Influences of annealing temperature on the optical properties of SiOx thin film prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering

2008 ◽  
Vol 255 (5) ◽  
pp. 2006-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Huang ◽  
Qiuming Song ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Bin Xie ◽  
Haiqian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Reactive Magnetron

Effects of Annealing Treatment on WO3 Thin Films Prepared by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

2014 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 248-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanat Srichaiyaperk ◽  
Kamon Aiempanakit ◽  
Mati Horprathum ◽  
Pitak Eiamchai ◽  
Chanunthorn Chananonnawathorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
Thin Film Thickness ◽  
Dc Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

Tungsten trioxide (WO3) thin films were prepared by a DC reactive magnetron sputtering technique. The thin film fabrication process used tungsten (99.995%) as the sputtering target, the mixture of argon and oxygen as sputtering and reactive gases, and silicon (100) and glass slides as the substrates. The effects of annealing temperature in the range of 200-400°C on physical and optical properties of the WO3 thin films were investigated. The nanostructures and morphologies of these films were characterized by grazing-incident X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The optical properties were analyzed by variable-angle spectroscopic ellipsometry (VASE) and spectrophotometer. From the XRD results, the as-deposited and annealed WO3 thin films up to 300°C were all amorphous. Only the WO3 thin film annealed at 400°C exhibited a polycrystalline monoclinic phase. The FE-SEM cross-sections and surface topologies demonstrated nearly identical thin-film thickness and physical grain sizes. The SE analyses showed that the thin films were all homogeneous dense layers with additional surface roughness. With the annealing treatment, the thin film thickness was slightly decreased. The SE physical model was best optimized with the Cauchy optical model. The results showed that the refractive index at 550 nm was increased from 2.17 to 2.23 with the increased annealing temperature. The results from the spectrophotometer confirmed that the optical spectra for the WO3 thin films were decreased. This study demonstrated that, the thin film annealed at 400°C exhibited the slightly lower transparency, which corresponded to the results from the GIXRD and SE analyses.

Effect of Operated Pressure on Anticorrosive Behavior of Ta2O5 Thin Film Grown by D.C. Reactive Magnetron Sputtering System

2013 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
pp. 242-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narathon Khemasiri ◽  
Chanunthorn Chananonnawathorn ◽  
Mati Horprathum ◽  
Yossawat Rayanasukha ◽  
Darinee Phromyothin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
Sputtering System

Tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) thin films, 100 nm thick were deposited by D.C. reactive magnetron sputtering system at different operated pressure on unheated p-type silicon (100) wafer and 304 stainless substrates. Their crystalline structure, film surface morphology and optical properties, as well as anticorrosive behavior, were investigated. The structure and morphology of films were characterized by grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The optical properties were determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The corrosion performances of the films were investigated through potentiostat and immersion tests in 1 M NaCl solutions. The results showed that as-deposited Ta2O5 thin films were amorphous. The refractive index varied from 2.06 to 2.17 (at 550 nm) with increasing operated pressure. The corrosion rate of Ta2O5 thin film improves as the operated pressure decreases. The Ta2O5 thin films deposited at 3 mTorr operated pressure could be exhibited high performance anticorrosive behavior.

Influence of Annealing Temperature on Microstructural and Optical Properties of TiN Thin Films Deposited by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

2013 ◽  
Vol 770 ◽  
pp. 197-200
Author(s):  
T. Rattana ◽  
N. Witit-Anun ◽  
S. Suwanboon ◽  
S. Chaiyakun
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
Annealing Temperatures ◽  
Dc Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Spherical Structures ◽  
Tin Thin Films

Polycrystalline TiN thin films were deposited on silicon and quartz substrates by DC reactive magnetron sputtering technique. The as-prepared thin films were annealed in air at various temperatures ranging between 400 °C to 700 °C. The effect of annealing temperatures on the microstructural and optical properties have been investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope, Raman scattering spectroscopy and UVVis spectrophotometer, respectively. The raman results indicated the presence of the rutile TiO2 phase for the samples annealed above 500°C. Many hollow-spherical structures appeared on the surface of films annealed at about 600 °C and the hollow-spherical structures occurred increasingly as a function of annealing temperatures. In addition, the optical properties of thin films depended strongly on annealing temperature.

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