溶胶-凝胶工艺制备SiO2薄膜的结构控制和稳定性研究

 采用溶胶-凝胶工艺在酸性、碱性和碱/酸两步催化条件下制备纳米多孔结构的SiO₂薄膜。使用透射电子显微镜（TEM）、激光粒子分析仪测试了溶胶的微观结构和颗粒分布;使用反射式扫描椭偏仪、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、原子力显微镜（AFM）测试了薄膜的光学性能和微观形貌。结果表明：通过改变溶胶-凝胶过程中的催化条件可控制薄膜微观结构和光学性能。溶胶在长期存贮期间符合镀膜的稳定性要求。     

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。     

电子束蒸发TiO2薄膜的光学特性

研究了不同工艺参数条件下，电子束蒸发TiO2薄膜的光学特性。在正交实验的基础上，利用离子束辅助沉积技术，获得了影响TiO2薄膜折射率的主要因素．得到了TiO2薄膜的折射率随氧气分压的关系。对离子氧和分子氧两种情况下TiO2薄膜的折射率进行了比较．得到了TiO2薄膜的折射率与沉积速度的关系，并给出了TiO2薄膜的红外吸收光谱。     

中红外完全带隙Si反蛋白石光子晶体的制备与光学性能研究

通过溶剂蒸发对流自组装法制备SiO2胶体晶体,采用低压化学气相沉积法填充Si,制备得到Si反蛋白石(opal)三维光子晶体.采用扫描电子显微镜对Si反opal的显微形貌进行表征,采用平面波展开法理论模拟Si反opal的光子带隙,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪测试其光学性能.研究结果表明:Si在SiO2微球空隙内填充致密均匀,显微红外光谱测试的光子带隙反射峰位置及带宽与理论计算基本符合.变角度反射光谱测试表明,Si反opal沿不同角度入射时在中心波长3319nm处均存在明显的反射峰,证明其具有完全光子带隙,带隙位于中红外大气窗口区域.     

Analysis of codeposited Gd2O3/SiO2 composite thin films by phase modulated spectroscopic ellipsometric technique

Tailoring of the refractive index of optical thin films has been a very fascinating as well as challenging topic for developing new generation optical coatings. In the present work a novel Gd₂O₃/SiO₂ composite system has been experimented and probed for its superior optical properties through phase modulated spectroscopic ellipsometry, spectrophotometry and atomic force microscopy. The optical parameters of the composite films have been evaluated using Tauc-Lorentz (TL) formulations. In order to derive the growth dependent refractive index profiles, each sample film has been modeled as an appropriate multilayer structure where each sub-layer was treated with the above TL parameterizations. All codeposited films demonstrated superiority with respect to the band gap and morphological measurements. At lower silica mixing compositions such as in 10-20% level, the composite films depicted superior spectral refractive index profile, band gap as well as the morphology. This aspect highlighted the fact that microstructural densifications in composite films can override the chemical compositions while deciding the refractive index and optical properties in such thin films.     

Relative performances of effective medium formulations in interpreting specific composite thin films optical properties

Several powerful effective medium formulations/approximation (EMA) and associated theories with different origins and concepts have been discussed and utilized here in order to model the experimental refractive index evolutions of ZrO₂-SiO₂ and Gd₂O₃-SiO₂ composite films with respect to their compositional mixings. Amongst these formulations, the Böttcher's generalized theory has been noticed to have more versatility and can simulate varieties of experimental observations incorporating a form factor parameter to account for the grain structure and morphology to a great extent. The refractive index modeling results of most of the available theories were compared with respect to their functional evolutions and limitations. It was noticed that at higher silica fractions (>20%) in our composite films, the effective experimental refractive index parameters have remained close to the most modeling results and Böttcher's expression has shown to fit the observable parameters very accurately. However, under low silica compositions (<20%) the refractive index values of the composite films depicted different functional evolutions. Such deviations have been attributed to the various morphological, grain structure and band gap supremacies observed in these specific composite films which are not accounted by the effective medium formulations and approximations. These observations are well supported by the atomic force microscopy results.     

Enhancing remote controlled heating characteristics in hydrophilic magnetite nanoparticles via facile co-precipitation

Citric acid coated magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized using a one-step and two-step co-precipitation method at different temperatures. The stability of the nanoparticles in aqueous media was compared. The magnetic heating characteristics in an alternating magnetic field were examined and specific absorption rates were determined. The nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques (Fourier transform infrared, UV spectrophotometry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry). The temperature of synthesis and mode of functionalizing the particles affected their physical and magnetic properties. Higher temperatures led to increased specific absorption rates for both methods but more stable hydrophilic superparamagnetic nanoparticles were obtained in the one-step method.     

双叔丁基苯并噁唑噻酚在多孔二氧化硅中发光的研究

利用溶胶凝胶法制备了用有机荧光染料2,5-双（5-叔丁基-1,3-苯并噁唑-2-基）噻酚（2,5-bis（5-tert-butyl-2-benzoxazolyl）thiophene, BBOT）的高浓度掺杂的纳米多孔二氧化硅固态薄膜,该薄膜呈现明亮的蓝色发光。通过紫外-可见光谱、瞬态-稳态荧光光谱、光学显微镜技术的研究表明：（1）在掺杂浓度低于6&#215;10^-3 mol&#183;L^-1时,薄膜中荧光染料BBOT的光强比值随浓度呈线性增加;（2）在掺杂浓度低于6&#215;10^-3 mol&#183;L-1时,显微镜观察可见薄膜发光均匀、没有相分离产生;（3）固体薄膜中分子的荧光寿命比在1,4二氧六环稀溶液中的1.957 ns延长。在掺杂浓度为6&#215;10^-3 mol&#183;L^-1的样品中随着凝胶化程度逐渐升高荧光寿命从固化温度为50 ℃样品的2.45 ns提高到固化温度为90 ℃样品的3.04 ns。在掺杂浓度高达6&#215;10^-3 mol&#183;L^-1时,该体系并不产生分子荧光的浓度猝灭。通过对比固态掺杂体系中和相同浓度下1,4二氧六环溶液中BBOT的荧光寿命随浓度和二氧化硅体系凝胶化程度变化的规律,发现多纳米孔二氧化硅基质可以有效地抑制BBOT荧光的浓度猝灭,获得了具有稳定荧光的有机无机杂化材料。     

基于包络线法的多孔阳极氧化铝薄膜光学常数的计算

采用二步阳极氧化法在草酸溶液中制备了多孔阳极氧化铝(PAA)薄膜。借助于扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析了多孔阳极氧化铝薄膜的微观形貌。结果发现,在其表面孔径为30~40nm的六边形孔洞分布均匀,且垂直于表面平行生长。依据PAA透射光谱的实验数据,采用极值包络线算法计算出了PAA薄膜的复折射率以及光学能隙等光学常数。通过分析吸收系数与入射光子能量之间的关系发现,PAA薄膜具有直接带隙半导体的电子结构特征,而且由理论计算得到的PAA的带隙能与其光致发光谱的峰位能是一致的。     

低压化学气相沉积技术制备锗反蛋白石三维光子晶体

采用溶剂蒸发对流自组装法将单分散SiO2微球组装形成三维有序胶体晶体模板,用低压化学气相沉积法填充高折射率材料锗,酸洗去除SiO2模板,获得了锗反蛋白石三维光子晶体.通过扫描电镜、X射线衍射仪和紫外-可见-近红外光谱仪对锗反蛋白石的形貌、成分、结构和光学性能进行了表征.结果表明：锗在SiO2微球空隙内具有较高的结晶质量,填充致密均匀.通过改变沉积工艺,可控制锗的填充率;制备的锗反蛋白三维光子晶体具有明显的光学反射峰,表现出光学带隙效应.测试的光学性能与理论计算基本吻合.