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As ZnO2 Thin Film Manufacturing Time Increases, the Thin Film Particle Growth Plane and a Study on the Direction of Particle Growth (ZnO2 박막 제조 시간의 증가에 따라 박막 입자 성장면과 입자 성장 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Jin
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2021
  • A zinc oxide thin film was made by varying the deposition time on the silicon(110) substrate by using a radio frequency sputtering time of 60 minutes, 120 minutes and 180 minutes. As a result of analyzing the grain growth surface of the ZnO2 thin film using an X-ray diffraction apparatus, the directions of the main growth plane (002) and (103) planes of the thin film were significantly affected by the deposition time. As a result of observing the particle growth of the ZnO2 thin film through an electron scanning microscope, it was observed that in the initial stage of deposition of the ZnO2 thin film, an incubation time was required during which growth was stagnant, and then particle growth occurred again after a certain period of time. As a result of chemical analysis of the ZnO2 thin film, the increase in the deposition time did not change with the amount of oxygen in the ZnO2 thin film, but a change in the composition of Zn was observed, indicating that the deposition time of the thin film had an effect on the Zn component in the thin film.

Thin film growth by charged clusters

  • Hwang, N.M.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1998.09a
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    • pp.33-33
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    • 1998
  • Invisible charged clusters are suggested to form in the gas phase and to become the growth unit in the thin film process. Similar suggestion had been made by Glasner el al. in the crystal growth of KBr and KCL in the solution where the lead ions were added. The charged cluster model, which was suggested in the diamond CVD process by our group, will be extended to the other thin film processes. It will be shown based on both the theoretical analysis and the experimental evidences that the charged clusters are formed in the gas phase and become the growth unit of the crystal in the thin film process.

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A Study on Surface Growth Direction and Particle Shape According to the Amount of Oxygen and Deposition Parameters

  • Jeong, Jin;Kim, Seung Hee
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.209-211
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    • 2018
  • A zinc oxide thin film doped with aluminum was deposited by RF sputtering. The deposition temperature of the sputter chamber was kept constant at $350^{\circ}C$, the power supplied to the chamber was 75 W, the oxygen flow rate was changed to 10 sccm and 20 sccm, and the thin film deposition time was changed to 120 and 180 minutes. The structures of the deposited zinc oxide thin films were analyzed by van der Waals method using an X-ray diffractometer. As a result of X-ray diffraction, the amount of oxygen supplied to the zinc oxide thin film increased, and the surface growth of the (002), (400), (110), and (103) planes showed a change with increasing deposition time. Moreover, as the amount of oxygen supplied to the zinc oxide thin film increased, their shape was observed to be coarse, and the thin film' s particles shape was correlated with the oxygen chemical defect introduced.

Low-temperature Epitaxial Growth of a Uniform Polycrystalline Si Film with Large Grains on SiO2 Substrate by Al-assisted Crystal Growth

  • Ahn, Kyung Min;Kang, Seung Mo;Moon, Seon Hong;Kwon, HyukSang;Ahn, Byung Tae
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2013
  • Epitaxial growth of a high-quality thin Si film is essential for the application to low-cost thin-film Si solar cells. A polycrystalline Si film was grown on a $SiO_2$ substrate at $450^{\circ}C$ by a Al-assisted crystal growth process. For the purpose, a thin Al layer was deposited on the $SiO_2$ substrate for Al-assisted crystal growth. However, the epitaxial growth of Si film resulted in a rough surface with humps. Then, we introduced a thin amorphous Si seed layer on the Al film to minimize the initial roughness of Si film. With the help of the Si seed layer, the surface of the epitaxial Si film was smooth and the crystallinity of the Si film was much improved. The grain size of the $1.5-{\mu}m$-thick Si film was as large as 1 mm. The Al content in the Si film was 3.7% and the hole concentration was estimated to be $3{\times}10^{17}/cm^3$, which was one order of magnitude higher than desirable value for Si base layer. The results suggest that Al-doped Si layer could be use as a seed layer for additional epitaxial growth of intrinsic or boron-doped Si layer because the Al-doped Si layer has large grains.

APPLICATIN OF $CF_4$ PLASMA ETCHING TO $Ta_{0.5}Al_{0.5}$ ALLOY THIN FILM

  • Shin, Seung-Ho;Na, Kyung-Won;Kim, Seong-Jin;Chung, Yong-Sun;Auh, Keun-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1998.09a
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 1998
  • Reactive ion etching (RIE) of Ta-Al alloy thin film and SiO2 thin films was observed during the etching with the CF4 gas and the could be used effectively to etch the Ta-Al alloy thin film. The etching rate of the thin film at a Ta content of 50 mol% was about 67$\AA$/min. No selectivity between the Ta-Al alloy thin film and SiO2 thin films was observed during the etching with the CF4 gas and the etching rate of the SiO2 layer was 12 times faster than that of the Ta-Al alloy thin film. In addition, it was observed that photoresist of AZ5214 was more useful than Shiepley 1400-2 in RIE with the CF4 gas.

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Research Trend of Oxide Magnetic Films with Atomically Controlled Pulsed Laser Deposition (원자층 제어 PLD를 이용한 산화물 자성 박막 연구의 동향)

  • Kim, Bong-Ju;Kim, Bog-G.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.147-156
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    • 2012
  • Recently, there have been considerable interests in various thin film growth techniques with atomically controllable thickness. Among them, atomically controlled pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique is quite popular. We have developed advanced thin film growth technique using PLD and Reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED). Using the technique, the growth of oxide thin films with the precisely controllable thickness has been demonstrated. In addition, our technique can be applied to high quality thin film growth with minimal defect and bulk chemical composition. In this paper, our recent progresses as well as the current research trend on oxide thin films will be summarized.

The Study of Electrical and Structural Performance of Aluminum Thin Film Deposited by Sputtering Method (스퍼터링법에 의해 증착된 알루미늄 박막의 전기적·구조적 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Doyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.114-117
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    • 2020
  • In this study, we performed the deposition of Al thin film using a DC magnetron sputtering method. To evaluate electrical and structural properties, the growth conditions were changed in terms of two functions, namely, sputtering power ranging from 41.6 to 216 W and film growth rate ranging from 5.35 to 26.39 nm/min. The growth rate and the microstructure were characterized by a scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The plane of crystalline growth showed that the preferential (111) direction and defects due to the grain boundary increased with DC power. The resistivity of the Al film over 50 nm showed a constant value by horizontal grain growth. Our results can be applicable for the preparation of nano-templates for anodic aluminum oxide.

Growth Mode of Tungsten Thin Film by Using Si$H_4$ Reduction of W$F_6$ in LPCVD System (저압 화학 기상 증착 조건에서 Si$H_4$, W$F_6$ 환원 반응에 의한 텅스텐 박막의 성장 양식)

  • Kim, Sung Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 1993
  • Tungsten thin film was deposited on Si( 100) substrate by either Si substrate reduction of W$F_6$( case 1) or Si$H_4$ reduction of W$F_6$( case 2) in LPCVD system The morphology and properties of deposited films for both cases were examined. The crystal structure for both cases was determined to be bec (body centered cubic). The amount of tungsten and the grain size in thin films were increased as the film grows. From the experimental results and theoretical considerations, it can be understood that the tungsten thin film grows by the volmer-weber growth mode, that is, island growth. The detailed tungsten thin film growth mode is presented. It was also found that the initial polycrystal structure of tungsten thin film developed into single crystal structure as the film grew in thickness.

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Detwinning Monoclinic Phase BiMnO3 Thin Film

  • Dash, Umasankar;Raveendra, N.V.;Jung, Chang Uk
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.168-172
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    • 2016
  • $BiMnO_3$ has been a promising candidate as a magnetoelectric multiferroic while there have been many controversial reports on its ferroelectricity. The detailed analysis of its film growth, especially the growth of thin film having monoclinic symmetry has not been reported. We studied the effect of miscut angle, the substrate surface, and film thickness on the symmetry of $BiMnO_3$ thin film. A flat $SrTiO_3$ (110) substrate resulted in a thin film with three domains of $BiMnO_3$ and 1 degree miscut in the $SrTiO_3$ (110) substrate resulted in dominant domain preference in the $BiMnO_3$ thin film. The larger miscut resulted in a nearly perfect detwinned $BiMnO_3$ film with a monoclinic phase. This strong power of domain selection due to the step edge of the substrate was efficient even for the thicker film which showed a rather relaxed growth behavior along the $SrTiO_3$ [1-10] direction.

Study on Anomalous Scaling Exponents for Molecular Thin Film Growth Using Surface Lateral Diffusion Model

  • Gong, Hye-Jin;Yim, Sang-Gyu
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.7
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    • pp.2237-2242
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    • 2011
  • Anomalous scaling behaviors such as significantly large growth exponent (${\beta}$) and small reciprocal of dynamic exponent (1/z) values for many molecular crystalline thin films have been reported. In this study, the variation of scaling exponent values and consequent growth behaviors of molecular thin films were more quantitatively analysed using a (1+1)-dimensional surface lateral diffusion model. From these simulations, influence of step edge barriers and grain boundaries of molecular thin films on the various scaling exponent values were elucidated. The simulation results for the scaling exponents were also well consistent with the experimental data for previously reported molecular thin film systems.