering. $0.45cm^2$ DSSCs were prepared and their properties were characterized by FE-SEM, cyclic voltammetry (CV), impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and current-voltage (I-V). FE-SEM revealed that the crystallized Ru films and Pt films had been deposited quite conformally. CV showed that the catalytic activity of Pt was much greater than that of Ru. In addition, although the catalytic activity of Pt did not depend on the thickness, that of Ru showed an increase with increasing thickness. Impedance analysis revealed high charge transfer resistance at the Ru interface and a decrease with increasing Ru thickness, whereas Pt showed low resistance with no thickness dependence. Despite the relatively small catalytic activity of Ru, the I-V result revealed the average energy conversion efficiency of Ru and Pt to be 2.98% and 6.57%, respectively. These results suggest that Ru can be used as counter electrodes in DSSCs due to its extremely low temperature process compatibility.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
• /
• 제1권4호
• /
• pp.11-15
• /
• 2000

This paper presents a process optimization of antireflection (AR) coating on crystalline Si solar cells. Theoretical and experimental investigations were performed on a double-layer AR(DLAR) coating of MgFe$_2$/GeO$_2$. We investigated GeO$_2$ films as an AR layer because they have a proper refractive index of 2.46 and demonstrate the same lattice constant as Si substrate. RF sputter grown GeO$_2$ film showed deposition temperature strong dependence. The GeO$_2$ at 400$\^{C}$ exhibited a strong (111) preferred orientation and the lowest surface roughness of 6.87 $\AA$. Refractive index of MgFe$_2$film was measured as 1.386 for the most of growth temperature. An optimized DLAR coating showed a reflectance as low as 2.04% in the wavelengths ranged from 0.4 ㎛ to 1.1 ㎛. Solar cells with a structure of MgFe$_2$/GeO$_2$/Ag/N$\^$+//p-type Si/P$\^$+//Al were investigated with the without DLAR coatings. We achieved the efficiency of solar cells greater than 15% with 3.12% improvement with DLAR coatings. Further details about MgFe$_2$,GeO$_2$ films, and cell fabrication parameters are presented in this paper.

• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.204-210
• /
• 2020

ZnO thin films are of considerable interest because they can be customized by various coating technologies to have high electrical conductivity and high visible light transmittance. Therefore, ZnO thin films can be applied to various optoelectronic device applications such as transparent conducting thin films, solar cells and displays. In this study, ZnO rod and thin films are fabricated using aqueous chemical bath deposition (CBD), which is a low-cost method at low temperatures, and environmentally friendly. To investigate the structural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO for the presence of citrate ion, which can significantly affect crystal form of ZnO, various amounts of the citrate ion are added to the aqueous CBD ZnO reaction bath. As a result, ZnO crystals show a nanorod form without citrate, but a continuous thin film when citrate is above a certain concentration. In addition, as the citrate concentration increases, the electrical conductivity of the ZnO thin films increases, and is almost unchanged above a certain citrate concentration. Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) solar cell substrates are used to evaluate whether aqueous CBD ZnO thin films can be applicable to real devices. The performance of aqueous CBD ZnO thin films shows performance similar to that of a sputter-deposited ZnO:Al thin film as top transparent electrodes of CIGS solar cells.

• 한국진공학회지
• /
• 제6권3호
• /
• pp.255-262
• /
• 1997

Ar과 $N_2$ 가스가 혼합된 분위기에서 반응성 스퍼터링 방법에 의하여 TiN 박막을 증 착하였다. $N_2$가스의 농도는 화학양론적으로 TiN이 형성되는 조건에 맞도록 조절하였으며, 기판의 온도는 실온에서부터 $700^{\circ}C$의 범위내로 유지하였다. (111)texture구조를 가지면서 화 학양론적으로 $Ti_{0.5}N){0.5}$인 박막은 기판의 온도가 $600^{\circ}C$이상에서 형성되었고, 기판의 온도가 $600^{\circ}C$에서는 형성된 박막은 N-과다형이었다. XRD, XPS 및 RBS 분석 결과 TiN 박막의 조 성비는 기판의 온도에 다소 의존하였으나 약 5% 이내에 불과하였다. TiN 박막의 면저항은 기판온도의 증가에 따라 감소하였고, 기판온도가 $600^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 TiN 박막의 면저항은 14.5$\Omega\Box$였고, Ar-가스 분위기에서 $700^{\circ}C$로 30초간 열처리한 후는 8.9$\Omega\Box$이었다. 따라서 반 응성 스퍼터링방법에 의하여 형성되는 양질의 TiN 박막은 기판온도가 $600^{\circ}C$이상이 최적조 건임을 알았다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
• /
• 제21권3호
• /
• pp.67-71
• /
• 2014

본 연구에서는 Si(111) 기판을 이용하여 고품질의 GaN 박막을 성장하기 위하여 다양한 패턴을 갖는 Si 기판을 제작하였다. Si(111) 기판위에 이온 스퍼터(ion-sputter)를 이용하여 Pt 박막을 증착한 후 열처리(thermal annealing)하여 Pt 금속 마스크를 형성하고 유도 결합 플라즈마 이온 식각(inductively coupled plasma-reactive ion etching, ICP-RIE) 공정을 통하여 기둥(pillar)형태의 나노 패턴된 Si(111) 기판을 제작하였고 리소그래피 공정을 통하여 마이크로 패턴된 Si(111) 기판을 제작하였다. 일반적인 Si(111) 기판, 마이크로 패턴된 Si(111) 기판 및 나노 패턴된 Si(111) 기판위에 유기화학기상증착(metal organic chemical vapor deposition, MOCVD) 방법으로 GaN 박막을 성장하여 표면 특성과 결정성 및 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 나노 패턴된 Si(111) 기판위에 성장한 GaN 박막은 일반적인Si(111) 기판과 마이크로 패턴된 Si(111) 기판위에 성장한 GaN 박막보다 표면의 균열과 거칠기가 개선되었다. 나노 패턴된 Si(111) 기판위에 성장한 GaN (002)면과 (102)면에 x-선 회절(x-ray diffraction, XRD) 피크의 반폭치(full width at half maximum, FWHM)는 576 arcsec, 828 arcsec으로 다른 두 기판위에 성장한 GaN 박막 보다 가장 낮은 값을 보여 결정성이 향상되었음을 확인하였다. Photoluminescence(PL)의 반폭치는 나노 패턴된 Si(111) 기판위에 성장한 GaN 박막이 46.5 meV으로 다른 기판위에 성장한 GaN 박막과 비교하여 광학적 특성이 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제46권4호
• /
• pp.145-152
• /
• 2013

The growth behavior of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) film has been studied for three different substrates, i.e. bare Si wafer, 1 ${\mu}m$ thick W and Ti films deposited on Si wafer by DC sputter. The surface roughness values of the substrates measured by AFM were Si < W < Ti. After ultrasonic seeding treatment using nanometer sized diamond powder, surface roughness remained as Si < W < Ti. The contact angles of the substrates were Si ($56^{\circ}$) > W ($31^{\circ}$) > Ti ($0^{\circ}$). During deposition in the microwave plasma CVD system, NCD particles were formed and evolved to film. For the first 0.5h, the values of NCD particle density were measured as Si < W < Ti. Since the energy barrier for heterogeneous nucleation is proportional to the contact angle of the substrate, the initial nucleus or particle densities are believed to be Si < W < Ti. Meanwhile, the NCD growth rate up to 2 h was W > Si > Ti. In the case of W substrate, NCD particles were coalesced and evolved to the film in the short time of 0.5 h, which could be attributed to the fact that the diffusion of carbon species on W substrate was fast. The slower diffusion of carbon on Si substrate is believed to be the reason for slower film growth than on W substrate. The surface of Ti substrate was observed as a vertically aligned needle shape. The NCD particle formed on the top of a Ti needle should be coalesced with the particle on the nearby needle by carbon diffusion. In this case, the diffusion length is longer than that of Si or W substrate which shows a relatively flat surface. This results in a slow growth rate of NCD on Ti substrate. As deposition time is prolonged, NCD particles grow with carbon species attached from the plasma and coalesce with nearby particles, leaving many voids in NCD/Ti interface. The low adhesion of NCD films on Ti substrate is related to the void structure of NCD/Ti interface.

• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제10권6호
• /
• pp.437-444
• /
• 2000

기판온도, 박막조성 및 증착후 열처리 등의 조건에 따른 ${La_{1-x}}{Sr_x}{MnO_{3-{\delta}}}$(0.19$\leq$x$\leq$0.31) 박막의 결절구조와 전기전도 특성을 조사하였다. 스퍼터법을 이용하여 $500^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 박막은 강한 <001> 우선배향성과 유사정방정(pseudo-tetrag-onal, a/c-=0.97) 결정체를 나타냈다. 이러한 박막의 단위포는 산소분위기 내에서 증착후 열처리에 의하여 입장정 결정계로 변하였다. $La_{0.67}Sr_{0.33}MnO_3$ 조성의 주타겟과 $La_{0.3}Sr_{0.7}MnO_3$조성의 보조타겟을 동시에 이용하여 박막의 조성을 조절하였다. 보조타겟의 개수에 따라 박막내의 Sr 함량(x)은 0.19-0.31 범위의 값을 나타내었으며, x값이 0.19로부터 0.31로 증가시 금소-반도체의 전이 온도가 상승하였고, 전지비저항이 대체로 감소하였다. 0.18 T의 자기장 하에서, $La_{0.69}Sr_{0.31}MnO_3$조성의 박막의 자기저항변화 MR((%) = (${\rho}_o-{\rho}_H/{\rho}_H$)는 약 390% 이었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제46권2호
• /
• pp.68-74
• /
• 2013

For the coating of diamond films on WC-Co tools, a buffer interlayer is needed because Co catalyzes diamond into graphite. W and Ti were chosen as candidate interlayer materials to prevent the diffusion of Co during diamond deposition. W or Ti interlayer of $1{\mu}m$ thickness was deposited on WC-Co substrate under Ar in a DC magnetron sputter. After seeding treatment of the interlayer-deposited specimens in an ultrasonic bath containing nanometer diamond powders, $2{\mu}m$ thick nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films were deposited at $600^{\circ}C$ over the metal layers in a 2.45 GHz microwave plasma CVD system. The cross-sectional morphology of films was observed by FESEM. X-ray diffraction and visual Raman spectroscopy were used to confirm the NCD crystal structure. Micro hardness was measured by nano-indenter. The coefficient of friction (COF) was measured by tribology test using ball on disk method. After tribology test, wear tracks were examined by optical microscope and alpha step profiler. Rockwell C indentation test was performed to characterize the adhesion between films and substrate. Ti and W were found good interlayer materials to act as Co diffusion barriers and diamond nucleation layers. The COFs on NCD films with W or Ti interlayer were measured as less than 0.1 whereas that on bare WC-Co was 0.6~1.0. However, W interlayer exhibited better results than Ti in terms of the adhesion to WC-Co substrate and to NCD film. This result is believed to be due to smaller difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the related films in the case of W interlayer than Ti one. By varying the thickness of W interlayer as 1, 2, and $4{\mu}m$ with a fixed $2{\mu}m$ thick NCD film, no difference in COF and wear behavior but a significant change in adhesion was observed. It was shown that the thicker the interlayer, the stronger the adhesion. It is suggested that thicker W interlayer is more effective in relieving the residual stress of NCD film during cooling after deposition and results in stronger adhesion.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
• /
• 제14권1호
• /
• pp.61-68
• /
• 2007

임베디드 PCB 기판내 유전체 재료인 Atomic Layer Deposition(ALD) $Al_2O_3$ 박막과 전극재료인 스퍼터 증착된 Cu박막 사이의 계면접착력을 $90^{\circ}$ 필 테스트방법으로 측정하여 순수 빔 굽힘을 가정한 에너지 평형 해석을 통하여 계면파괴에너지를 구하였다. $Cu/Al_2O_3$의 계면파괴에너지(${\Gamma}$)는 매우 약하여 측정할 수 없었으나, 접착력 향상층 Cr 박막을 삽입하여 $Cr/Al_2O_3$의 계면파괴에너지는 $10.8{\pm}5.5g/mm$를 얻었다. $Al_2O_3$ 표면에 $0.123W/cm^2$ 의 power density로 2분간 $Ar^+$ RF 플라즈마 전처리를 하고 Cr박막을 삽입한 $Cr/Al_2O_3$ 계면파괴에너지는 $39.8{\pm}3.2g/mm$으로 매우 크게 증가하였는데, 이는 $Ar^+$ RF 플라즈마 전처리에 따른 mechanical interlocking효과와 Cr-O 화학결합 효과가 동시에 기여한 것으로 생각된다.