近空间升华法制备CdS多晶薄膜的研究

系统地研究了近空间升华法(CSS)制备CdS薄膜沉积速率的影响因素。发现CdS薄膜的沉积速率随升华源温度的升高而增大,但随衬底温度和沉积气压的上升而下降。对所制备样品的结构、表面形貌和光谱透过率特性进行了测试,结果表明：(1)不同氧分压下沉积的CdS薄膜沿(103)晶向择优生长。CdCl₂氛围下退火后,(103)晶向的优势得到进一步加强;(2)不同氧分压制备的CdS薄膜致密且粒径均匀,晶粒的大小随着衬底温度的升高而增大,但薄膜的粗糙度也随之增大;(3)随着CdS薄膜厚度的减小,可见光中短波段的透过率有所增大,有利于提高太阳电池的短波光谱响应。并将CSS制备的CdS多晶薄膜用于CdTe太阳电池的制作,获得了10.29%的光电转换效率,初步验证了该制作工艺的可行性。     

不同衬底和CdCl2退火对磁控溅射CdS薄膜性能的影响

在科宁7059玻璃, FTO, ITO, AZO四种衬底上磁控溅射CdS薄膜, 并在CdCl₂+干燥空气380 ℃退火, 分别研究了不同衬底和退火工艺对CdS薄膜形貌、结构和光学性能的影响. 扫描电子显微镜形貌表明: 不同衬底原位溅射CdS薄膜的形貌不同, 退火后相应CdS薄膜的晶粒度和表面粗糙度明显增大. XRD衍射图谱表明: 不同衬底原位溅射和退火CdS薄膜均为六角相和立方相的混相结构, 退火前后科宁7059玻璃, FTO, AZO衬底上CdS薄膜有 H(002)/C(111) 最强衍射峰, ITO衬底原位溅射CdS薄膜没有明显的最强衍射峰, 退火后出现 H(002)/(111) 最强衍射峰. 紫外-可见分光光度计分析表明: AZO, FTO, ITO, 科宁7059玻璃衬底CdS薄膜的可见光平均透过率依次减小, 退火后相应衬底CdS薄膜的可见光平均透过率增大, 光学吸收系数降低; 退火显著增大了不同衬底CdS薄膜的光学带隙. 分析得出: 上述结果是由于不同衬底类型和退火工艺对CdS多晶薄膜的形貌、结构和带尾态掺杂浓度改变的结果. 关键词： CdS薄膜 磁控溅射 退火再结晶 带尾态     

沉积压力对氢化非晶硅薄膜特性的影响

采用等离子增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)系统,以乙硅烷和氢气为气源,普通钠钙玻璃为衬底制备了氢化非晶硅(a-Si∶H)薄膜,研究了沉积压力对非晶硅薄膜的沉积速率、光学带隙以及结构因子的影响。采用台阶仪、紫外可见分光光度计、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪和扫描电子显微镜等手段分别表征了a-Si∶H薄膜的沉积速率,光学带隙、结构因子和表面形貌。结果表明： 随着沉积压力的增加,沉积速率呈现先上升后下降的趋势,光学带隙不断下降。当沉积压力小于210 Pa时,以SiH键存在的H原子较多,而以SiH₂或SiH₃等形式存在的H较少; 当沉积压力大于210 Pa时,以SiH₂,(SiH₂)_n或SiH₃等形式存在的H较多。通过结构因子的计算,发现沉积压力在110～210 Pa的范围内沉积的薄膜质量较好。     

不同绝缘层上生长的并五苯薄膜及其OTFT器件性能的研究

分别以SiO₂和PMMA为绝缘层材料制备了底栅顶接触结构的OTFT器件,得到以PMMA为绝缘层的器件具有更好的性能,其场效应迁移率为0.207 cm2·Vs-1,开关电流比为4.93×103,阈值电压为-4.3 V;而以SiO₂为绝缘层的器件,其场效应迁移率仅为0.039 cm2·Vs-1,开关电流比为5.98×102,阈值电压为-5.4 V。为分析器件性能差异的原因,测得了SiO₂和PMMA薄膜表面的AFM图谱及其上沉积并五苯薄膜后的AFM和XRD图谱。通过AFM图谱发现PMMA表面较SiO₂表面粗糙度小,其表面粗糙度的均方根值为0.216 nm,而二氧化硅薄膜表面粗糙度的均方根值为1.579 nm;且发现在PMMA上生长的并五苯薄膜的成膜质量优于在SiO₂,具有较大的晶粒尺寸和较少的晶粒间界。通过XRD图谱发现在PMMA上生长的并五苯薄膜具有明显的衍射峰,进一步证明了在PMMA上生长的并五苯薄膜具有更好的结晶状况,将更有利于载流子的传输。     

退火温度对硼掺杂纳米金刚石薄膜微结构和p型导电性能的影响

采用热丝化学气相沉积法制备硼掺杂纳米金刚石 (BDND) 薄膜, 并对薄膜进行真空退火处理, 系统研究退火温度对BDND薄膜微结构和电学性能的影响. Hall效应测试结果表明掺B浓度为5000 ppm (NHB) 的样品的电阻率较掺B浓度为500 ppm (NLB) 的样品的低, 载流子浓度高, Hall迁移率下降. 1000 ℃退火后, NLB和NHB 样品的迁移率分别为53.3和39.3 cm²·V^-1·s^-1, 薄膜的迁移率较未退火样品提高, 电阻率降低. 高分辨透射电镜、紫外和可见光拉曼光谱测试结果表明, NLB样品的金刚石相含量较NHB样品高, 高的硼掺杂浓度使薄膜中的金刚石晶粒产生较大的晶格畸变. 经1000 ℃退火后, NLB和NHB薄膜中纳米金刚石相含量较未退火时增大, 说明薄膜中部分非晶碳转变为金刚石相, 为晶界上B扩散到纳米金刚石晶粒中提供了机会, 使得纳米金刚石晶粒中B浓度提高, 增强纳米金刚石晶粒的导电能力, 提高薄膜电学性能. 1000 ℃退火能够恢复纳米金刚石晶粒的晶格完整性, 减小由掺杂引起的内应力, 从而提高薄膜的电学性能. 可见光Raman光谱测试结果表明, 1000℃退火后, Raman谱图中反式聚乙炔 (TPA) 的1140 cm^-1峰消失, 此时薄膜电学性能较好, 说明TPA减少有利于提高薄膜的电学性能. 退火后金刚石相含量的增大、金刚石晶粒的完整性提高及TPA含量的大量减少有利于提高薄膜的电学性能. 关键词： 硼掺杂纳米金刚石薄膜 退火 微结构 电学性能     

Bi3.15Eu0.85Ti3O12铁电薄膜的结构与光学性能

采用化学溶液沉积法在石英衬底上制备了Bi_3.15Eu_0.85Ti₃O₁₂ (BEuT) 铁电薄膜,研究了 BEuT薄膜的结构和光学性能。XRD结果表明,不同温度退火的BEuT皆形成铋层状钙钛矿型结构,其晶粒尺寸随着退火温度的升高而增大,与SEM观察结果一致。对BEuT薄膜的拉曼光谱研究表明,Eu³⁺主要取代钙钛矿层中的Bi³⁺位。光学透过率曲线显示,在大于500 nm的波段,各BEuT薄膜的透过率均比较高,其禁带宽度约为 3.69 eV。BEuT薄膜的发光随着退火温度的升高而增强,这可归因于其结晶状况的改善。     

低温铝诱导晶化制备纳米晶硅薄膜的物相和光学性能研究

采用射频磁控溅射镀膜系统,在玻璃衬底上制备了非晶硅(α-Si)/铝(Al)复合薄膜,结合氮气(N₂)气氛中低温快速光热退火制备了纳米晶硅(nc-Si)薄膜;利用光学显微镜、共焦光学显微仪、X射线衍射(XRD)仪、拉曼散射光谱(Raman)仪和紫外-可见光-近红外分光光度计(UV-VIS-NIR)对纳米晶硅薄膜的表面形貌、物相及光学性能进行了表征,研究了退火工艺对薄膜性能的影响。结果表明： 300 ℃,25 min光热退火可使α-Si/Al膜晶化为纳米晶硅薄膜,晶化率为15.56%,晶粒尺寸为1.75 nm;退火温度从300 ℃逐渐升高到400 ℃,纳米晶硅薄膜晶粒尺寸、晶化率、带隙逐渐增加,表面均匀性、晶格畸变量逐渐减小;退火温度从400 ℃逐渐升高到500 ℃,纳米晶硅薄膜的晶粒尺寸、晶化率继续增加,带隙则逐渐降低;采用纳米晶硅薄膜的吸光模型验证了所制备的纳米晶硅薄膜的光学特性,其光学带隙的变化趋势与吸光模型得出的结果一致。     

光谱分析气体状态对近空间升华沉积CdTe多晶薄膜的影响

在CdTe多晶薄膜太阳电池制备中用近空间升华法生长了CdTe多晶薄膜,沉积工作气体的状态决定了薄膜的结构、性质。文章首先分析了近空间沉积的物理机制,测量了近空间沉积装置内的温度分布,使用氩氧混合气体为工作气体,其中重点讨论了该气体状态(包括气氛和气压)与薄膜的初期成核的关系,即择优取向程度和光能隙与气氛和气压的关系。结果表明,(1)不同气氛下沉积的CdTe薄膜均为立方相结构。随氧浓度的增加,σ增加,氧浓度为6%时,σ最大,之后随氧浓度增加,σ降低,在12%达到最小,然后随氧浓度的增加而增加, 在氧浓度为9%时沉积的结晶更完整。CdTe薄膜的光能隙为1.50～1.51 eV;(2)在氩氧气氛下氧浓度为9%,不同气压下制备的样品,均有立方相CdTe, 此外, 还有CdS和SnO₂:F衍射峰。CdTe晶粒随气压增加有减小趋势,随气压的增加,透过率呈下降趋势,相应的CdTe吸收边向短波方向移动;(3)在氩氧气氛下氧浓度为9%,采用衬底温度550 ℃,源温度620 ℃,沉积时间4 min时制备的CdTe多晶薄膜获得了转换效率优良的结构为SnO₂:F/CdS/CdTe/Au的集成电池。     

后退火时间对磁控溅射制备β-Ga2O3薄膜材料的影响

第三代半导体β-Ga₂O₃因其优异的性质在近年来备受国内外的关注,而获得质量较好的β-Ga₂O₃薄膜也就成了其广泛应用的关键.本文采用射频磁控溅射方法,以C面蓝宝石(Al₂O₃)为衬底制备β-Ga₂O₃薄膜,并研究后退火工艺中退火时间对制得的β-Ga₂O₃薄膜材料的影响. XRD和AFM表征结果表明,随着退火时间的增加,薄膜的衍射峰强度表现为先增大后减小再增大的特性,半峰宽为先增大后减小,而晶粒尺寸与半峰宽相反;薄膜表面粗糙程度呈现先下降后上升的趋势.另外,利用积分球式分光光度计测试了薄膜的光学特性,结果表明薄膜的吸收光谱存在两个吸收峰值,分别位于250 nm和300 nm附近处,在深紫外区域有较好的吸收特性.     

电沉积－退火工艺制备铜铟硒太阳能电池薄膜及表征

利用电沉积硒气氛下后续退火的工艺制备出了高结晶质量的铜铟硒薄膜．通过X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、拉曼光谱、紫外-可见-近红外光谱和阻抗谱技术对退火后的铜铟硒薄膜进行表征,结果表明530 oC硒化退火后的铜铟硒薄膜具有四方的黄铜矿晶体结构,晶粒尺寸达到微米量级,光学带隙为0.98 eV,经过KCN溶液去除表面高导电性的铜硒化合物后铜铟硒薄膜的载流子浓度在10¹⁶ cm^-3量级．利用硒化退火的铜铟硒薄膜作为光吸收层制备了结构为AZO/i-ZnO/CdS/CIS/Mo/glass的太阳能电池,在AM1.5光照条件下对其电流-电压特性测试后发现面积为0.2 cm²的电池可以达到0.96％的能量转换效率,并对限制电池效率的原因做出了初步的分析和讨论.     

CdTe太阳电池前电极SnO2:F/SnO2复合薄膜性能分析

减薄CdS窗口层是提高CdS/CdTe太阳电池转换效率的有效途径之一,减薄窗口层会对器件造成不利的影响,因此在减薄了的窗口层与前电极之间引入过渡层非常必要.利用反应磁控溅射法在前电极SnO₂:F薄膜衬底上制备未掺杂的SnO₂薄膜形成过渡层,并将其在N₂/O₂=4 ∶1,550 ℃环境进行了30 min热处理,利用原子力显微镜、X射线衍射仪、紫外分光光度计对复合薄膜热处理前后的形貌、结构、光学性能进行了表征,同时分析了复     

退火处理对磁控溅射制备LaCoO_3薄膜性能的影响

采用磁控溅射法在硅衬底上制备了LaCoO_3(LCO)薄膜,研究了退火温度对LCO薄膜组织结构、表面形貌及热电特性的影响,并利用X射线衍射仪、原子力显微镜(AFM)、激光导热仪等对LCO薄膜的晶体结构、表面形貌、热扩散系数等进行测量与表征.结果表明:退火温度对LCO薄膜的结晶度、晶粒尺寸和薄膜表面形貌都有较大影响;退火前后LCO薄膜的热扩散系数都随温度的升高而减小,且变化速率逐渐减缓; LCO薄膜的热扩散系数随退化温度的升高先增大后减小.LCO薄膜经过700℃退火后得到最佳的综合性能,其薄膜表面致密、平整,结晶质量最好,热扩散系数最小,热电性能最好.     

Regrowth of ZnO thin film with high surface flatness and enhanced optical properties on annealed buffer layers by rf sputtering deposition

We report a study on improving the surface flatness, optical properties, and crystallinity of ZnO thin films by rf sputtering deposition. ZnO thin films grown on sapphire substrate were first exposed to post-growth annealing, and then used to regrow high-quality ZnO thin films on top. Under the same deposition conditions, the regrown ZnO layers showed much improved crystallinity, surface flatness and enhanced optical properties. The effect of the annealed layer in improving the quality of the ZnO thin film is discussed in terms of characterization results from crystal orientation, surface morphology, and photoluminescence. It was clearly observed that, during the annealing process, the ZnO grains coalesced to form larger grains and smoother surfaces, with better crystallinity and fewer defects, which resulted in the much improved quality of the regrown ZnO thin films.     

Photoluminescence studies on nanostructured cadmium sulfide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method and annealed at different temperatures

Nanostructured cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films have been prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method and after post deposition annealing of the thin films at different temperatures, photoluminescence (PL) property has been studied. The effects of various photoexcitation wavelengths on the PL behaviour of different annealed films of CdS were studied by recording the PL spectra. The intensity of PL, the profile of the PL spectra and the effects of photoexcitation wavelength depend drastically on the temperature of the post deposition annealing of the thin films. The XRD patterns of the films show the presence of both the hexagonal and cubic phases (mixed phases). The emission peak arises from the surface defects of the CdS nanocrystalline thin films. Significant modification in the surface morphology of the CdS films upon annealing has been observed from the FESEM images. The morphology of the thin films is expected to influence the PL behaviour of the CdS thin films. The quantum size effect and size dependant PL have been observed.     

Effect of complexing agent on the photoelectrochemical properties of bath deposited CdS thin films

In the present paper photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of bath deposited CdS thin films based on complexing agents i.e. ammonia and triethanolamine (TEA) has been discussed. Effect of annealing has also been analyzed. The as-deposited and annealed (at 523 K for 1 h in air) films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectroscopy, SEM, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and PEC properties. XRD studies revealed that the films were nanocrystalline in nature with mixed hexagonal and cubic phases. TEA complex resulted in better crystallinity. Further improvement in the crystallinity of the films was observed after air annealing. The marigold flower-like structure, in addition to flakes morphology, was observed with TEA complex, whereas for ammonia complex only flakes morphology was observed. The UV-vis absorption studies revealed that the optical absorption edge for the films with ammonia and TEA complex was around 475 nm and 500 nm, respectively. Annealing of the films resulted in red shift in the UV-vis absorption. The PEC cell performance of CdS films was found to be strongly affected by crystallinity and morphology of the films resulted due to complexing agent and annealing. The air annealed film deposited using TEA complex showed maximum short circuit current density (J_sc) and open circuit voltage (V_oc) i.e. 99 μA/cm² and 376 mV respectively, under 10 mW/cm² of illumination. The films deposited using TEA complex showed good stability under PEC cell conditions.     

La0.67Ba0.33MnO3薄膜的激光辐照效应研究

利用脉冲激光沉积技术在LaAlO₃（00l）单晶衬底上制备了La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜,研究了CO₂激光辐照对La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的微结构和磁电性能的影响.结果表明,经激光辐照后,La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的结晶性增强,薄膜应变减小;薄膜表面形貌由“岛状”结构变为“平原"结构,且粗糙度大大降低;同时,薄膜的饱和磁化强度、铁磁居里温度、金属—绝缘态转变温度和磁电阻增大,而矫顽场和电阻率减小.根据对传统退火效应的分析和理论计算,认为激光辐照导致的表面微结构的变化以及薄膜的氧含量和均匀性的提高对La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的磁电性能的改善与优化密切相关. 关键词： 庞磁电阻 激光辐照 脉冲激光溅射沉积     

Comparison of CdS films deposited by different techniques: Effects on CdTe solar cell

Polycrystalline cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin-films were deposited on glass substrate by chemical bath deposition (CBD) and vacuum evaporation (VE) techniques. VE-CdS films consisted primarily of hexagonal phase, whereas CBD CdS films containing primarily the cubic form. VE-grown films were shown to have better crystallinity than CBD-grown films. The grain size of the CBD films is smaller than the ones of VE films. VE-CdS films exhibited relatively high transmittance in the above-gap region and band gap compared with CBD films. However, CdTe solar cells with these low quality CBD-CdS layers yield higher and more stable characteristics. Current-voltage-temperature measurements showed that the current transport for both cells was controlled by both tunneling and interface recombination but the cells with CBD-CdS displayed less tunneling.     

Effect of annealing on the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis

Zinc oxide thin films have been deposited on glass substrates at a substrate temperature of 673 K by spray pyrolysis. The samples are annealed in ambient atmosphere at various temperatures. The effect of annealing on structural, electrical, and optical properties of ZnO films has been investigated. X-ray diffraction patterns show that crystallinity of the ZnO films has been improved after annealing. The morphology of ZnO thin films is studied by atomic force microscopy. The tensile strain (compressive stress) is found to decrease with increase in annealing temperature which indicates the relaxation of tensile strain in ZnO thin films. A decrease in energy band gap is observed with increase of annealing temperature. The mechanism of blue-green luminescence of ZnO thin film has been analyzed. The resistivity is found to decrease with annealing temperature.     

Characterization and aging effect study of nitrogen-doped ZnO nanofilm

The influence of sputtering and annealing conditions and aging effect on properties of sputtered ZnO:N thin films were investigated. Achieved results confirmed a planar growth of nitrogen-doped ZnO film with a high uniform and smooth surface morphology. Incorporation of nitrogen in the ZnO films made new Raman shifts. X-ray diffraction spectra showed only the ZnO (0 0 2) diffraction peak, which was slightly shifted toward lower angels, compared to pure ZnO, which is the result of incorporating nitrogen in the ZnO films. The amount of this shift was proportional to N concentration. In addition, annealed samples showed better crystallinity with lower shift due to dramatically reduction of N atoms during the annealing. The Hall effect measurements exhibited p-type behaviour on annealed ZnO:N thin films while the un-annealed samples showed n-type conductivity. Aging effect studies demonstrated that the N content of thin films decreased dramatically as time passed. The reduction of N concentration in annealed samples was lower than un-annealed ones after 6 months.