The effect of oxygen partial pressure on physical properties of nano‐crystalline silver oxide thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering

Nano‐crystalline silver oxide films were deposited on glass and silicon substrates held at room temperature by RF magnetron sputtering of silver target under different oxygen partial pressures. The influence of oxygen partial pressure on the structural, morphological, electrical and optical properties of deposited films was investigated. Varying oxygen partial pressure during the sputter deposition leads to changes of mixed phase of Ag₂O and Ag to a single phase of Ag₂O and to AgO. The X‐ray diffraction and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy results showed the formation of single phase Ag₂O with cubic structure at oxygen partial pressures of 2x10^‐2 Pa while the films deposited at higher oxygen partial pressure of 9x10^‐2 Pa showed the formation of single phase of AgO with monoclinic structure. Raman spectroscopic studies on the single phase Ag₂O showed the stretching vibration of Ag‐O bonds. Single‐phase Ag₂O films obtained at oxygen partial pressure of 2x10^‐2 Pa were nano‐crystalline with crystallite size of 20 nm and possessed an electrical resistivity of 5.2x10^‐3 Ωcm and optical band gap of 2.05 eV. The films deposited at higher oxygen partial pressure of 9x10^‐2 Pa were of AgO with electrical resistivity of 1.8x10^‐2 Ωcm and optical band gap of 2.13 eV. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

射频溅射功率对Mn-Co-Ni-O薄膜结构与性能的影响

采用射频磁控溅射技术在硅衬底上制备了锰钴镍氧(Mn-Co-Ni-O, MCNO)薄膜并进行了后退火处理。利用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、光学测试仪器等测试手段对晶体结构、表面形貌及光学性能进行表征。分析了不同射频溅射功率(60~100 W)对MCNO薄膜表面微观形貌、晶体结构和光学性能的影响。结果表明,在60~90 W下获得的薄膜表面致密且均匀,但在100 W下获得的MCNO薄膜表面晶粒尺寸显著增大。物相分析表明,采用射频磁控溅射沉积的MCNO薄膜主要为尖晶石结构,溅射功率对薄膜结晶质量和择优取向具有显著影响,在80 W下获得的MCNO薄膜结晶质量最佳。同时,拉曼光谱测试也表明该MCNO薄膜表现出最强的Mn⁴⁺—O对称弯曲振动和最小的压应力。紫外-可见-近红外光谱分析表明,MCNO薄膜的吸光范围主要在可见光-近红外波段,在80~90 W溅射功率下获得的MCNO薄膜在近红外波段表现出更强的吸收峰。射频溅射功率的改变会影响薄膜的厚度和结晶质量,从而对薄膜的光学带隙起到调控作用。光致发光光谱测试不同溅射功率下薄膜的缺陷峰发光强度,且在功率为80 W时沉积的薄膜具有最强紫外发射峰,表明改变溅射功率能够有效改善薄膜缺陷及提高晶体质量。     

溅射气压对碳硅氧薄膜透过率及光学带隙的影响

采用射频磁控溅射技术在玻璃基底和单晶硅片(100)上制备了碳硅氧(SiOC)薄膜,通过扫描电镜、X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱及紫外可见透射光谱等技术手段对其进行了分析,研究了在不同溅射气压下所制备薄膜的组分、透过率及光学带隙.结果表明:随着溅射气压的增大,薄膜内部sp3键含量、透过率及光学带隙均随之增大,sp3键及其形成的宽带隙σ键对薄膜光学带隙有着较大影响.在溅射气压为3.0 Pa的条件下,薄膜光学带隙为2.67 eV.     

射频溅射功率对ZnO透明导电薄膜光电性能的影响

采用磁控溅射技术在不同溅射功率下制备了ZnO薄膜.研究了薄膜的沉积速率、光电特性以及不同功率条件下制备的ZnO薄膜对HIT电池开路电压的影响.结果表明:在溅射功率为200 W时制备的薄膜,具有良好的导电性和光透过性;将其应用到HIT电池中,得到的开路电压最高.该研究对提高HIT电池性能具有一定的参考意义.     

Substrate effect on microstructure and optical performance of sputter‐deposited TiO2 thin films

This study deals with the role of the different substrates on the microstructural, optical and electronical properties of TiO₂ thin films produced by conventional direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering in a mixture of pure argon and oxygen using a Ti metal target with the aid of X–ray diffractometer (XRD), ultra violet spectrometer (UV–vis) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. Transparent TiO₂ thin films are deposited on Soda lime glass, MgO(100), quartz and sitall substrates. Phase purity, surface morphology, optical and photocatalytic properties of the films are compared with each other. It is found that the amplitude of interference oscillation of the films is in a range of 77‐89%. The transmittance of the film deposited on Soda lime glass is the smallest while the film produced on MgO(100) substrate obtains the maximum transmittance value. The refractive index and optical band gap of the TiO₂ thin films are also inferred from the transmittance spectra. The results show that the film deposited on Soda lime glass has the better optical property while the film produced on MgO(100) substrate exhibits much better photoactivity than the other films because of the large optical energy band gap. As for the XRD results, the film prepared on MgO(100) substrate contains the anatase phase only; on the other hand, the other films contain both anatase and rutile phases. Furthermore, AFM images show that the regular structures are observed on the surface of all the films studied. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

脉冲激光沉积碳薄膜生长中氢气的作用

采用石墨靶,通过脉冲激光沉积技术在温度为20℃的玻璃和硅衬底上沉积出厚度为100nm的碳薄膜,所用的激光源是ArF激光(λ＝193nm, 24ns). 通过调节氢气流量使反应室的压力在1.33×10-5～133Pa之间变化. 拉曼光谱测量显示有一1550cm-1为中心的宽峰, 这与用其他方法制备的典型类金刚石碳(DLC)膜相类似, 随着增大氢气压力,膜的吸收系数减小, 而光带隙增大. 在氢气压力为133Pa下沉积的薄膜具有大于2.5eV的光带隙, 比无氢气气氛下沉积的薄膜的光带隙大1倍. 结果表明, 氢气对蚀刻sp2键是有效的. 在PLD法中, 从靶中喷射的等离子体物质和氢分子预先被离解成原子氢, 与CVD法的情况相同,这些原子氢必定起到蚀刻sp2键的作用.     

溅射制备Zn(O,S)薄膜及其在CIGS电池中的应用

通过射频磁控溅射(MS)工艺,在不同溅射功率下制备Zn(O,S)薄膜,并将其应用于CIGS异质结器件结构中.采用XRD、XRF、台阶仪、透反射光谱仪、SEM以及wxAMPS仿真软件对Zn(O,S)薄膜以及MS-Zn(O,S)/CIGS异质结器件进行研究.结果表明,低功率条件下(<80 W),Zn(O,S)薄膜内S/Zn明显降低,带隙减小,所制备的微晶或非晶结构Zn(O,S)薄膜材料中生成闪锌矿结构ZnS (α-ZnS);高溅射功率下(>100 W),薄膜内S/Zn增加并趋于稳定,Zn(O,S)材料结晶性能改善,α-ZnS消失,带隙增加.器件仿真结果表明,低功率条件下,缓冲层与吸收层(AB)界面导带失调值(CBO)增大,空间电荷区(SCR)复合加剧;高功率条件下,器件品质因子升高明显,主要是由于高功率引起的异质结界面类受主缺陷浓度增加.     

衬底温度对氧化锌薄膜微结构及光学性能的影响

衬底温度是磁控溅射法制备氧化锌薄膜中一个非常重要的工艺指标,探索衬底温度对氧化锌薄膜微结构及光学性能的影响对制备环保型高质量氧化锌紫外屏蔽材料具有重要意义。以质量分数99.99%的氧化锌陶瓷靶为溅射源,利用射频磁控溅射技术在石英衬底上沉积了氧化锌紫外屏蔽薄膜,通过X射线衍射仪、薄膜测厚仪、紫外-可见分光光度计、荧光分光光度计进行测试和表征,研究了不同衬底温度对ZnO薄膜微结构及光学性能的影响。实验结果表明:制备所得薄膜均为六角纤锌矿结构,具有沿(002)晶面择优取向生长的特点,其晶格常数、晶粒尺寸、透过率、光学能隙、可见荧光、结晶质量等都与衬底温度密切相关,当衬底温度为250 ℃,溅射功率160 W,氩气压强0.5 Pa,氩气流速8.3 mL/min,沉积时间60 min时,所得氧化锌薄膜样品取向性最好,晶粒尺寸最大,薄膜结构致密,具有良好的光学性能和结晶质量。     

Growth,electrical and optical behaviour of nanocrystalline Ag2Cu2O3 films produced by RF magnetron sputtering

Thin films of Ag₂Cu₂O₃ were formed on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering technique under different oxygen partial pressures in the range 5 × 10^‐3 – 8 × 10^‐2 Pa using mosaic target of Ag₇₀Cu₃₀. The influence of oxygen partial pressure on the core level binding energies, crystallographic structure, and electrical and optical properties of the deposited films was studied. The atomic ratio of copper to silver in the films was 0.302. The oxygen content was in correlation with the oxygen partial pressure maintained during the growth of the films. The films formed at oxygen partial pressures < 2 × 10^‐2 Pa was mixed phase of Ag₂Cu₂O₃ and Ag. The films deposited at 2 × 10^‐2 Pa were single phase of Ag₂Cu₂O₃. The crystallite size of the films formed at 2 × 10^‐2 Pa was 12 nm, while those films annealed at 473 K was 16 nm. The nanocrystalline Ag₂Cu₂O₃ films formed at oxygen partial pressure of 2 × 10^‐2 Pa showed electrical resistivity of 8.2 Ωcm and optical band gap of 1.95 eV. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

UV,violet and blue‐green luminescence from RF sputter deposited ZnO:Al thin films

The mechanism of ultraviolet (UV), violet and blue green emission from ZnO:Al (AZO) thin films deposited at different radio frequency (r.f.) powers on glass substrates was investigated. The structure and surface morphology of AZO films have also been observed. The optical transmittance spectra shows more than 80% transmittance in the visible region and the band gap is found to be directly allowed. From the photoluminescence measurement, intense UV and blue green luminescence is obtained for the samples deposited at higher sputtering powers. The mechanism of luminescence suggests that UV luminescence of AZO thin film is related to the transition from near band edge to the valence band and the concentration of antisite oxide (O_zn) increases with increase in r.f. power which in turn increases the intensity of green band emission while the violet PL is due to the defect level transition in the grain boundaries of AZO films. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

溅射法制备YAG:Ce3+荧光薄膜

以自制铈掺杂立方相钇铝石榴石(YAG∶Ce3+)荧光粉为原料经冷静压压制得到粉末靶材,在纯氩气气氛下通过射频磁控溅射法在石英玻片上镀膜,随后在氩气气氛下1100℃/3 h热处理得到YAG∶Ce3+荧光薄膜。系统探讨了溅射功率、靶间距等因素对YAG∶Ce3+荧光薄膜物理和发光性能的影响。分析发现采用粉末靶可以明显提高YAG∶Ce3+薄膜溅射沉积速率,在靶间距20 mm,溅射功率300 W的制备条件下得到的荧光薄膜经450 nm蓝光激发时,可发射524 nm的光,较商用荧光粉发射峰略有蓝移。粉末靶溅射制备荧光薄膜具有大规模实际应用潜力。     

Physical Properties of Zinc Oxide Films Prepared by dc Reactive Magnetron Sputtering at Different Sputtering Pressures

Thin films of zinc oxide were deposited by dc reactive magnetron sputtering onto glass substrates held at a temperature of 663 K and oxygen partial pressure of 1x10^‐3 mbar, and at different sputtering pressures in the range 3x10^‐2 ‐ 10x10^‐2 mbar. The effect of sputtering pressure on the structural, electrical and optical properties of the films were systematically studied. The films were polycrystalline in nature with preferred (002) orientation. The temperature dependence of Hall mobility indicated that the grain boundary scattering of the charge carriers are predominant in these films. The films formed at a sputtering pressure of 6x10^‐2 mbar showed a low electrical resistivity of 6.9x10^‐2 Ohm cm, optical transmittance of 83% with an optical band gap of 3.28 eV.     

Investigation of DTS effect on r.f. magnetron sputtered ZnO thin films

The aim of this study depends on understanding the effect of target‐to‐substrate distance (D_TS) on ZnO thin films deposited by r.f. magnetron sputtering on to glass substrates at room temperature conditions. The D_TS was changed from 35 mm to 65 mm with steps of 5 mm at 165 W and 0.2 Pa. The deposition rate of the films were ranged from 76 Ǻ / min to 146 Ǻ / min, while 10^‐3 Ω.cm was obtained as the resistivity value with the help of four point probe technique. The structural investigations were carried out by using both the x‐ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. According to XRD observations, the films were (002) oriented. Surface behaviour of the ZnO films was examined with atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The root mean square (RMS) values were varied from 4.6 nm to 22.8 nm. Also, optical properties were obtained from UV–visible spectrophotometer and the transmittances as around 80 %. At 45 mm D_TS value, the minimum resistivity measured as 9 × 10^{− 4} Ω.cm with 76 Ǻ / min deposition rate. The RMS was obtained as 4.9 nm and transmission was measured as 85.30 %, while band gap was 3.45 eV.     

Temperature dependence of growth orientation and surface morphology of Li‐doped ZnO thin films on SiO2/Si substrates

ZnO thin films doped with Li (ZnO:Li) were deposited onto SiO₂/Si (100) substrates by direct‐current sputtering technique in the temperature range from room temperature to 500 °C. The crystalline structure, surface morphology and composition, and optical reflectivity of the deposited films were studied by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and optical reflection measurements. Rough surface p‐type ZnO thin film deposition was confirmed. The results indicated that the ZnO:Li films growed at low temperatures show c‐axis orientation, while a‐axis growth direction is preferable at high temperatures. Moreover, the optical reflectivity from the surface of the films matched very well with the obtained results. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Growth,structure and optical characterization of Al‐doped ZnO nanoparticle thin films

Al‐doped ZnO nanoparticle thin films were prepared on glass substrate at the optimum temperature of (410±10) °C by spray pyrolysis technique using zinc nitrate as a precursor solution and aluminium chloride as a dopant. The dopant concentration (Al/Zn at%) was varied from 0 to 2 at%. Structural analysis of the films shows that all the films are of polycrystalline zinc oxide in nature, possessing hexagonal wurtzite structure. The films exhibit variation in peak intensities corresponding to (100), (002) and (101) reflection planes on Al‐doping. The crystallite size calculated by Scherrer formula has been found to be in the range of 35‐65 nm. The optical absorption study shows that the optical band gap in the Al‐doped films varies in the range of 3.11 – 3.22 eV. The width of localized states in the band gap estimated by the Urbach tail analysis has been found to be minimum in case of the 1 at% Al‐doped zinc oxide thin film. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

直流反应磁控溅射法制备ZnO: Zr透明导电薄膜

以Zn∶ Zr为靶材,利用直流反应磁控溅射法制备了ZnO∶ Zr透明导电薄薄膜.研究了沉积压强对ZnO∶ Zr薄膜形貌、结构、光学及电学性能的影响.实验结果表明所制备的ZnO∶ Zr为六方纤锌矿结构的多晶薄膜,具有垂直于衬底方向的c轴择优取向.沉积压强对ZnO∶ Zr薄膜的晶化程度、形貌、生长速率和电阻率影响很大,而对其光学性能如透光率、光学带隙及折射率影响不大.当沉积压强为2Pa时,ZnO∶ Zr薄膜的电阻率达到最小值2.0×10-3Ω ·cm,其可见光平均透过率和平均折射率分别为83.2％和1.97.     

射频磁控溅射生长ZnO薄膜及性能研究

采用射频磁控溅射技术在玻璃衬底生长ZnO及ZnO∶ Al薄膜,通过改变氩氧比、衬底温度和溅射功率获得样品.用X射线衍射仪、紫外-可见分光光度计、扫描电子显微镜进行表征.结果发现:室温下40W的溅射功率1h的溅射时间,改变氩氧比获得样品.XRD图谱中无明显衍射峰出现;紫外可见光分光光度计测试结果显示400nm波长以下,透光率在90;以上.说明薄膜生长呈无定形.衬底温度高于200℃样品,XRD有明显(002)衍射峰出现,在400～ 800 nm波长范围,透光率在88;以上,衬底温度300℃时,XRD衍射峰半高宽最小,晶粒尺寸大.TEM显示:衬底300℃晶粒尺寸最大,晶体发育好.在200℃掺铝ZnO薄膜,(002)峰不明显,有(101)峰出现.     

Low-temperature growth of nanocrystalline silicon films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering: Structural and optical studies

In order to contribute to the understanding of the optoelectronics properties of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon films, a detailed study has been conducted. Structural analysis (infrared absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopy), combined with optical measurements spectroscopy (optical transmission, photothermal deflection spectroscopy and photoconductivity) were used to characterize the films. The samples were elaborated by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering of crystalline silicon target, under a hydrogen (70%) and Argon (30%) gas mixture, at three different total pressures (2, 3 and 4 Pa) and varying substrate temperature (100, 150 and 200 °C). The results clearly indicate that the films deposited at 2 Pa are amorphous, while for 3 and 4 Pa nanocrystalline structures are observed. These results are discussed in the framework of the existing models.     

Bias sputter deposition of PdAuSi and PdSi: Composition and thermal behavior

Amorphous films of PdAuSi and PdSi were prepared by bias sputter deposition. Variation of the substrate bias voltage used in rf sputter deposition of PdAuSi films produced changes in chemical composition and thermal behavior as observed by differetial scanning calorimetry. The amount of Ar incorporated during sputtering initially increases with increasing bias voltage, then decreases to a minimum at approximately ?200 V and increases rapidly thereafter. Amorphous films of the binary alloy PdSi were prepared by both rf and dc sputter deposition at a single substrate bias voltage of ?200 V. The heats of crystallization of the ternary sputter deposited films were within 10–20% of those of melt-quenched alloys with similar compositions.     

非晶锗的低温晶化和光学特性研究

本文采用直流磁控溅射在(100)硅衬底上沉积了单层锗薄膜,分别用拉曼光谱和X射线衍射研究了薄膜的结晶性,通过对结晶性的研究发现,在衬底温度为200℃时溅射功率为150W时结晶性开始变好,功率增至250W的过程,锗薄膜的择优取向发生(220)向(331)的变化.这样在无金属掺杂的情况下得到了结晶性较好的样品.光致发光结果表明,非晶锗在可见光区有较强的发光现象,发光峰位中心分别在648.1nm和713.0nm.发光峰位不随晶粒尺寸变化而变化,但峰强对晶粒大小的依赖性很强,平均晶粒较大的锗薄膜在可见光区发光现象不显著.