PLD工艺制备高质量ZnO/Si异质外延薄膜

采用脉冲激光沉积工艺在不同条件下以Si(111)为衬底制备了Zno薄膜.通过对不同氧压下(0～50Pa)沉积的样品的室温PL谱测试表明,氧气氛显著地提高了薄膜的发光质量,在50Pa氧气中沉积的ZnO薄膜具有最强的近带边UV发射.XRD测试说明在氧气氛中得到的薄膜结晶质量较差,没有单一的(002)取向.利用-低温(500℃)沉积的ZnO薄膜作缓冲层,得到了高质量的ZnO外延膜.与直接沉积的ZnO膜相比,生长在缓冲层上的ZnO膜展现出规则的斑点状衍射花样,而且拥有更强的UV发射和更窄的UV峰半高宽(98meV).对不同温度下沉积的缓冲层进行了RHEED表征,结果表明,在600～650℃之间生长缓冲层,有望进一步改善ZnO外延膜的质量.     

衬底温度对PLD法制备ZnO薄膜结构及发光特性的影响

在60Pa的高氧压气氛中,用脉冲激光沉积法以Si(111)为衬底在不同温度下制备了ZnO薄膜.RHEED和XRD结果表明,所有样品都是c轴高度择优取向的多晶ZnO薄膜.随衬底温度的升高,ZnO薄膜(002)衍射峰的半高宽不断减小,从0.227～0.185°.对(002)衍射峰的2θ值分析表明,650℃下生长的ZnO薄膜几乎处于无应力的状态,而在较低或较高温度下生长的薄膜中都存在着一定程度的c轴压应力.室温PL谱测试说明在650℃生长的ZnO薄膜具有最强的紫外发射峰和最窄的UV峰半高宽(83meV).在700℃得到的样品PL谱中,检测到一个位于3.25eV处的低能发射峰.经分析,该峰可能是来自于施主-受主对(DAP)的跃迁.     

外延薄膜生长的实时监测分析研究

利用反射式高能电子衍射(RHEED)在超高真空中对SrTiO3(100)、LaAlO3(100)、Si(100)单晶基片进行分析,讨论了衍射花样与晶体表面结构的对应关系,计算出表面的晶体学参数,同时采用激光分子束外延技术同质外延生长SrTiO3薄膜，根据RHEED衍射图样及强度振荡曲线实时监控薄膜的生长。     

衬底温度对低功率直流磁控溅射ZnO薄膜特性的影响

采用低功率直流反应磁控溅射法,在Si衬底上成功制备出了具有高c轴择优取向的ZnO薄膜,利用X射线衍射仪、荧光分光光度计研究了沉积温度对ZnO薄膜微观结构及光致发光特性的影响.结果表明,合适的衬底温度有利于提高ZnO薄膜结晶质量;在室温下测量样品的光致发光谱(PL),观察到波长位于440nm左右和485nm左右的蓝色发光峰及527nm左右微弱的绿光峰,随衬底温度升高,样品的PL谱中蓝光强度都明显增大,低功率溅射对其蓝光发射具有很重要的影响.综合分析得出440nm左右的蓝光发射应与Zni有关,485nm附近的蓝光发射是由于氧空位形成的深施主能级上电子跃迁到价带顶的结果,而527nm左右的较弱的绿光发射主要来源于导带底到氧错位缺陷能级的跃迁.生长温度主要是通过改变薄膜中缺陷种类及浓度而影响着ZnO薄膜的发光特性的.     

高压强下外延生长的差分RHEED原位监测

给出了能在较高压强下进行原位监控生长的差分ＲＨＥＥＤ系统的设计思想，结构２性能等，同时给出了ＬＭＢＥ技术中实际应用的结果，包括随着氧压强的增加衍射条纹所发生的变化。阐述了产生这一现象的原因，提出了需要进一步研究和改进的问题。     

新型工艺制备ZnO薄膜的结构与形貌研究

采用了一种新型工艺制备ZnO薄膜。新工艺采用二步法,首先在N型Si(100)衬底上用离子束沉积溅射一层金属Zn膜,然后通过热氧化金属Zn膜制备ZnO薄膜。通过X射线衍射、原子力显微镜对不同制备工艺下的ZnO薄膜进行结构与形貌的分析比较。研究表明,Zn膜的离子束溅射沉积时间、热氧化时间和辅助枪的离子束对热氧化后的ZnO薄膜再轰击处理对ZnO薄膜的结构与形貌都会产生影响。     

高压强下外延生长的差分RHEED原位监测

给出了能在较高压强（10（-1）Pa）下进行原位监控生长的差分RHEED系统的设计思想、结构性能等，同时给出了在LMBE技术中实际应用的结果，包括随着氧压强的增加衍射条纹所发生的变化。阐述了产生这一现象的原因，提出了需要进一步研究和改进的问题。     

Ge/Si薄膜材料生长的偏压效应研究

利用超高真空磁控浅射系统生长了不同偏压下Ge／Si薄膜材料,所生长的材料采用了不加偏压和加偏压的生长环境。通过X射线小角衍射分析表明,加一定偏压的Ge／Si薄膜材料的层状远比不加偏压的材料好,并且加偏压可有效降低材料的生长温度。在加15－25V偏压明,获得了300℃的生长温度下,层状优良,粗糙度小的薄膜材料。     

PLD生长的ZnO薄膜的微结构及其发光特性研究

在不同的衬底温度下，通过脉冲激光淀积（PLD）方法在Si衬底上生长出c轴高度取向的ZnO薄膜。ZnO薄膜的结构分别通过X射线衍射（XRD）和广延X射线吸收精细结构（EXAFS）来表征，而表面成份和化学态则通过X射线光电子能谱来研究。利用光致发光（PL）来研究样品的发光特性。XRD结果和EXAFS结果都表明了500℃时生长的ZnO薄膜的结晶性比300℃时生长的要好。EXAFS结果和XPS结果显示，300℃时生长的ZnO薄膜处于富氧状态，而500℃时生长的则处于缺氧状态。结合XRD谱、EXAFS谱、XPS谱和PL谱的结果可以看到：随着ZnO薄膜的结晶性变好，它的紫外发光增强；另一方面，随着ZnO薄膜中O的含量减少，绿光发射变强。我们的结果表明绿光发射与ZnO中氧空位（V0）有关。     

SiO2/Si衬底制备ZnO薄膜及表征

本文报道了利用脉冲激光沉积技术在热氧化p型硅衬底上生长ZnO外延薄膜.引入高阻非晶SiO2缓冲层,有效地降低了检测过程中单晶衬底对ZnO薄膜的电学性能影响.利用XRD,SEM,Hall和PL对其进行研究.结果表明,在衬底温度为500℃时,生长的ZnO薄膜具有优良的晶体质量,电学性能和发光性能.     

A parametric study of AlN thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

High quality AlN thin films were grown at 200–450°C on sapphire substrates by laser ablation of Al targets in nitrogen reactive atmosphere. The nitrogen pressure was varied between 10⁻³ and 10⁻¹ mbar. The reactive gas pressure during irradiation and the temperature of the substrate were found to essentially influence the quality of the layers. X-ray diffraction analysis evidenced the formation of highly orientated layers for a very restrictive set of parameters. Other analysis techniques, like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy, optical transmission spectroscopy have been used to evidence the good stoichiometry and purity of the films. The characteristics of these films were compared with those of AlN thin films deposited in similar experimental conditions, on Si (100) and Si (111) substrates.     

Line defects, planar defects and voids in SrTiO3 films grown on MgO by pulsed laser and pulsed laser interval deposition

Two and three dimensional growth of SrTiO₃ films on (001) MgO substrate was achieved by pulsed laser interval and pulsed laser deposition respectively. The growth mode was monitored by in-situ reflection high energy electron diffraction. Interval deposition forces layer-by-layer growth of materials even with such a large lattice misfit (~ 7.9%). A titanium dioxide buffer monolayer was deposited to allow the film to wet the substrate to encourage two dimensional growth of the strontium titanate. A variety of defects was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and high resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Misfit dislocations, steps at the interface, Ti-rich defects and regularly shaped nano-holes connected by anti-phase boundaries were found to be the dominant defects in these films grown layer by layer. The edges of the nano-holes were mainly along [010] and [100] for a [001] growth direction. The large strain between the two crystal systems with large lattice mismatch leads to in-plane tensile stress during the layer-by-layer growth. The stress is relieved in part by the holes. The films with a three dimensional growth mode possess a uniform surface with dislocations as the dominant defects. The individual densities of the various defects, including a Ti-rich phase and misfit and threading dislocations, are determined by the kinetics of the deposition method.     

PLD法制备ZnO/Si异质结的I-V特性研究

用脉冲激光沉积法分别在不同电阻率的p型和n型Si( 100)衬底上制备了不掺杂ZnO薄膜,相应制成n-ZnO/p-Si和n-ZnO/n-Si异质结器件.利用X射线衍射和原子力显微镜对ZnO薄膜进行的结构和形貌测试表明,薄膜结晶情况良好,具有高度的c轴择优取向,表面颗粒大小、分布均匀.对器件的I-V特性测试表明,在无光条件下,制备的n-ZnO/p-Si异质结漏电流很低,而n-ZnO/n-Si同型异质结漏电流要稍大一些;随衬底电阻率的增大,上述器件的阈值电压变小;器件在光照下的漏电流明显比无光条件下的要大.     

热氧化法制备纳米ZnO薄膜及其发光特性的研究

用热氧化ZnS薄膜方法制备纳米ZnO薄膜．并用X射线衍射谱．光致发光谱表征和研究纳米ZnO薄膜结构特征及热氧化温度对薄膜质量的影响。X射线衍射结果表明纳米ZnO薄膜具有六角纤锌矿结构．且随热氧化温度升高．薄膜晶粒尺寸逐渐增大。光致发光谱是由紫外激子发光和与氧空位有关的深能级缺陷发光组成的．且随热氧化温度升高，激子发光峰发生红移．激子发光和深能级缺陷发光强度之比逐渐增大．在热氧化温度为800℃时，其比值为10。     

ZnO thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited on soda lime glass substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) in an oxygen-reactive atmosphere. The structural, optical, and electrical properties of the as-prepared thin films were studied in dependence of substrate temperature and oxygen pressure. High quality polycrystalline ZnO films with hexagonal wurtzite structure were deposited at substrate temperatures of 100 and 300 °C. The RMS roughness of the deposited oxide films was found to be in the range 2-9 nm and was only slightly dependent on substrate temperature and oxygen pressure. Electrical measurements indicated a decrease of film resistivity with the increase of substrate temperature and the decrease of oxygen pressure. The ZnO films exhibited high transmittance of 90% and their energy band gap and thickness were in the range 3.26-3.30 eV and 256-627 nm, respectively.     

Controlled growth and characteristics of single-phase Cu2O and CuO films by pulsed laser deposition

Copper oxide, Cu₂O and CuO, thin films have been synthesized on Si (100) substrates using pulsed laser deposition method. The influences of substrate temperature and oxygen pressure on the structural properties of copper oxide films were discussed. The X-ray diffraction results show that the structure of the films changes from Cu₂O to CuO phase with the increasing of the oxygen pressure. It is also found that the (200) and (111) preferred Cu₂O films can be modified by changing substrate temperature. The formation of Cu₂O and CuO films are further identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. For the Cu₂O films, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies indicate the presence of CuO on the surface. In addition, the optical gaps of Cu₂O and CuO films have been determined by measuring the transmittance and reflectance spectra.     

Catalyst size limitation in vapor-liquid-solid ZnO nanowire growth using pulsed laser deposition

Using a pulsed laser deposition system in a plane reflector configuration, we have grown single crystal ZnO nanowires using different gold catalyst quantities and different local particle fluxes. The number of ZnO nanowire over the square micrometer substrate surface proved to depend on both gold quantity and particle flux, in specific conditions. If for a “low particle flux” the nanowire density seems to strongly depend on the gold quantity, for a “high particle flux”, the dependence is no longer observable. The results were interpreted in terms of the catalyst absorbed particle concentration dependence on the catalyst droplet size and incident particle flux.     

Imposed layer-by-layer growth of ZnO on GaN/sapphire substrates using pulsed laser interval deposition

The oxide semiconductor ZnO is of high interest for electrooptical applications due to its direct and wide band gap in the UV region. We present our results on pulsed laser deposition growth of ZnO on GaN-buffered Al₂O₃ substrates. Using in-situ reflection high energy electron diffraction, intensity oscillations were recorded and used to apply the technique of interval deposition. A significant improvement of structural thin film quality was achieved due to the expansion of the high quality from the first layers to the whole film thickness.     

ZnO薄膜材料的发光谱

随着人们对ZnO薄膜材料发光特性的不同深入，发现了不同能量位置的多个发光峰，本文对用不同方法制备的ZnO薄膜材料的发光谱、发光特性及其相应的发光机制、国内外研究动态进行了综合评述。介绍了由带间跃迁、激子复合和缺陷能级引起的发光和发光谱特性。