SiO2和HfO2薄膜光学性能的椭偏光谱测量

结合XRD和原子力显微镜等方法,利用椭圆偏振光谱仪测试了单层SiO2薄膜（K9基片）和单层HfO2薄膜（K9基片）的椭偏参数,并用Sellmeier模型和Cauchy模型对两种薄膜进行拟合,获得了SiO2薄膜和HfO2薄膜在300-800nm波段内的色散关系。用X射线衍射仪确定薄膜结构,并用原子力显微镜观察薄膜的微观形貌,分析表明：SiO2薄膜晶相结构呈现无定型结构,HfO2薄膜的晶相结构呈现单斜相结构;薄膜光学常数的大小和薄膜的表面形貌有关;Sellmeier和Cauchy模型较好地描述了该波段内薄膜的光学性能,并得到薄膜的折射率和消光系数等光学常数随波长的变化规律。     

弱吸收基底上弱吸收薄膜的光学常数计算方法

采用一种相对简单而又精确的光度法来计算弱吸收基底上弱吸收薄膜的光学常数,为低损耗紫外薄膜的设计与实现提供了理论基础。采用JGS1型熔融石英基底,制备了MgF2与LaF3材料的单层膜,获得了JGS1型熔融石英基底及MgF2与LaF3薄膜的光学常数色散曲线。结果显示:在200 nm左右处,JGS1型熔融石英基底的吸收已经比较明显,消光系数在10-8量级,因此,应考虑基底的弱吸收,以提高薄膜光学常数的计算精度。     

椭偏与光度法联用精确测定吸收薄膜的光学常数与厚度

介绍了一种同时利用椭偏仪和分光光度计精确测量薄膜光学常数的方法, 并详细比较了该方法与使用单一椭偏仪拟合结果的可靠性.采用可变入射角光谱型椭偏仪（VASE）表征了250—1700 nm波段辉光放电法沉积的类金刚石薄膜,研究发现当仅用椭偏参数拟合时,由于厚度与折射率、消光系数的强烈相关性,无法得到吸收薄膜光学常数的准确解.如果加入分光光度计测得的透射率同时拟合,得到的结果具有很好的惟一性.该方法无需设定色散模型即可快速拟合出理想的结果,特别适合于确定透明衬底上较薄吸收膜的光学常数. 关键词： 光学常数 光谱型椭偏仪 吸收薄膜 透射率     

近红外波段锑基铋掺杂薄膜厚度对光学常数与光学带隙的影响

采用磁控溅射法制备了不同厚度的锑基铋掺杂薄膜,用X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了薄膜结构随厚度的变化。利用椭圆偏振法测定了样品薄膜在近红外波段的光学常数与光学带隙,研究了膜厚对样品薄膜光学常数和光学带隙的影响。结果表明,膜厚从7 nm增加至100 nm时,其结构由非晶态转变为晶态。在950～2200 nm波段,不同厚度薄膜样品的折射率在4.6～8.9范围,消光系数在0.6～5.8范围,光学带隙在0.32～0.16 eV范围。随着膜厚的增加,薄膜的折射率和光学带隙减小,而消光系数升高;光学常数在膜厚50 nm时存在临界值,其原因是临界值前后薄膜微观结构变化不同。     

椭偏光谱测量中椭偏参数的灵敏度分析

在对椭圆偏振测量的基本原理进行了简单介绍和推导后,讨论了椭圆偏振测量中椭偏参数关于薄膜参数的灵敏度以及入射角对椭偏参数的影响,并进行了具体的仿真分析,得到如下结论：椭偏参数Delta对薄膜光学常数和薄膜厚度变化的灵敏度明显高于椭偏参数Psi。在椭偏数据处理中,椭偏参数Delta的测量精度直接影响薄膜光学常数和薄膜厚度的拟合精度。为了提高椭偏参数Delta的测量精度,可以选择入射角在膺布儒斯特角附近。所得结论对高精度椭偏测量具有指导意义。     

光谱型椭偏仪精确表征非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数

采用光谱型椭偏仪(SE)和分光光度计分别测量了超薄类金刚石(DLC)薄膜和非晶硅(a-Si)薄膜的椭偏参数(y和D)和透射率T。由于薄膜的厚度与折射率、消光系数之间存在强烈的相关性,仅采用椭偏参数拟合,难以准确得到薄膜的光学常数。如果加入透射率同时进行拟合(以下简称SE+T法),可简单、快速得到薄膜的厚度和光学常数。但随机噪声、样品表面的轻微污染或衬底上任何小的吸收都可能影响SE+T法拟合的光学常数的准确性。因此将SE+T法和光学常数参数化法联用,实现DLC、a-Si薄膜光学常数的参数化,以消除测量数据中的噪声对光学常数的影响。结果显示,联用时的拟合结果具有更好的唯一性,而且拟合得到的光学常数变得平滑、连续且符合Kramers-Kronig(K-K)关系。这种方法特别适合于精确表征厚度仅为几十纳米的非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数。     

光谱型椭偏仪精确表征非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数EI北大核心CSCD

采用光谱型椭偏仪(SE)和分光光度计分别测量了超薄类金刚石(DLC)薄膜和非晶硅(a-Si)薄膜的椭偏参数(y和D)和透射率T。由于薄膜的厚度与折射率、消光系数之间存在强烈的相关性,仅采用椭偏参数拟合,难以准确得到薄膜的光学常数。如果加入透射率同时进行拟合(以下简称SE+T法),可简单、快速得到薄膜的厚度和光学常数。但随机噪声、样品表面的轻微污染或衬底上任何小的吸收都可能影响SE+T法拟合的光学常数的准确性。因此将SE+T法和光学常数参数化法联用,实现DLC、a-Si薄膜光学常数的参数化,以消除测量数据中的噪声对光学常数的影响。结果显示,联用时的拟合结果具有更好的唯一性,而且拟合得到的光学常数变得平滑、连续且符合Kramers-Kronig(K-K)关系。这种方法特别适合于精确表征厚度仅为几十纳米的非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数。     

基于透射光谱确定溶胶凝胶ZrO2薄膜的光学常数

基于溶胶凝胶ZrO2薄膜的紫外/可见/近红外透射实验光谱,采用Swanepoel方法结合Wemple-DiDomenico色散模型,方便地导出了ZrO2薄膜在200-1200 nm波长范围内的光学常数,包括折射率、色散常数、膜层厚度、吸收系数及能量带隙.研究发现,溶胶凝胶ZrO2薄膜具有高折射率(1.63-1.93,测试波长为632.8 nm)、低吸收和直接能量带隙(4.97-5.63 eV) 等光学特性,而且其光学常数对薄膜制备过程中的重要工艺参数--膜层后处理温度表现出强烈的依赖性.此外,在膜层的弱吸收和中等吸收光谱区域内,计算得到的折射率色散曲线与分光光度法的测试结果基本符合,说明本实验中所建立的计算方法在确定溶胶凝胶ZrO2薄膜光学常数方面的可靠性.     

椭偏与光度法联用精确测定吸收薄膜的光学常数与厚度

介绍了一种同时利用椭偏仪和分光光度计精确测量薄膜光学常数的方法, 并详细比较了该方法与使用单一椭偏仪拟合结果的可靠性.采用可变入射角光谱型椭偏仪（VASE）表征了250—1700 nm波段辉光放电法沉积的类金刚石薄膜,研究发现当仅用椭偏参数拟合时,由于厚度与折射率、消光系数的强烈相关性,无法得到吸收薄膜光学常数的准确解.如果加入分光光度计测得的透射率同时拟合,得到的结果具有很好的惟一性.该方法无需设定色散模型即可快速拟合出理想的结果,特别适合于确定透明衬底上较薄吸收膜的光学常数.     

射频磁控反应溅射氮氧化硅薄膜的研究

利用SiOxNy薄膜光学常数随化学计量比连续变化的特性,给出了制备折射率连续可调的SiOxNy薄膜的实验条件。用磁控反应溅射法制备了不同氮氧比的SiOxNy薄膜。研究了不同气流比率条件下薄膜光学常数、化学成分及溅射速率等的变化。用UV-VIS光谱仪测试了透射率曲线,利用改进的单纯型法拟合透射率曲线计算得到了折射率和消光系数。测试了红外傅立叶光谱(FTIR)曲线和X光光电子能谱(XPS)分析了薄膜成分的变化。实验表明薄膜特性与N2／O2流量比率密切相关,通过控制总压和改变气体流量比可控制SiOxNy薄膜的折射率n从1．92到1．46连续变化,应用Wemple-DiDomenico模型计算出光子带隙在6．5eV到5eV之间单调变化。     

椭偏透射法测量氢化非晶硅薄膜厚度和光学参数

针对多角度椭偏测量透明基片上薄膜厚度和光学参数时基片背面非相干反射光的影响问题,报道了利用椭偏透射谱测量等离子增强化学气相沉积法(PECVD)制备的a-Si:H薄膜厚度和光学参数的方法,分析了基片温度T_s和辉光放电前气体温度T_g的影响.研究表明,用椭偏透射法测量的a-Si:H薄膜厚度值与扫描电镜(SEM)测得的值相当,推导得到的光学参数与其他研究者得到的结果一致.该方法可用于生长在透明基片上的其他非晶或多晶薄膜. 关键词： 椭偏测量 透射法 光学参数 氢化非晶硅薄膜     

Optical characterization of bromo-alkoxyl-substituted copper phthalocyanine derivative thin films

A series of thin films of copper phthalocyanine derivatives with bromine and alkoxyl substituents [CuPc(OC₈H₁₇)₄Br_m, m=0,1,2,4] were prepared on single-crystal silicon substrates by spin coating. The ellipsometric spectra of the films have been studied on a rotating analyzer–polarizer type of scanning ellipsometer. The optical, dielectric constants and absorption coefficients of the films in 500–800 nm wavelength region were obtained. The results show that the complex refractive index, dielectric constants and absorption coefficient of these thin films are influenced regularly by bromine substituent on conjugated macrocycle. It was found that there are approximately linear relationships between the resonance absorption wavelengths of the films and the average number of bromine atoms substituted on the phthalocyanine ring.     

Optical properties of nickel(II)-azo complexes thin films for potential application as high-density recordable optical recording media

Smooth thin films of three kinds of nickel(II)-azo complexes were prepared by the spin-coating method. Absorption spectra of the thin films on K9 glass substrate in the 300-600 nm wavelength region were measured. Optical constants (complex refractive index ) and thickness of the thin films prepared on single-crystal silicon substrate in the 300-600 nm wavelength region were investigated on rotating analyzer-polarizer type of scanning ellipsometer, and dielectric constants , absorption coefficients α as well as reflectance R of thin films were then calculated at 405 nm. In addition, in order to examine the possible use of nickel(II)-azo complex thin film as an optical recording medium, one of the nickel(II)-azo complex thin film prepared on K9 glass substrate with an Ag reflective layer was also studied by atomic force microscopy and static optical recording. The results show that the nickel(II)-azo complex thin film is smooth and has a root mean square surface roughness of 2.25 nm, and the recording marks on the nickel(II)-azo complex thin film are very clear and circular, and their size can reach 200 nm or less.     

Thickness dependent optical properties of titanium oxide thin films

TiO₂ thin films of different thickness were prepared by the Electron Beam Evaporation (EBE) method on crystal silicon. A variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer (VASE) was used to determine the optical constants and thickness of the investigated films in the spectral range from 300 to 800 nm at incident angles of 60°, 70°, and 75°, respectively. The whole spectra have been fitted by Forouhi–Bloomer (FB) model, whose best-fit parameters reveal that both electron lifetime and band gap of TiO₂ thin film have positive correlation to the film thickness. The refractive indices of TiO₂ thin film increase monotonically with an increase in film thickness in the investigated spectral range. The refractive index spectra of TiO₂ thin films have maxima at around 320 nm and the maxima exhibit a marginally blue-shift from 327.9 to 310.0 nm with an increase in film thickness. The evolution of structural disorder in the TiO₂ thin film growth can be used to explain these phenomena.     

Exact ellipsometric measurement of thickness and optical properties of a thin light-absorbing film without auxiliary measurements

It is shown, by exploring film optics, that the thickness and optical constants (refractive and absorption indices) of a light absorbing film can be determined from optical measurements alone made by an ellipsometer without the necessity of an auxiliary non-optical measurement. Use is made of an extra equation, relating the intensity of the reflected light to the three parameters pertaining to the film, in addition to the equations used in conventional ellipsometry. A surface film on cobalt in the state of electrochemically induced passivity was analyzed using this approach.     

N掺杂对非晶C薄膜的电子结构与光学性质的影响

用直流磁控溅射法制备了非晶C薄膜及N掺杂非晶C(a-C∶N)薄膜,用紫外-可见分光光谱仪、椭圆偏振仪、俄歇电子能谱(AES)等对薄膜进行了检测。结果表明：随源气体中N气含量的增加,透过率和折射率变小, 而光学带隙先增大后减小; 当薄膜中N的含量很少,N的掺入对sp3杂化C起稳定作用,使得薄膜光学带隙E_g增大。而较高量N的掺入抑制了sp3杂化C的形成,提高了薄膜中sp2键含量,使得薄膜光学带隙变小。参数D定义为俄歇电子能谱(AES)中最大正峰和最低负峰之间的距离,用俄歇电子能谱中的D值来计算薄膜的sp2键的百分含量,俄歇电子能谱(AES)表征也表明：较高量的N的掺入抑制了sp3杂化C的形成。所以应该考虑在较低N分压条件下掺N来改善非晶C薄膜的光学性能。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备高折射率TiO2薄膜

 采用溶胶- 凝胶法制备了TiO₂纳米晶溶胶,并以旋涂法（spin-coating）镀制了高折射率光学薄膜。借助光散射技术和透射电镜研究了溶胶的微结构。采用原子力显微镜、场发射扫描电镜、紫外-可见-近红外光谱仪、椭偏仪、漫反射吸收光谱及强激光辐照实验,对膜层的结构、光学性能及抗激光损伤性能进行了系统的表征。结果显示:纳米晶薄膜的折射率达到了1.9,而传统的溶胶-凝胶薄膜折射率只有1.6;同时纳米晶薄膜的抗激光损伤阈值与传统的溶胶-凝胶薄膜相差不大,在1 064 nm处分别为16.3 J/cm²(3 ns脉冲) 和16.6 J/cm²(3 ns脉冲);纳米晶溶胶薄膜可以在保持较高抗激光损伤阈值情况下,大幅度提高薄膜折射率。     

Synthesis and optical characterization of nanocrystalline CdTe thin films

From several years the study of binary compounds has been intensified in order to find new materials for solar photocells. The development of thin film solar cells is an active area of research at this time. Much attention has been paid to the development of low cost, high efficiency thin film solar cells. CdTe is one of the suitable candidates for the production of thin film solar cells due to its ideal band gap, high absorption coefficient. The present work deals with thickness dependent study of CdTe thin films. Nanocrystalline CdTe bulk powder was synthesized by wet chemical route at pH≈11.2 using cadmium chloride and potassium telluride as starting materials. The product sample was characterized by transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. The structural characteristics studied by X-ray diffraction showed that the films are polycrystalline in nature. CdTe thin films with thickness 40, 60, 80 and 100 nm were prepared on glass substrates by using thermal evaporation onto glass substrate under a vacuum of 10⁻⁶ Torr. The optical constants (absorption coefficient, optical band gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient, real and imaginary part of dielectric constant) of CdTe thin films was studied as a function of photon energy in the wavelength region 400–2000 nm. Analysis of the optical absorption data shows that the rule of direct transitions predominates. It has been found that the absorption coefficient, refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k) decreases while the values of optical band gap increase with an increase in thickness from 40 to 100 nm, which can be explained qualitatively by a thickness dependence of the grain size through decrease in grain boundary barrier height with grain size.     

Determination and analysis of the optical constants of thin films of nickel(II) and copper(II) hydrazone complexes by spectroscopic ellipsometry

Thin films of four nickel(II) and copper(II) hydrazone complexes, which will hopefully be used as recording layers for the next-generation of high-density recordable disks, were prepared by using the spin-coating method. Absorption spectra of the thin films on K9 optical glass substrates in the 300–700 nm wavelength region were measured. Optical constants (complex refractive indices N) and thickness d of the thin films prepared on single-crystal silicon substrates in the 275–675 nm wavelength region were investigated on a rotating analyzer-polarizer scanning ellipsometer by fitting the measured ellipsometric angles (Ψ(λ) and Δ(λ)) with a 3-layer model (Si/dye film/air). The dielectric functions ε and absorption coefficients α as a function of the wavelength were then calculated. Additionally, a design to achieve high reflectivity and optimum dye film thickness with an appropriate reflective layer was performed with the Film Wizard software using a multilayered model (PC substrate/reflective layer/dye film/air) at 405 nm wavelength. PACS 81.05.L; 78.20.Ci; 78.20.-e     

溶胶-凝胶SiO2酸性膜与碱性膜的激光损伤行为

 采用溶胶-凝胶技术分别在K9基片上镀制了光学厚度相近的单层SiO₂酸性膜和碱性膜。测试了两类薄膜的激光损伤阈值;分别采用透射式光热透镜技术、椭偏仪、原子力显微镜、扫描电镜和光学显微镜研究了两类薄膜的热吸收、孔隙率、微观表面形貌、激光辐照前薄膜的杂质和缺陷状况以及激光辐照后薄膜的损伤形貌。实验结果表明：相对于碱性膜,酸性膜有更大的热吸收和更小的孔隙率,因此其激光损伤阈值较小;两类薄膜不同的损伤形貌与薄膜的热吸收系数与微观结构有关。