Crystal Structure of Non-Doped and Sn-Doped α-(GaFe)2O3 Thin Films.

2013 ◽  
Vol 1494 ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Kaneko ◽  
Kazuaki Akaiwa ◽  
Shizuo Fujita

ABSTRACTCorundum structured α-(GaFe)2O3 alloy thin films were obtained on c-plane sapphire substrates by the mist chemical vapor deposition method. Wide range of X-ray diffraction 2θ/θ scanning measurements indicated that these crystals were epitaxially grown on c-plane sapphire substrates and these are no other crystal oriented phase. The cross-sectional and plane-view transmission electron microscope images showed the growth along the c-axis of α-(GaFe)2O3 thin films on sapphire substrates, forming joint of columnar structure. The non-doped α-(GaFe)2O3 thin films showed ferromagnetic properties at 300 K, though the origin of ferromagnetism still remained unresolved. In order to enhance the spin-carrier interaction, Sn doped α-(GaFe)2O3 alloy thin films were fabricated on c-plane sapphire substrates. X-ray diffraction 2θ/θ and ω scanning measurement results indicated that the highly-crystalline films were epitaxially grown on substrates in spite of the Sn-doping.

2007 ◽  
Vol 1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Iwane ◽  
Naoki Wakiya ◽  
Naonori Sakamoto ◽  
Takato Nakamura ◽  
Hisao Suzuki

AbstractEpitaxial aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films were successfully prepared on the (0001) sapphire substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using aluminum iodide (AlI3) and ammonia (NH3) under atmospheric pressure at 750 ºC. The crystallographic relationship between AlN thin films and Al2O3 substrate is in the following; AlN(0001)//Al2O3(0001) and AlN[1010]//Al2O3[1120]. Lattice parameters of AlN thin film measured by X-ray diffraction revealed that c=0.498 and a=0.311 nm, respectively. Residual stress estimated by modified sin2ψ method was 0.38 GPa in compressive stress. Cross-sectional TEM observation revealed that an interlayer lies between the AlN films and the sapphire substrate. It was suggested that relaxation of residual stress caused by the mismatching of lattice parameter and thermal expansion coefficient was brought about by the interlayer.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3645
Author(s):  
Liyao Zhang ◽  
Yuxin Song ◽  
Nils von den Driesch ◽  
Zhenpu Zhang ◽  
Dan Buca ◽  
...  

The structural properties of GeSn thin films with different Sn concentrations and thicknesses grown on Ge (001) by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and on Ge-buffered Si (001) wafers by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) were analyzed through high resolution X-ray diffraction and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. Two-dimensional reciprocal space maps around the asymmetric (224) reflection were collected by X-ray diffraction for both the whole structures and the GeSn epilayers. The broadenings of the features of the GeSn epilayers with different relaxations in the ω direction, along the ω-2θ direction and parallel to the surface were investigated. The dislocations were identified by transmission electron microscopy. Threading dislocations were found in MBE grown GeSn layers, but not in the CVD grown ones. The point defects and dislocations were two possible reasons for the poor optical properties in the GeSn alloys grown by MBE.


Cerâmica ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (305) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. B. Bernardi ◽  
E. J. H. Lee ◽  
P. N. Lisboa-Filho ◽  
E. R. Leite ◽  
E. Longo ◽  
...  

The synthesis of TiO2 thin films was carried out by the Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) method. The influence of deposition parameters used during growth on the final structural characteristics was studied. A combination of the following experimental parameters was studied: temperature of the organometallic bath, deposition time, and temperature and substrate type. The high influence of those parameters on the final thin film microstructure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy with electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction.


1996 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kung ◽  
A. Saxler ◽  
D. Walker ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
R. Lavado ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe present the metalorganic chemical vapor deposition growth, n-type and p-type doping and characterization of AlxGa1-xN alloys on sapphire substrates. We report the fabrication of Bragg reflectors and the demonstration of two dimensional electron gas structures using AlxGa1-xN high quality films. We report the structural characterization of the AlxGa1-xN / GaN multilayer structures and superlattices through X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. A density of screw and mixed threading dislocations as low as 107 cm-2 was estimated in AlxGa1-xN / GaN structures. The realization of AlxGa1-xN based UV photodetectors with tailored cut-off wavelengths from 365 to 200 nm are presented.


2012 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 432-436
Author(s):  
Chutima Paksunchai ◽  
Somyod Denchitcharoen ◽  
Surasing Chaiyakun ◽  
Pichet Limsuwan

The (Ti,Cr)N thin films were deposited with various N2 flow rates on silicon wafers by reactive unbalanced magnetron co-sputtering without heating and biasing substrates. The effects of N2 flow rate on the structure and morphologies of the films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results revealed that the (Ti,Cr)N thin films formed solid solutions with the fcc structure. The crystallite sizes calculated from Scherrer formula are about 13 nm. The root-mean-square roughness (Rrms) and the thickness (Tth) of the films were slightly decreased with the increase in N2 flow rate. The cross-sectional morphology showed columnar structure corresponding to zone 2. In addition, the N atomic concentration was also increased with the increase in N2 flow rate.


2019 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 00053
Author(s):  
Alexandr Zamchiy ◽  
Evgeniy Baranov

The a-SiOx:H thin films were deposited by the gas-jet electron beam plasma chemical vapor deposition method with different stoichiometry (x=0.15-1.0) for different SiH4 flow rates. The concentration of hydrogen in the films increases with the growth rate in ranges from 1.5 to 4.8 at.%. Further annealing leads to the effusion of hydrogen from the structure of the material and the compression of the structure, which leads to a reduction in the thickness for all films. X-ray diffraction measurements showed that the as-deposited films crystallized to form nc-Si about 4-8 nm in size after annealing at 1000°C.


1998 ◽  
Vol 533 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Mooney ◽  
J. O. Chu ◽  
J. A. Ott ◽  
J. L. Jordan-Sweet ◽  
B. S. Meyerson ◽  
...  

AbstractSi/Si1-xGex, heterostructures on improved silicon-on-sapphire substrates were grown epitaxially by ultra-high vacuum chemical vapor deposition for application as p-channel field effect transistors. High-resolution triple-axis x-ray diffraction was used to analyze these structures quantitatively and to evaluate the effects of device fabrication processes on them. Out-;diffusion of Ge from the Si1-xGex, quantum well was observed after fabrication as was the change in thickness of the Si cap layer due to wafer cleaning and gate oxidation at 875 °C


2007 ◽  
Vol 280-283 ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Fei Gu ◽  
Hui Ming Ji ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Ting Xian Xu

CuO-SrTiO3-based thin films were prepared by novel sol-gel technology on Al2O3 substrates using Cu(NO3)2, SrCl2 and TiCl4 as the starting materials, critic acid and ethylene glycol as chelating agents. CO2 sensing properties of the films were investigated. Structure characteristics of the sol and asgrown thin films were analyzed by FT-IR spectrum, X-ray diffraction and SEM. The results reveal that the films consisted of CuO phase and SrTiO3 phase have nanocrystalline microstructure at 750°C for 40 min. The modified CuO-SrTiO3 thin films exhibit good resistance-temperature and gas sensitivity properties in a wide range of temperature. The films exposed to 6% CO2 show that sensitivity are 32, and response and recover time are within 2 s at 250 °C operating temperature.


2003 ◽  
Vol 792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichiro Aizawa ◽  
Yuka Nasu ◽  
Masami Aono ◽  
Nobuaki Kitazawa ◽  
Yoshihisa Watanabe

ABSTRACTIrradiation effect of low-energy nitrogen ion beam on amorphous carbon nitride (a-CNx) thin films has been investigated. The a-CNx films were prepared on silicon single crystal substrates by hot carbon-filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD). After deposition, the CNx films were irradiated by a nitrogen ion beam with energy from 0.1 to 2.0 keV. Irradiation effect on the film microstructure and composition was studied by SEM and XPS, focusing on the effect of nitrogen ion beam energy. Surface and cross sectional observations by SEM reveal that the as-deposited films show a densely distributed columnar structure and the films change to be a sparsely distributed cone-like structure after irradiation. It is also found that 2.0 keV ions skeltonize the films more clearly than 0.1 kev ions. Depth profiles of nitrogen in the films observed by XPS show that nitrogen absorption into films is more prominent after irradiation by 0.1 keV nitrogen ions than 2.0 keV ions.


1999 ◽  
Vol 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Chen ◽  
R. Zhang ◽  
X.F. Xu ◽  
Z.Z. Chen ◽  
Y.G. Zhou ◽  
...  

AbstractThe oxidation of GaN epilayers in dry oxygen has been studied. The 1-μm-thick GaN epilayers grown on (0001) sapphire substrates by Rapid-Thermal-Processing/Low Pressure Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition were used in this work. The oxidation of GaN in dry oxygen was performed at various temperatures for different time. The oxide was identified as the monoclinic β-Ga2O3 by a θ-2θ scan X-ray diffraction (XRD). The scanning electron microscope observation shows a rough oxide surface and an expansion of the volume. XRD data also showed that the oxidation of GaN began to occur at 800°C. The GaN diffraction peaks disappeared at 1050°C for 4 h or at 1100°C for 1 h, which indicates that the GaN epilayers has been completely oxidized. From these results, it was found that the oxidation of GaN in dry oxygen was not layer-by-layer and limited by the interfacial reaction and diffusion mechanism at different temperatures.


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