氟化非晶碳薄膜的光学带隙分析

研究了CHF3C6H6沉积的氟化非晶碳(αC∶F)薄膜的光学带隙.发现αC∶F薄膜光学带隙的大小取决于薄膜中C—F,CC的相对含量.这是由于CC形成的窄带隙π键和C—F形成的宽带隙σ键含量的相对变化,改变了带边态密度分布的结果.在微波功率为140—700W、沉积气压为01—10Pa、源气体CHF3∶C6H6流量比为1∶1—10∶1条件下沉积的αC∶F薄膜,光学带隙在176—398eV之间 关键词： 氟化非晶碳(αC∶F)薄膜 光学带隙 键结构     

电子回旋共振等离子体增强沉积氟化非晶碳薄膜的光学性质

用紫外可见光透射光谱(UV-VIS)并结合键结构的X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和红外谱(FTIR)分析,研究了电子回旋共振等离子体增强化学气相沉积法制备的氟化非晶碳薄膜的光吸收和光学带隙性质.在微波功率为140—700W、源气体CHF₃∶C₆H₆比例为1∶1—10∶1条件下沉积的薄膜,光学带隙在1.76—2.85eV之间.薄膜中氟的引入对吸收边和光学带隙产生较大的影响,吸收边随氟含量的提高而增大,光学带隙则主要取决于CF键的含量,是由于强电负 关键词： 氟化非晶碳薄膜 光吸收与光学带隙 电子回旋共振等离子体     

微波输入功率引起a-C∶F薄膜交联结构的增强

使用C2H2和CHF3的混合气体,在改变微波功率的条件下,利用微波电子回旋共振等离子体增强化学气相沉积方法制备了氟化非晶碳薄膜(aC∶F).薄膜的傅里叶变换红外光谱分析结果表明:薄膜中的CC与C—F键含量的比值随功率的增加而相应地增大;借助于紫外可见光谱分析发现,薄膜的光学带隙随功率的增大而减小.由此推断微波输入功率的提高有助于增强薄膜的交联结构.aC∶F薄膜的交流电导与x射线光电子能谱进一步证实了这种增强效应 关键词： 氟化非晶碳薄膜 傅里叶变换红外光谱 x射线光电子能谱     

真空退火对氟化非晶碳薄膜结构的影响

在苯(C6H6)和四氟化碳(CF4)混合气体中,用微波电子回旋共振等离子体化学气相沉积技术(ECRCVD)在不同功率下制备了氟化非晶碳膜(aC:F),为了检测膜的热稳定性对其进行了真空退火处理,测量了退火前后膜厚的变化率,并用傅里叶变换红外吸收光谱(FTIR)研究了其结构的变化.结果表明,膜厚变化率与沉积功率有关;400℃退火后低功率下沉积的膜的结构变化显著,高功率下沉积的膜则呈现了较好的热稳定性. 关键词： ECR-CVD aC:F薄膜 真空退火     

源气体对沉积的a-C∶F∶H薄膜结构的影响

采用微波电子回旋共振等离子体化学气相沉积(MWPECRCVD)方法,使用不同的源气体(CHF3CH4,CHF3C2H2,CHF3C6H6)体系制备了aC∶F∶H薄膜.由于CH4,C2H2,C6H6气体在等离子体中的分解反应不同导致了薄膜的沉积速率和结构上的差异.红外吸收谱的结果表明,用C6H6CHF3作为源气体沉积的薄膜中几乎不含H,而用C2H2CHF3所沉积的薄膜中的含氟量最高,其相应的CF振动峰位向高频方向偏移.薄膜的真空退火结果表明,aC∶F∶H薄膜的热稳定性除了取决于薄膜的CC键浓度外,还与CC键 关键词： 氟化非晶碳膜 电子回旋共振化学气相沉积 红外吸收光谱     

退火对含氮氟非晶碳膜结构及光学带隙的影响

采用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法,在不同条件下制备了含氮氟非晶碳膜,着重考察了退火温度对膜结构和光学带隙的影响. 研究发现：在350℃时,膜仍很稳定,当退火温度达到400℃时,其内各化学键的相对含量发生很大的改变. 膜的光学带隙随着退火温度的升高而增大,红外和拉曼光谱分析显示其原因是：退火使得膜内F的相对浓度降低,sp²相对含量升高,导致σ-σ^*带边态密度降低. 关键词： 含氮氟非晶碳膜 退火 光学带隙     

CC双键对氟化非晶碳薄膜I-V特性的影响

研究了电子回旋共振等离子体技术沉积的氟化非晶碳 (a_C :F)薄膜的电学性质 .发现对于不同C_Fx 含量的薄膜 ,CC含量的增大对薄膜的导电行为具有不同的影响 .薄膜的直流I_V特性呈现I =aV bVn规律 ,是低场强区的欧姆导电和高场强区的空间电荷限流 (SCLC)组成的导电过程 .由于非晶材料的空间电荷限流与带尾态密度的分布密切相关 ,而a_C :F薄膜中CC的含量决定带尾态密度的分布 ,因此a_C :F薄膜在高场下的空间电荷限流是由薄膜中 CC 决定的导电过程 .     

FDLC薄膜的化学结构对光学性能的影响

研究氟化类金刚石（FDLC）薄膜化学结构对光学性能的影响，用等离子体增强化学气相沉积（PECVD）法在玻璃基底上沉积氟化类金刚石（FDLC）薄膜，用俄歇能谱、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)、紫外 可见光分光光度计 (UV-VIS)对薄膜进行分析。分析结果表明：沉积薄膜是典型的类金刚石结构，薄膜中氟主要以C-F2键存在；随着沉积温度的提高，C-F2含量先增后减；随着F含量的增加，FDLC薄膜的sp3含量减少，sp2含量增加；光学带隙与sp2键含量密切相关，sp2含量越大，薄膜的光学带隙越小。     

ECR-CVD法制备的a-C:F:H薄膜在N2气氛中的热退火研究

改变CHF3CH4源气体流量比,使用微波电子回旋共振化学气相沉积方法(ECRCVD)制备了具有不同C—F键结构的aC:F:H薄膜,着重研究了退火对其结构的影响.结果显示薄膜的厚度及其光学带隙E04随退火温度的上升均呈现了不同程度的下降.借助于红外吸收光谱和所提出的热解模型解释了产生这种关系的结构上的根源. 关键词： 电子回旋共振化学气相沉积 红外吸收光谱 热退火 光学带隙     

金属有机物化学气相沉积法生长Ga2(1-χ)In2χO3薄膜的结构及光电性能研究

采用金属有机物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)法在蓝宝石(0001)衬底上制备出了Ga2(1-χ)In2χO3(χ=0.1-0.9)薄膜,研究了薄膜的结构、电学和光学特性以及退火处理对薄膜性质的影响.测量结果表明:当In组分χ=0.2时,样品为单斜β-Ga2O3,结构;χ=0.5的样品,薄膜呈现非晶结构,退火处理后薄膜结构得到明显的改善,由非晶结构转变为具有(222)单一取向的立方In2O3结构;对于χ=0.8,薄膜为立方In2O3,结构,退火后薄膜的晶体质量得到提高.在可见光区薄膜本身的透过率均达到了85%以上,带隙宽度随样品中Ga含量的改变在3.76-4.43 eV之间变化,且经退火处理后带隙宽度明显增大.     

Thermal and optical properties of Cd2SnO4 thin films using photoacoustic spectroscopy

Cadmium stannate (Cd₂SnO₄) thin films were prepared by the RF magnetron sputtering technique on glass substrates with substrate temperatures of room temperature (RT), 100°C, 200°C and 300°C. Photoacoustic analyses were made to obtain the thermal diffusivity and the optical bandgap values of the Cd₂SnO₄ thin films. The change in thermal diffusivity of the films with the substrate temperature was analyzed. The optical bandgap values obtained from the photoacoustic spectroscopy were compared with the values obtained from the optical transmittance spectra. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) studies confirm the formation of stoichiometric films. Surface morphological studies by atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed the crystalline nature of the films deposited at 100°C.     

Bandgap engineering of rare earth element doped nanostructured cadmium oxide thin films

Rare earth element (gadolinium) doped cadmium oxide (CdO:Gd) thin films were deposited using the pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that growth temperature has large impact on the preferred orientation of the films. The films grown at low temperature show (1 1 1) preferred orientation, while films grown at high temperature have (2 0 0) orientation. The effect of substrate temperature on optical and electrical properties shows widening in optical bandgap and improvement in electron mobility with increase in growth temperature. These wide bandgap transparent conducting films could be used in optoelectronic applications.     

On the mechanism of electronic transport in polycrystalline CdO thin films

Cadmium Oxide (CdO) thin films (d = 0.16−0.62 μm) were deposited onto glass substrates by thermal evaporation under vacuum (quasi closed volume technique) of high purity (99.99%) CdO polycrystalline powders. The substrate temperature was 300 and 473 K, respectively. After a post-deposition heat treatment, the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity becomes reversible. The electronic transport mechanism in studied samples is explained in terms of Seto’s model for polycrystalline semiconducting films. The values of optical bandgap have been determined from absorption spectra.     

Effect of preparation conditions on the microstructural characteristics and optical properties of oxidized zinc films

Thin films of zinc (Zn) were deposited onto glass substrates (maintained at room temperature) by thermal evaporation under vacuum. The metallic zinc films were submitted to thermal oxidation in air at 670 K and 770 K, respectively, for 5–90 min, in order to obtain zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the ZnO thin films were polycrystalline and had a wurtzite (hexagonal) structure. The morphology of the prepared ZnO thin films was investigated using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Transmission spectra were recorded in the spectral domain from 300 nm to 1400 nm. The optical energy bandgap calculated from the absorption spectra (supposing allowed direct transitions) was in the range 3.05–3.30 eV.     

Nanostructured tungsten oxide thin films by the reactive pulsed laser deposition technique

Preparation of nanostructured tungsten oxide thin films using the reactive pulsed laser ablation technique is reported. The structural, morphological, optical and electrical properties of deposited films are systematically studied by changing the ambient oxygen pressure (pO₂). Structural dependence of tungsten oxide films on ambient oxygen pressure is discussed using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and micro-Raman spectra. The section analysis using atomic force microscopy exposed the smooth surface features of the deposited films. The blue shift in optical bandgap with an increase in ambient oxygen pressure is expounded in terms of electronic band structure of tungsten oxide. The influence of oxygen pressure on optical constants like extinction coefficient, band edge sharpness, refractive index and optical bandgap is also conveyed. The temperature variation of electrical resistance for films deposited at 0.12 mbar furnishes evidence for its semiconducting nature. PACS 68.55-a; 72.80.Ga; 81.15.Fg; 81.07.Bc; 78.68.+m; 78.20.Ci     

The relationship between refractive index-energy gap and the film thickness effect on the characteristic parameters of CdSe thin films

CdSe thin films were deposited on glass substrates using Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) method at room temperature and ambient pressure. The relationship between refractive index and energy bandgap was investigated. The film thickness effect on the structural, morphological, optical and electrical properties of CdSe thin films was investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies showed that all the films exhibit polycrystalline nature with hexagonal structure and are covered well with glass substrates. The crystalline and surface properties of the films improved with increasing film thickness. The optical absorption studies revealed that the films are found to be a direct allowed transition. The energy bandgap values were changed from 1.93 to 1.87 eV depending on the film thickness. The electron effective mass (m_e^?/m_o), refractive index (n), optical static and high frequency dielectric constant (ε_o, ε_∞) values were calculated by using the energy bandgap values as a function of the film thickness. The resistivity of the films changed between 10⁶ and 10² Ω-cm with increasing film thickness at room temperature.     

Effects of high-energy ion-beam irradiation on structural and optical properties of (Mg0.95Co0.05)TiO3 thin films

We report the structural and optical properties of high-energy ion-beam irradiated Co-doped magnesium titanate thin films. (Mg_0.95Co_0.05)TiO₃ (MCT) thin films were deposited on quartz substrates using radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Subsequently, the films were annealed for crystallinity and were irradiated with 100?MeV Ag ions by varying the ion fluence. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the films before and after the irradiation were refined using the Rietveld refinement and the variations in the lattice parameters were correlated with the ion fluence. Although, annealing of thin films results in an enhancement in refractive index and optical bandgap, the ion fluence induces significant changes in the refractive index and optical bandgap. Atomic force microscopy is employed to study the surface morphology of the films. The impact of ion fluence on structural and optical properties of MCT thin films has been investigated.     

Bandgap widening in highly conducting CdO thin film by Ti incorporation through radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique

Transparent and highly conducting thin films of cadmium oxide (CdO) with titanium doping were synthesized by using radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. The thin films were deposited on glass and silicon substrates with different percentages of titanium at a fixed substrate temperature 473 K and a fixed pressure of 0.1 mbar in Ar atmosphere. The deposited films were characterized by studying their crystallographic structure, optical and electrical properties. X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscope, UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer, and X-ray photoelectron spectrophotometer were used for different characterizations. All the films have a rock-salt structure. A systematic increase in the optical bandgap was found for the CdO thin films with Ti doping, so that it can be considered as a candidate material for different optoelectronic device applications. Electrical conductivity was also found to increase with Ti doping concentration.     

Effects of aluminum doping and substrate temperature on zinc oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films have been deposited on amorphous fused silica substrates by pulsed laser ablation of a Zn:Al metallic targets. We varied the film growth condition such as the substrate temperature and Al concentrations. The films were deposited at substrate temperatures ranging from 20 to 600°C with oxygen partial pressure of 1 torr. The characteristics of the deposited films were examined by analyzing their photoluminescence (PL), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV–visible spectra. It is observed that the optical bandgap energy of the deposited films increased with the increase of Al concentration and substrate temperature. Besides, the PL peak energy shifted to blue and the Stokes shift became larger as the Al content increased.