• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.752-758
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 MBE로 성장한 AlGaN/InGaN/GaN 에피층으로 제작된 GaN HEMTs의 특성을 분석하였다. 게이트 전극 길이가 0.5 $\mu$m로 제작된 소자는 비교적 평탄한 전류 전달 특성을 나타내었으며 최대 전류 880 mA/mm, 최대 전달정수 156 mS/mm, 그리고 $f_{r}$와 $f_{MAX}$는 각각 17.3 GHz와 28.7 GHz가 측정되었다. 또한 표면 처리되지 않은 AlGaN/InGaN/HEMT의 경우 기존의 AlGaN/GaN HEMT와는 달리 펄스 전류 동작 상태에서 전류 와해 현상(current collapse)이 발생하지 않음이 확인되었다. 이 연구 결과는 InGaN를 채널층으로 사용할 경우 표면에 존재하는 트랩에 의한 전류 와해 현상이 발생하지 않는 고성능, 고출력의 GaN HEMT를 제작할 수 있음을 보여준다....

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)로 성장한 AlGaN/InGaN/GaN high electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs)의 선형성과 RF dispersion 특성을 조사하였다. 전극 길이가 0.5 ㎛인 AlGaN/InGaN HEMT는 최대 전류 밀도가 730mA/mm, 최대 전달정수가 156 mS/mm인 비교적 우수한 DC 특성과 함께, 기존의 AlGaN/GaN HEMT와는 달리 높은 게이트 전압에도 완만한 전류 전달 특성을 보여 선형성이 우수함을 나타내었다. 또한 여러 다른 온도에서 측정한 펄스 전류 특성에서 소자 표면에 존재하는 트랩에 의한 전류 와해 (current collapse) 현상이 발생되지 않음을 확인하였다. 이 연구 결과는 InGaN를 채널층으로 하는 GaN HEMT의 경우 선형성이 우수하고, 고전압 RF 동작조건에서 출력저하가 발생하지 않는 고출력 소자를 제작할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.7-7
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• 2009

Lead telluride (PbTe) is a very promising thermoelectric material due to its narrow band gap (0.31 eV at 300 K), face-centered cubic structure and large average excitonic Bohr radius (46 nm) allowing for strong quantum confinement within a large range of size. In this work, we present the thermoelectric properties of individual single-crystalline PbTe nanowires grown by a vapor transport method. A combination of electron beam lithography and a lift-off process was utilized to fabricate inner micron-scaled Cr (5 nm)/Au (130 nm) electrodes of Rn (resistance of a near electrode), Rf (resistance of a far electrode) and a microheater connecting a PbTe nanowire on the grid of points. A plasma etching system was used to remove an oxide layer from the outer surface of the nanowires before the deposition of inner electrodes. The carrier concentration of the nanowire was estimated to be as high as $3.5{\times}10^{19}\;cm^{-3}$. The Seebeck coefficient of an individual PbTe nanowire with a radius of 68 nm was measured to be $S=-72{\mu}V/K$ at room temperature, which is about three times that of bulk PbTe at the same carrier concentration. Our results suggest that PbTe nanowires can be used for high-efficiency thermoelectric devices.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.88.1-88.1
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• 2012

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs), due to their unusual quantum-confinement effects that lead to superior electrical and optical properties compared to those of the bulk silicon, have been widely researched as a potential building block in a variety of novel electronic devices. The conventional means for the synthesis of SiNWs has been the vapor-liquid-solid method using chemical vapor deposition; however, this method is time consuming, environmentally unfriendly, and do not support vertical growth. As an alternate, the electroless etching method has been proposed, which uses metal catalysts contained in aqueous hydrofluoric acids (HF) for vertically etching the bulk silicon substrate. This new method can support large-area growth in a short time, and vertically aligned SiNWs with high aspect ratio can be readily synthesized with excellent reproducibility. Nonetheless, there still are rooms for improvement such as the poor surface characteristics that lead to degradation in electrical performance, and non-uniformity of the diameter and shapes of the synthesized SiNWs. Here, we report a facile method of SiNWs synthesis having uniform sizes, diameters, and shapes, which may be other than just cylindrical shapes using a modified nanosphere lithography technique. The diameters of the polystyrene nanospheres can be adjustable through varying the time of O2 plasma treatment, which serve as a mask template for metal deposition on a silicon substrate. After the removal of the nanospheres, SiNWs having the exact same shape as the mask are synthesized using wet etching technique in a solution of HF, hydrogen peroxide, and deionized water. Different electrical and optical characteristics were obtained according to the shapes and sizes of the SiNWs, which implies that they can serve specific purposes according to their types.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.91-94
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• 2016

High-quality colloidal CdSe/ZnS (core/shell) is synthesized using a continuous microreactor. The particle size of the synthesized quantum dots (QDs) is a function of the precursor flow rate; as the precursor flow rate increases, the size of the QDs decreases and the band gap energy increases. The photoluminescence properties are found to depend strongly on the flow rate of the CdSe precursor owing to the change in the core size. In addition, a gradual shift in the maximum luminescent wave (${\lambda}_{max}$) to shorter wavelengths (blue shift) is found owing to the decrease in the QD size in accordance with the quantum confinement effect. The ZnS shell decreases the surface defect concentration of CdSe. It also lowers the thermal energy dissipation by increasing the concentration of recombination. Thus, a relatively high emission and quantum yield occur because of an increase in the optical energy emitted at equal concentration. In addition, the maximum quantum yield is derived for process conditions of 0.35 ml/min and is related to the optimum thickness of the shell material.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2017

나노구조를 갖는 물질들은 나노구조물이 갖는 고유의 체적 대비 높은 표면적 비와 양자 갇힘 효과에 기인하는 독특한 전기적, 광학적, 광전기적, 자기적 특성으로 인하여 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 열화학 기상 증착 공정은 나노 구조물의 성장과정에서 다양한 구조를 갖는 나노소재의 합성 능력 때문에 더욱 주목을 받아왔다. 본 연구에서는 두 영역 열화학 기상 증착법과 소스 물질 $TiO_2$ 파우더를 이용하여 VLS 공정으로 Si\$SiO_2$(300 nm)\Pt(5~40 nm) 기판 위에 실리콘 옥사이드 나노와이어를 성장시켰다. 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노와이어의 형상과 결정학적 특성을 전계방출 주사전자현미경과 투과전자현미경으로 분석하였다. 분석결과, 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노와이어의 형상인 지름과 길이는 촉매 박막의 두께에 의존하여 다른 모양을 나타내었다. 또한 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노와이어는 비정질 상을 갖는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.787-793
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• 2002

In this study, a bar impact test of low velocity was carried out to gain an insight into the damage mechanism and sequence induced in alumina plates(AD 85 and AD 90) under impact conditions. An experimental setup utilizing an instrumented long bar impact was devised, that can measure directly the impact force applied to the specimen and supply a compressive contact pressure to the specimen. During the bar impact testing, the influences of the contact pressure applied along the impact direction to the specimen on the fracture behavior were investigated. The measured impact force profiles explained well the damage behavior induced in alumina plates. The higher contact pressure to the specimen led to the less damage due to the suppression of radial cracks due to the increase in the apparent flexural stiffness of plate. It had produced the change of damage pattern developed in the specimen; from the radial cracks to the local contact stress dominant damage. It would contribute to the improvement of the ballistic property in ceramic plates. The observed results showed the following sequence in damage developed: The development of cone crack at impact region, the formation of radial cracks from the rear surface of plate depending on the plate thickness, the occurrence of crushing within the cone envelope and the fragmentation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.893-899
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• 2024

In a secondary cooling system of a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), rapid detection of hydrogen due to sodium-water reaction (SWR) caused by water leakage from a heat exchanger tube of a steam generator (SG) is important in terms of safety and property protection of the SFR. For hydrogen detection, the hydrogen detectors using atomic transmission phenomenon of hydrogen within Ni-membrane were used in Japanese proto-type SFR "Monju". However, during the plant operation, detection signals of water leakage were observed even in the situation without SWR concerning temperature up and down in the cooling system. For this reason, the study of a new hydrogen detector has been carried out to improve stability, accuracy and reliability. In this research, the authors focus on the difference in composition of hydrogen and the difference between the background hydrogen under normal plant operation and the one generated by SWR and theoretically estimate the hydrogen behavior in liquid sodium by using ultra-accelerated quantum chemical molecular dynamics (UA-QCMD). Based on the estimation, dissolved H or NaH, rather than molecular hydrogen (H₂), is the predominant form of the background hydrogen in liquid sodium in terms of energetical stability. On the other hand, it was found that hydrogen molecules produced by the sodium-water reaction can exist stably as a form of a fine bubble concerning some confinement mechanism such as a NaH layer on their surface. At the same time, we observed experimentally that the fine H₂ bubbles exist stably in the liquid sodium, longer than previously expected. This paper describes the comparison between the theoretical estimation and experimental results based on hydrogen form in sodium in the development of the new hydrogen detector in Japan.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.334-334
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• 2013

In the past decade, the infrared detectors based on intersubband transition in quantum dots (QDs) have attracted much attention due to lower dark currents and increased lifetimes, which are in turn due a three-dimensional confinement and a reduction of scattering, respectively. In parallel, focal plane array development for infrared imaging has proceeded from the first to third generations (linear arrays, 2D arrays for staring systems, and large format with enhanced capabilities, respectively). For a step further towards the next generation of FPAs, it is envisioned that a two-dimensional metal hole array (2D-MHA) structures will improve the FPA structure by enhancing the coupling to photodetectors via local field engineering, and will enable wavelength filtering. In regard to the improved performance at certain wavelengths, it is worth pointing out the structural difference between previous 2D-MHA integrated front-illuminated single pixel devices and back-illuminated devices. Apart from the pixel linear dimension, it is a distinct difference that there is a metal cladding (composed of a number of metals for ohmic contact and the read-out integrated circuit hybridization) in the FPA between the heavily doped gallium arsenide used as the contact layer and the ROIC; on the contrary, the front-illuminated single pixel device consists of two heavily doped contact layers separated by the QD-absorber on a semi-infinite GaAs substrate. This paper is focused on analyzing the impact of a two dimensional metal hole array structure integrated to the back-illuminated quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) infrared photodetectors. The metal hole array consisting of subwavelength-circular holes penetrating gold layer (2DAu-CHA) provides the enhanced responsivity of DWELL infrared photodetector at certain wavelengths. The performance of 2D-Au-CHA is investigated by calculating the absorption of active layer in the DWELL structure using a finite integration technique. Simulation results show the enhanced electric fields (thereby increasing the absorption in the active layer) resulting from a surface plasmon, a guided mode, and Fabry-Perot resonances. Simulation method accomplished in this paper provides a generalized approach to optimize the design of any type of couplers integrated to infrared photodetectors.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.699-704
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• 2018

일차원 나노구조물은 양자 갇힘 효과 및 나노와이어가 갖는 체적 대비 높은 표면적 비에 기인하는 독특한 전기적, 광학적, 광전기적, 전기화학적 특성으로 인하여 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 특히 수직으로 성장된 나노와이어는 체적 대비 높은 표면적 비의 특성을 나타낸다. VLS(Vapor-Liquid-Soild) 공정은 나노구조물의 성장 과정에서 자기정렬 효과 때문에 더욱 주목을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 두 영역 열화학 기상증착법을 이용하여 Si\$SiO_2$(300 nm)\Pt 기판 위에 수직으로 정렬된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노기둥을 VLS 공정으로 성장시켰다. 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노기둥의 형상과 결정학적 특성을 주사전자현미경 및 투과전자현미경으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노기둥의 지름과 길이는 촉매 박막의 두께에 따라 변하였다. 실리콘 옥사이드 나노 기둥의 몸체는 비정질 상을 나타내었으며, Si과 O로 구성되어 있었다. 또한 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노 기둥의 머리는 결정성을 나타내었으며, Si, O, Pt 및 Ti으로 구성되어 있었다. 실리콘 옥사이드 나노 기둥의 수직 정렬은 촉매물질인 Pt/Ti 합금의 결정성 정렬 선호에 기인하는 것으로 판단되며, 수직 성장된 실리콘 옥사이드 나노기둥은 기능성 나노소재로 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.