Ellipsometry,FTIR, Raman and X-Ray Spectroscopy Analysis of PECVD a-Si1-xCx:H Film

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide (a-Si_1-xC_x:H) films were deposited by RF plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and subsequently annealed in N₂ atmosphere at different temperatures. Systematic investigations of the deposition temperature and annealing effect on the film's properties, including film thicknesses, optical bandgap, refractive indexes, absorption coefficient (α), chemical bond configurations, stoichiometry and crystalline structures, were performed using ellipsometry, FTIR absorbance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and XRD. All of the results indicate that the structural and optical properties of the a-Si_1-xC_x:H film can be effectively engineered by proper annealing conditions. Moreover, molecular vibrational level equation was introduced to explain the peak shift detected by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy.     

a-C:F薄膜的热稳定性与光学带隙的关联

以CF4和C6H6的混合气体作为气源,在微波电子回旋共振化学气相沉积(ECRCVD)装置中制备了氟化非晶碳薄膜(aC:F),并在N2气氛中作了退火处理以考察其热稳定性.通过傅里叶变换红外吸收谱和紫外可见光谱获得了薄膜中CC双键的相对含量和光学带隙,发现膜中CC键含量与光学带隙之间存在着密切的关联,在高微波功率下沉积的氟化非晶碳膜具有低的光学带隙和较好的热稳定性. 关键词： 氟化非晶碳膜 光学带隙 退火温度 热稳定性     

不同衬底温度下PLD法制备的氧化锌薄膜的特性

利用GCR-170型脉冲激光器Nd:YAG的三次谐波(355nm),以蓝宝石Al2O3(0001)为衬底,在不同温度下采用脉冲激光沉积法制备了ZnO薄膜.通过原子力显微镜、Raman谱、光致发光谱、红外透射谱、霍尔效应和表面粗糙度分析仪对制备的ZnO薄膜进行了测试.分析了在不同衬底温度下薄膜的表面形貌、光学特性,同时进行了薄膜结构和厚度的测试.研究表明:衬底温度对ZnO薄膜的表面形貌、光学特性、结构特性都是重要的工艺参量,尤其在500℃时沉积的ZnO薄膜致密均匀,并表现出较强的紫外发射峰.     

Deposition of hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride films by dielectric barrier discharge plasmas

Hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride (a-C:N:H) films were synthesized from CH₄/N₂, C₂H₄/N₂ and C₂H₂/N₂ mixtures using dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasmas. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the surface morphology, bonding structure, and composition of the a-C:N:H films. The influences of plasma parameters (discharge pressure in the range of 25-1000 Pa) and feed gases used on the composition and the structure of deposited films were systematically studied. The a-C:N:H films with the uniform surface structure were deposited by low-pressure DBD plasmas with various systems. Compared to the films deposited in C₂H₄/N₂ and C₂H₂/N₂ systems, the films deposited in the CH₄/N₂ system exhibit the relatively lower surface roughness and deposition rate. For all the films prepared in these three systems, increasing the discharge pressure leads to an increase in film surface roughness and deposition rate. Significant differences among the FTIR spectra of all deposited a-C:N:H films were also observed. Both FTIR and XPS spectra show that for all the films deposited in three different systems, increasing the N₂ fraction leads to a decrease in the H content of deposited a-C:N:H films and an increase in the N content. The properties of deposited films may change from those of polymerlike to diamond-like when the discharge pressure is increased. Correlations between the film properties and growth processes are discussed in this study.     

Comparable structural and optical properties of 4H-pyrano [3, 2-c] quinoline derivatives thin films

The structural and optical properties of 2-Amino-6-ethyl-5-oxo-4-(3-phenoxyphenyl) - 5, 6- dihydro - 4H-pyrano [3,2-c] quinoline-3- carbonitrile (Ph-HPQ) and 2-Amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-5-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrano [3,2-c] quinoline-3-carbonitrile (Ch-HPQ) thin films are studied. The compounds are polycrystalline in as- synthesised powder form; they became nanocrystallites dispersed in amorphous matrix upon thermal deposition to form thin films. FTIR spectral measurements showed no change in chemical bonds of the compounds after being deposited to form thin films. The optical properties have been determined based on spectrophotometer measurements of transmittance and reflectance at nearly normal incidence of light in the spectral range of 200–2500 nm. The absorption parameters, molar extinction coefficient, oscillator strength and electric dipole strength, are reported. The type of electron transition is determined from analysis of absorption coefficient spectra near the onset and optical absorption edges. The onset and optical energy gaps for Ph-HPQ and Ch-HPQ thin films are determined. The single oscillator model is applied to calculate the dispersion parameters of the investigated thin films. In addition, oscillator and dispersion energies, the high-frequency dielectric constant, lattice dielectric constant and ratio of free charge carriers concentrations to their effective masses are evaluated for the compounds under investigation.     

α-C∶H膜化学结构对光学性能的影响

 选用体积分数为99.999 9%的H₂及反式-2-丁烯（T2B）为工作气体,利用低压等离子体增强化学气相沉积法制备了α-C∶H薄膜。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪和X射线光电子能谱对薄膜化学键和电子结构进行分析,并结合高斯分峰拟合分析了薄膜中sp³/sp²杂化键比值和sp³C杂化键分数。结果表明：薄膜中氢含量较高,主要以sp³C—H形式存在;工作气压越高,制备的薄膜中C=C键含量越少,薄膜中sp³/sp²杂化键比值和sp³C杂化键分数增加,薄膜稳定性提高。应用UV-VIS光谱仪,获得了波长在400~1 000 nm范围内薄膜的光吸收特性,结果显示: α-C∶H薄膜透过率可达98%。光学常数公式计算得到工作压强为4~14 Pa时光学带隙在2.66~2.76之间,并均随着工作气压的升高而增大。结果表明,随工作气压的升高,薄膜内sp³键减小,从而促使透过率、光学带隙增大。     

Physical and dispersive optical characteristics of ZrON/Si thin-film system

To date, the complex evaluation of physical and dispersive optical characteristics of the ZrON/Si film system has yet been reported. Hence, ZrON thin films have been formed on Si(100) substrates through oxidation/nitridation of sputtered metallic Zr in N₂O environment at 500, 700, and 900 ^°C. Physical properties of the deposited films have been characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). It has been shown that ZrON/Si thin films without optical absorption can be prepared by oxidation/nitridation reaction in N₂O environment at 700–900 ^°C.     

α-C∶H膜化学结构对光学性能的影响

 选用体积分数为99.999 9%的H₂及反式-2-丁烯（T2B）为工作气体,利用低压等离子体增强化学气相沉积法制备了α-C∶H薄膜。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪和X射线光电子能谱对薄膜化学键和电子结构进行分析,并结合高斯分峰拟合分析了薄膜中sp³/sp²杂化键比值和sp³C杂化键分数。结果表明：薄膜中氢含量较高,主要以sp³C—H形式存在;工作气压越高,制备的薄膜中C=C键含量越少,薄膜中sp³/sp²杂化键比值和sp³C杂化键分数增加,薄膜稳定性提高。应用UV-VIS光谱仪,获得了波长在400~1 000 nm范围内薄膜的光吸收特性,结果显示: α-C∶H薄膜透过率可达98%。光学常数公式计算得到工作压强为4~14 Pa时光学带隙在2.66~2.76之间,并均随着工作气压的升高而增大。结果表明,随工作气压的升高,薄膜内sp³键减小,从而促使透过率、光学带隙增大。     

FDLC薄膜的化学结构对光学性能的影响

研究氟化类金刚石（FDLC）薄膜化学结构对光学性能的影响，用等离子体增强化学气相沉积（PECVD）法在玻璃基底上沉积氟化类金刚石（FDLC）薄膜，用俄歇能谱、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)、紫外 可见光分光光度计 (UV-VIS)对薄膜进行分析。分析结果表明：沉积薄膜是典型的类金刚石结构，薄膜中氟主要以C-F2键存在；随着沉积温度的提高，C-F2含量先增后减；随着F含量的增加，FDLC薄膜的sp3含量减少，sp2含量增加；光学带隙与sp2键含量密切相关，sp2含量越大，薄膜的光学带隙越小。     

立方氮化硼薄膜的光学带隙

用射频溅射法在p型Si(100)衬底上沉积立方氮化硼(c-BN)薄膜,薄膜的成分由傅里叶变换红外谱标识,用紫外-可见分光光度计测量了c-BN薄膜的反射光谱,利用K-K(Kramers-Kroning)关系从反射谱计算出c-BN薄膜的光吸收系数,进而确定c-BN薄膜的光学带隙.对于立方相含量为55.4%的c-BN薄膜,光学带隙为5.38eV. 关键词： 立方氮化硼薄膜 光学带隙 K-K关系     

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。     

Matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation of polyfluorene thin films

Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PF8) thin films have been deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) using a KrF excimer laser. The influence of the laser fluence (50-500 mJ/cm²) and the nature of the solvent (chloroform, toluene, tetrahydrofuran) on the films properties have been studied. The chemical composition of the deposited films was investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and compared with the one of spin coated films. To investigate the effect of the deposition parameters on the optical properties of the films, photoluminescence (PL) measurements were performed. Poor structural and optical properties were observed for films deposited starting from chloroform solutions. When using toluene as solvent, the spectra characteristics improved with increasing laser fluence, while wide PL spectra were observed. The characteristic emission bands of the PF8 polymer were nicely detected for films deposited starting from a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution. Moreover, in this last case, the PF8 structure is preserved at high laser fluences, too.     

Thin films of polymer blends deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation: Effects of blending ratios

In this work, we show successful use of matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) for obtaining thin films of PEG:PLGA blends, in the view of their use for controlled drug delivery. In particular, we investigate the influence of the blending ratios on the characteristics of the films. We show that the roughness of the polymeric films is affected by the ratio of each polymer within the blend. In addition, we perform Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurements and we find that the intensities ratios of the infrared absorption bands of the two polymers are consistent with the blending ratios. Finally, we assess the optical constants of the polymeric films by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). We point out that the blending ratios exert an influence on the optical characteristics of the films and we validate the SE results by atomic force microscopy and UV-vis spectrophotometry. In all, we stress that the ratios in which the two polymers are blended have significant impact on the morphology, chemical structure and optical characteristics of the polymeric films deposited by MAPLE.     

Influence of deposition pressure on structural, optical and electrical properties of nc-Si:H films deposited by HW-CVD

Hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) thin films were deposited using HW-CVD technique at various deposition pressures. Characterisation of these films from Raman spectroscopy revealed that nc-Si:H thin films consist of a mixture of two phases, crystalline phase and amorphous phase containing small Si crystals embedded therein. We observed increase in crystallinity in the films with increase in deposition pressure whereas the size of Si nanocrystals was found ∼2 nm over the entire range of deposition pressure studied. The FTIR spectroscopic analysis showed that with increasing deposition pressure the predominant hydrogen bonding in the films shifts from, Si-H to Si-H₂ and (Si-H₂)_n complexes and the hydrogen content in the films was found in the range 6.2-9.3 at% over the entire range of deposition pressure studied. The photo and dark conductivities results also indicate that the films deposited with increasing deposition pressure get structurally modified. It has been found that the optical energy gap range was between 1.72 and 2.1 eV with static refractive index between 2.85 and 3.24. From the present study it has been concluded that the deposition pressure is a key process parameter to induce the crystallinity in the Si:H thin films using HW-CVD.     

FTIR监测金刚石薄膜生长的研究

用电子回旋共振等离子体（ECR）系统, 在气压、衬底温度以及微波功率等外界条件不变的情况下,仅改变甲烷浓度制备金刚石薄膜,利用傅里叶红外吸收光谱仪（FTIR）对甲烷浓度为6％的ECR系 统进行实时监测,分析研究了不同沉积时间条件下,甲烷和氢气产生的等离子体对薄膜早期成核、生长过程以及衬底的影响,并结合Raman光谱X射线衍射（XRD）和扫描电镜（SEM）对金刚石薄膜进行 了分析。     

10.6μm激光辐照下光学薄膜的微弱吸收测量

 建立了表面热透镜技术测量光学薄膜微弱吸收的实验装置，对10.6μm CO₂激光辐照下镀制在Ge基底上的不同厚度的单层ZnS，YbF₃薄膜，以及镀制在Ge基底上不同膜系的（YbF₃/ZnSe）多层分光膜的弱吸收进行了测量，并对实验结果作了分析和讨论。实验结果表明，利用本实验系统已测得的待测样品的最低吸收为2.87×10^-4，测量系统的灵敏度为10^-5。     

纳米ZnO和ZnO-SiO2复合薄膜的光学性质研究

通过溶胶凝胶(sol-gel)法分别在玻璃衬底上制备了ZnO纳米薄膜和ZnO-SiO₂纳米复合薄膜,并利用紫外-可见光分光光度计对薄膜的光学性能进行了分析.可见光-紫外透射谱显示,随着ZnO溶胶浓度从0.7mol/L降低到0.006mol/L,制备的ZnO薄膜从只出现一个380nm(对应的光学禁带宽度为3.27eV)左右的吸收边到在380和320nm(对应的光学禁带宽度为3.76eV)左右各出现一个吸收边,并且随着ZnO溶胶浓度的降低,在380—320nm波段内的透过率明显提高.而Z 关键词： 纳米ZnO 2复合薄膜')" href="#">ZnO-SiO₂复合薄膜 溶胶凝胶法 透射率     

Characterization of Nd Doped Films Prepared by Femtosecond Pulsed Laser DepositionSCIEI北大核心CSCD

Thin films of Nd : YAG and Nd : Glass were prepared on Si (100) substrate by pulsed laser deposition technology. The morphology of film surface and cross section, composition, absorption spectrum and photoluminescence (PL) spectra of films were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR), optical parametric oscillator(OPO) and grating spectrometer. The results show that both Nd : YAG films and Nd : Glass films grown on the substrates at room temperature are amorphous. Nd : YAG films grown by PLD contain Nd element with 0. 15 at. % stoichiometric proportion. The absorption spectrum of bulk Nd : YAG target rather than deposited films exhibit two absorption peaks at 750 and 808 nm. There are no evident peaks in the photoluminescence spectra curve of Nd : YAG films. However, the photoluminescence spectra of Nd : Glass films with two sharp peaks at the wavelength of 877 and 1 064 nm are observed. It indicates that Nd is doped into glass host as optically active Nd3+ ions when Nd : Glass films grow at room temperature. But for Nd : YAG films, Nd don't incorporate into YAG host as Nd3+ ions.     

Structural and optical properties of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbonitride films produced by PECVD

Amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbonitride thin films (a-Si:C:N:H), deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDSN) as monomer and Ar as feed gas, have been investigated for their structural and optical properties as a function of the deposition RF plasma power, in the range of 100-300 W. The films have been analysed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM). From the analysis of the FT-IR spectra it results that the films become more amorphous and inorganic as RF plasma power increases. The incorporation of oxygen in the deposited layers, mainly due to the atmospheric attack, has been evaluated by XPS and FT-IR spectroscopy. Reflectance/transmittance spectra, acquired in the range of 200-2500 nm, allow to descrive the film absorption edge for interband transitions. A relationship between the optical energy band gap, deduced from the absorption coefficient curve, and the deposition RF plasma power has been investigated. The reduction of the optical energy gap from 3.85 to 3.69 eV and the broadening of the optical absorption tail with RF plasma power increasing from 100 to 300 W are ascribed to the growth of structural disorder, while the increase of the refractive index, evaluated at 630 nm, is attributed to a slight densification of the film. The AFM analysis confirms the amorphous character of the films and shows how the deposited layers become rougher when RF plasma power increases. The wettability of the film has been studied and related to the chemical composition and to the morphology of the deposited layers.     

厚二氧化硅光波导薄膜制备及其特性分析

以硅烷和氧化二氮作为反应气体，采用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)技术，不使用掺杂，在单晶硅衬底上制备了用于平面光波导的二氧化硅薄膜。研究了薄膜折射率和淀积速率与工艺参量之间的关系，通过棱镜耦合仪、傅里叶变换红外光谱、原子力显微镜等测试手段，分析了薄膜的结构和光学特性。结果表明，实验能快速生长厚二氧化硅薄膜，薄膜表面平整，颗粒度均匀，同时薄膜具有折射率精确可控和红外透射性能好的特点，非常适合制作光波导器件。