scholarly journals EUROPIUM SILICATE THIN FILMS FABRICATED BY RF MAGNETRON SPUTTERING AND THERMAL TREATMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 147-152
Author(s):  
Young Chul Shin ◽  
Eun Hong Kim ◽  
Tae Geun Kim

We report the fabrication and optical characteristics of europium silicate thin films. Layer structures of Eu2O3/SiOX/Si (100) were deposited by an rf-sputtering method and annealed at 1100°C by rapid thermal annealing (RTA). Two methods were used for the deposition of SiOX layer: One was deposited by sputtering using SiO2 target (Ar gas at a rate of 50 sccm) and the other was deposited by reactive sputtering using Si target (Ar gas at a rate of 45 sccm, with an O2 gas at a rate of 5 sccm). Photoluminescence peak at 430 nm was observed in the sample composed of SiOx  interlayer sputtered from SiO2 target. In comparison, PL peak at 570 nm was observed in the other sample, the SiOx layer of which was deposited by reactive sputtering from Si target. The compositional distributions of these samples were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (Part 1, No. 8) ◽  
pp. 4872-4875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Cherl Jung ◽  
Hyeong-Do Kim ◽  
Moonsup Han ◽  
William Jo ◽  
Dong Chun Kim

Author(s):  
Sahadeb Ghosh ◽  
Mangala Nand ◽  
Rajiv Kamparath ◽  
Mukul Gupta ◽  
Devdatta M Phase ◽  
...  

Abstract Oriented thin films of β-(Ga1-xFex)2O3 have been deposited by RF magnetron sputtering on c-Al2O3 and GaN substrates. The itinerant character of Fe 3d states forming the top of the valence band (VB) of Fe substituted of β-Ga2O3 thin films has been determined from resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES). Further, admixture of itinerant and localized character of these Fe 3d sates is obtained for larger binding energies i.e deeper of VB. The bottom of the conduction band (CB) for β-(Ga1-xFex)2O3 is also found to be strongly hybridized states involving Fe 3d and O 2p states as compared to that of Ga 4s in pristine β-Ga2O3. This suggests that β-Ga2O3 transforms from band like system to a charge transfer system with Fe substitution. Furthermore, the bandgap red shits with Fe composition, which has been found to be primarily related to the shift of the CB edge.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (15) ◽  
pp. 1950152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wu ◽  
Xiaofeng Zhao ◽  
Chunpeng Ai ◽  
Zhipeng Yu ◽  
Dianzhong Wen

To research the piezoresistive properties of SiC thin films, a testing structure consisting of a cantilever beam, SiC thin films piezoresistors and a Cr/Pt electrode is proposed in this paper. The chips of testing structure were fabricated by micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology on a silicon wafer with [Formula: see text]100[Formula: see text] orientation, in which SiC thin films were deposited by using radio-frequency (13.56 MHz) magnetron sputtering method. The effect of sputtering power, annealing temperature and time on the microstructure and morphology of the SiC thin films were investigated by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It indicates that a good continuity and uniform particles on the SiC thin film surface can be achieved at sputtering power of 160 W after annealing. To verify the existence of Si–C bonds in the thin films, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used. Meanwhile, the piezoresistive properties of SiC thin films piezoresistors were measured using the proposed cantilever beam. The test result shows that it is possible to achieve a gauge factor of 35.1.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1117 ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Dobromir ◽  
Radu Paul Apetrei ◽  
A.V. Rogachev ◽  
Dmitry L. Kovalenko ◽  
Dumitru Luca

Amorphous Nb-doped TiO2 thin films were deposited on (100) Si and glass substrates at room temperature by RF magnetron sputtering and a mosaic-type Nb2O5-TiO2 sputtering target. To adjust the amount of the niobium dopant in the film samples, appropriate numbers of Nb2O5 pellets were placed on the circular area of the magnetron target with intensive sputtering. By adjusting the discharge conditions and the number of niobium oxide pellets, films with dopant content varying between 0 and 16.2 at.% were prepared, as demonstrated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the as-deposited samples showed the lack of crystalline ordering in the samples. Surfaces roughness and energy band gap values increase with dopant concentration, as showed by atomic force microscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy measurements.


2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 3380-3383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Haruyama ◽  
Teruyuki Kitagawa ◽  
Kazuhiro Kanda ◽  
Shinji Matsui ◽  
Tatsuo Gejo ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bong Ju Lee ◽  
Ho Jun Song ◽  
Jin Jeong

Al-doped zinc-oxide (AZO) thin films were prepared by RF magnetron sputtering at different oxygen partial pressures and substrate temperatures. The charge-carrier concentrations in the films decreased from 1.69 × 1021to 6.16 × 1017 cm−3with increased gas flow rate from 7 to 21 sccm. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the (002)/(103) peak-intensity ratio decreased as the gas flow rate increased, which was related to the increase of AZO thin film disorder. X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) of the O1s were decomposed into metal oxide component (peak A) and the adsorbed molecular oxygen on thin films (peak B). The area ratio of XPS peaks (A/B) was clearly related to the stoichiometry of AZO films; that is, the higher value of A/B showed the higher stoichiometric properties.


2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 2340-2346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yu Liang ◽  
Qing Nan Zhao ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Wen Hui Yuan ◽  
Yu Hong Dong

With a mixture gas of N2 and Ar, silicon nitride thin films were deposited on glass substrates by different radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering power without intentional substrate heating. The chemical composition, phase structure, surface morphology, optical properties, refractive index, hydrophobic properties of the films were characterized by X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), X-ray diffraction(XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy(UV-Vis), nkd-system spectrophotometer and CA-XP150 contact angle analyzer, respectively. The results showed that silicon nitride thin films were amorphous and rich in Si; the transmittance reduced but refractive index and surface roughness increased; and the hydrophobic properties of SiNx became better with the increase of RF power.


2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 1140-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. T. Jensen ◽  
S. Diplas ◽  
O. M. Løvvik ◽  
J. Watts ◽  
S. Hinder ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Z.Y. Zhong ◽  
J.H. Gu ◽  
X. He ◽  
C.Y. Yang ◽  
J. Hou

Indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering on glass substrates employing a sintered ceramic target. The influence of substrate temperature on the structural, compositional, optical and electrical properties of the thin films were investigated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), spectrophotometer and four-point probes. All the ITO thin films show a polycrystalline indium oxide structure and have a preferred orientation along the (222) direction. The substrate temperature significantly affects the crystal structure and optoelectrical properties of the thin films. With the increment of substrate temperature, the electrical resistivity of the deposited films decreases, the crystallite dimension, optical bandgap and average transmittance in the visible region increase. The ITO thin film deposited at substrate temperature of 200 °C possesses the best synthetic optoelectrical properties, with the highest transmittance, the lowest resistivity and the highest figure of merit.


2012 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 202-206
Author(s):  
Xiao Hua Sun ◽  
Zhi Meng Luo ◽  
Shuang Hou ◽  
Cai Hua Huang ◽  
Jun Zou

BZNT (Bi1.5Zn0.5Nb0.5Ti1.5O7) thin films were prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering in different O2/Ar ranging from 4:16 to 7:13. The structure and surface morphology of BZNT thin films were investigated by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and atom force microscopy (AFM). The analysis of component in BZNT films were carried out by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The dielectric measurements were conducted on metal-insulator-metal capacitors at the frequency from 100 Hz to 1M Hz. It’s found that the O2/Ar ratios significantly influence the elements content in BZNT thin films and the morphology and dielectric properties of BZNT thin films. At 1M Hz, the dielectric constant of BZNT thin films deposited at O2/Ar ranging from 4:16 to 7:13 is 212, 187, 171, 196, respectively. The BZNT thin film prepared at O2/Ar = 6:14 shows the highest figure of merit for its very low dielectric loss of 0.0024.


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