Comparative study of field-effect mobility with different expressions in organic thin film transistors

In organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), mobility generally exhibits field-effect dependence, and is strongly related to the disorder property of organic semiconductors used in OTFTs. Here, we compared three typical field-effect mobility models and used them to simulate the output characteristics of pentacene-based OTFTs. From the comparison of the theory and experiment, an analytic expression for the field-effect mobility to exactly describe the electrical characteristics of OTFTs was obtained. The better fit to the output characteristics of poly(9,9-dioctyl-fluorene-co-N-(4-butylphenyl)-diphenylamine) (TFB)-based OTFT and copper phthalocyanine (CuPc)-based OTFT by using the obtained analytic expression of the field-effect mobility further extended its applicability in OTFTs. This supplies a valuable manner to derive the field-effect mobility of carriers and understand the transport characteristics of carriers in OTFTs.     

C-V法研究温度对GaN基蓝光二极管pn结的影响

采用C-V法,根据C^-2-V曲线和C^-3-V曲线,并结合C-V幂律指数k,分析了T=25~-195℃温度范围内,温度变化对GaN基蓝光发光二极管pn结类型的影响。实验结果表明:当T为25℃和-50℃时,C^-2-V呈明显的线性关系,同时幂律指数k为0.5,说明该温度范围内的pn结类型为严格的突变结;而温度降低至-100℃时,k值变为0.45,说明pn结类型开始发生变化;当温度继续降低至-150℃和-195℃时,幂律指数k分别为0.30和0.28,说明pn结类型已经发生了变化,变为非突变非缓变结。造成这一现象的原因是低温导致的载流子冻析效应,以及晶体的缺陷和界面态形成的局域空间电荷区在低温环境下,影响了pn结原来的空间电荷分布,并改变了pn结类型。     

Fabrication and electrical properties of axial and radial GaAs nanowire pn junction diode arrays

We report on the fabrications and characterizations of axial and radial Ga As nanowire pn junction diode arrays.The nanowires are grown on n-doped Ga As（111）B substrates using the Au-catalyzed vapor–liquid–solid mechanism by metal–organic chemical vapor deposition（MOCVD）. Diethyl–zinc and silane are used as p- and n-type dopant precursors,respectively. Both the axial and radial diodes exhibit diode-like J–V characteristics and have similar performances under forward bias. Under backward bias, the axial diode has a large leakage current, which is attributed to the bending of the pn junction interface induced by two doping mechanisms in Au-catalyzed nanowires. The low leakage current and high rectification ratio make the radial diode more promising in electrical and optoelectronic devices.     

In-situ strain effect on extrinsic transport of polycrystalline La0.7(Ca,Sr)0.3MnO3 films

The spin-polarised transport in ferromagnetic polycrystalline La_0.7(Sr,Ca)_0.3MnO₃ films on piezoelectric substrate has been investigated. The systematic study involved in finding the effect of in-situ strain on extrinsic electrical transport of various thick polycrystalline La_0.7(Sr,Ca)_0.3MnO₃ thin films. The in-situ strain in the manganite polycrystalline thin film is achieved by applying an electric field to the piezoelectric substrate 0.72 Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-0.28 PbTiO₃ (PMN-PT). A reversible strain of about 0.11% is acquired with an application of 10 kV/cm to the piezoelectric substrate. A typical drop in resistance at low magnetic fields has been found in all the polycrystalline manganite films. The effect of reversible strain versus the resultant strain gauges was discussed in all the polycrystalline films. At low temperatures, the effect of strain on low-field magnetoresistance and high-field magnetoresistance was found to be negligible. Further, the results are compared with the transport in manganite films deposited on step edge junctions.     

硒化技术对CuInSe2薄膜表面形貌和晶相的影响

以共溅射法制备的Cu-In预制膜为衬底材料，以硒粉为原料，尝试了几种特殊的硒化方案，包括单源硒化法、双源硒化法、表面喷粉硒化法、分步硒化退火和同步硒化退火等5种具有代表性和创新性的方案，研究了硒源的摆放方式、升温方法对薄膜质量的影响，比较了不同方法制备的CuInSe₂(CIS)薄膜在形貌、成分、相结构等方面的异同. 系统地分析了硒化温度、退火温度和退火时间对CuInSe₂薄膜成分的影响，研究了各元素的百分含量随硒化退火条件的变化规律，为更准确地把握CIS薄膜的成分和相结构提供有益的借鉴.     

Effect of annealing on thermal stability and morphology of pulsed laser deposited Ir thin films

Iridium (Ir) thin films, deposited on Si (1 0 0) substrate by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique using Ir target in a vacuum atmosphere, were annealed in air ambient and the thermal stability was investigated. The crystal structure and surface morphology of Ir thin films before and after being annealed were studied by X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, scanning electron microscope, and atomic force microscopy. The results showed that single-phase Ir thin films with (1 1 1) preferred orientation could be deposited on Si (1 0 0) substrate at 300 °C and it remained stable below 600 °C, which showed a promising bottom electrode of integrated ferroelectric capacitors. Ir thin films got oxidized to IrO₂ at temperatures from 650 to 800 °C.     

(BiFeO3)25/(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)25 多层膜的光学和电学性质

采用射频磁控溅射方法在(001)SrTiO₃衬底上制备(001)取向的(BiFeO₃)₂₅/(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)₂₅多层膜.光学测试结果表明,1.3-2.1 eV范围内,相对于衬底而言多层膜光吸收增强; BiFeO₃的带隙为2.7 eV. 另外,结合绝缘介质导电模型分析了所测得的电流-电压数据,在所测试的温度及电压下,所制备的(BiFeO₃)₂₅/(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)₂₅多层膜的导电机理由空间电荷限制电导主导. 关键词： 多层膜 吸光度 空间电荷限制电导     

The ferroelectric and ferromagnetic characterization of CoFe2O4/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 multilayered thin films

The multiferroic (PMN-PT/CFO)_n (n = 1,2) multilayered thin films have been prepared on SiO₂/Si(1 0 0) substrate with LNO as buffer layer via a rf magnetron sputtering method. The structure and surface morphology of multilayered thin films were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atom force microscopy (AFM), respectively. The smooth, dense and crack-free surface shows the excellent crystal quality with root-mean-square (RMS) roughness only 2.9 nm, and average grain size of CFO thin films on the surface is about 44 nm. The influence of the thin films thickness size, periodicity n and crystallite orientation on their properties including ferroelectric, ferromagnetic properties in the (PMN-PT/CFO)_n multilayered thin films were investigated. For multilayered thin films with n = 1 and n = 2, the remanent polarization Pr are 17.9 μC/cm² and 9.9 μC/cm²; the coercivity H_c are 1044 Oe and 660 Oe, respectively. In addition, the relative mechanism are also discussed.     

Electronic and photovoltaic properties of p-Si/C70 heterojunction diode

Electronic and photovoltaic properties of p-Si/C₇₀ heterojunction diode have been investigated. The ideality factor n and barrier height φ_b values of the diode were found to be 1.86 and 0.69 eV, respectively. The diode indicates a non-ideal current–voltage behaviour due to the ideality factor being higher than unity. This behaviour results from the effect of series resistance and the presence of an interfacial layer. The series resistance R_S and ideality factor n values were determined using Cheng's method and the obtained values are 2.21×10⁵ Ω and 1.86, respectively. The device shows photovoltaic behaviour with a maximum open-circuit voltage of 0.22 V and a short-circuit current of 0.35 μA under 6 mW/cm² light intensity.     

Extraordinary Hall effect on Fe-rich amorphous thin films and Fe-rich/Cu multilayers

In this study we investigated the magnetic and transport properties of thin Fe-rich amorphous films and Fe-rich/Cu multilayers. We compared the extraordinary Hall effect in these two types of samples and discussed it in terms of thickness and sample structure. The thicker films exhibited a strong in-plane magnetic anisotropy, and by decreasing film thickness both saturated Hall resistivity and Hall sensitivity increase. A Hall resistivity value of 20 μΩ cm is observed in 100 nm thick Fe-rich films at 12 K and a sensitivity of 1.3 Ω/T is obtained at room temperature. Electrical conductance increases and Hall resistivity decreases when the films are sandwiched with Cu.     

温度条件对反应电子束蒸发制备TiO2薄膜结构和性能的影响

研究基片温度(120～300 ℃)和热处理温度(400℃)对电子束蒸发TiO₂薄膜的结构和光学性能的影响.XRD分析表明,在120 ℃, 200 ℃和300 ℃的普通玻璃基片上采用电子枪加热蒸发制备的TiO₂薄膜具有非晶态结构,沉积态薄膜经过400 ℃保温1 h的热处理后得到的相为具有(004)取向的锐钛矿相,晶粒大小在3.6～8.1 nm之间.透射谱分析表明,薄膜的折射率随着基片温度的升高而增加;热处理后,薄膜的折射率也相应提高,其原因来自于薄膜的晶化.     

Photovoltaic performance of Gallium-doped ZnO thin film/Si nanowires heterojunction diodes

In this work, photovoltaic performance of Ga-doped ZnO thin film/Si NWs heterojunction diodes was investigated. Highly dense and vertically well-aligned Si NW arrays were successfully synthesised on a p-type (1?0?0)-oriented Si wafer through cost-effective metal-assisted chemical etching technique. Ga-doped ZnO thin films were deposited onto Si NWs via radio frequency magnetron sputtering to construct three-dimensional heterostructures. Photovoltaic characteristics of the fabricated diodes were determined with current density (J)–voltage (V) measurements under simulated solar irradiation of AM 1.5 G. The optimal open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, fill factor and power conversion efficiency were found to be 0.37 V, 3.30 mA cm^?2, 39.00 and 0.62%, respectively. Moreover, photovoltaic diodes exhibited relatively high external quantum efficiency over the broadband wavelengths between 350 and 1100 nm interval of the spectrum. The observed photovoltaic performance in this study clearly indicates that the investigated device structure composed of Ga-doped ZnO thin film/Si NWs heterojunctions could facilitate an alternative pathway for optoelectronic applications in future, and be a promising alternative candidate for high-performance low-cost new-generation photovoltaic diodes.     

Great enhancement in remnant polarization of SrBi4Ti4O15 thin films by A-site doping of Fe3+ ions

SrBi4-xFexTi4O15 (SBFT-x) thin films (x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.08, 0.15) have been synthesized on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si (100) substrates by sol-gel method. This paper finds that Fe-doping does not change the crystal structure of SrBi4Ti4O15 (SBTi). The coercive filed (Ec) and remnant polarisation (Pr) increase at first, then decrease with the increase of Fe doping content. At a maximum applied field of 229 kV/cm, the 2Pr reaches a maximum value of 91.1 μC/cm2 at x = 0.05 and the corresponding Ec is 72 kV/cm. The 2Pr increases by about 260% and the Ec decreases by about 6%, respectively. Obviously, the ferroelectric property of SrBi4Ti4O15 is greatly enhanced by Fe doping. The fatigue-endurance characteristic of the SBFT-0.05 is not improved. After 1.1×109 read/write cycles at a frequency of 50 kHz, the nonvolatile polarisations (Pnv = P*-P∧) decreased about 48% of its initial value.     

The effects of xenon ion irradiation on the photoluminesce behavior of poly(p-cresolformaldeyde)/diazonaphtoquinone thin films

In the present paper, we investigate the origin of photoluminescence (PL) and the changes in the optical properties: refractive index and absorption coefficient, in poly(p-cresolformaldeyde) and diazonaphtoquinone thin films irradiated with Xe ions. Films 400 nm thick have been irradiated with 800 keV Xe²⁺ ions in a fluence range from 10¹³ to 6 × 10¹⁵ Xe cm⁻². The structural modifications were followed by the techniques of nuclear reaction analysis, elastic recoil detection analysis, Rutherford backscattering, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopies. The PL behavior was characterised with 488 nm excitation wavelength. The pristine films show emission with maxima of the main bands located at 635, 720 and 830 nm. For fluences up to 10¹⁴ Xe cm⁻², the photoluminescence intensity increases with the irradiation fluence. The chain mobility lowering, characterized by the crosslinked structure, explains this behavior in organic systems. Other possible contribution for increasing of PL intensity, at these fluences, is the presence of oxygen trapped in the polymer chains by the dangling bonds. At intermediate and higher fluences, the photoluminescence starts to decrease. At fluences higher than 10¹⁴ Xe cm⁻², irreversible changes of the organic structure occur and they are characterized by large losses of oxygen and hydrogen, transforming the material into amorphous carbon films. The loss of photoluminescent behavior is associated with the light absorption characteristics of the amorphous carbon structure. This conclusion is supported by the observed increase of the refractive indexes and absorption coefficients, obtained in the infrared region, as well as by the Raman results. Also, the effect of irradiation modifying the refractive index in the infrared region suggests the application of these films as waveguide in this region of wavelength.     

探索基于人工超晶格LaFeO3-YMnO3和自然超晶格n-LaFeO3-Bi4Ti3O12薄膜多铁性

基于纳米尺寸下复合铁电材料和反铁磁性材料是一个探索多铁性材料有效的方法. 利用激光脉冲沉积制备出LaFeO₃-YMnO₃人工超晶格和掺入不同层LaFeO₃, BiFeO₃的Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂的外延薄膜. 通过系统的X射线衍射、透射电子显微术、扫描透射电子显微术下的能量损失谱表征证明这些样品具有原子尺寸上清晰的界面和完整的层状结构. 磁性测试证明这些材料具有亚铁磁性. 特别是在0.5和1.5LaFeO₃-Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂中的亚铁磁性甚至能保持到室温. 就铁电性而言, 铁电性测试显示出LaFeO₃-YMnO₃和插入BiFeO₃的Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂样品中存在较大的漏电流, 而在0.5LaFeO₃-Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂样品中存在铁电性. 因此在0.5LaFeO₃-Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂中能够实现亚铁磁和铁电共存. 其次发现当掺入多层的钙钛矿(3层SrTiO₃或2.5层LaFeO₃)后, Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ 的层状结构将出现结构失稳现象. 这些工作对于利用纳米复合开发新颖多铁性提供一些实例.     

Enhancement of ferromagnetism in polycrystalline Si0.965Mn0.035:B films by boron plasma treatment

This paper reports that the polycrystalline Si0.965Mn0.035:B films have been prepared by cosputtering deposition followed by rapid thermal annealing for crystallization. The polycrystalline thin films consist of two ferromagnetic phases. The low temperature ferromagnetic phase with Curie temperature (Tc) of about 50 K is due to the Mn4Si7 phase in the films, while the high temperature one (Tc～250 K) is resulted from the incorporation of Mn into silicon. The films are treated by boron plasma excited with the approach of microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition for 40 minutes. After plasma treatment, it is observed that no extra magnetic phases or magnetic complexes exist in the films, while both the high temperature saturation magnetization and the hole concentration in the films increase. The obvious correlation between the magnetic properties and the electrical properties of the polycrystalline Si0.965Mn0.035:B films suggests that the hole carriers play an important role in Si:Mn diluted magnetic semiconductors.     

TiO2/SiO2多层膜的带隙结构及光催化性能

利用传输矩阵法设计了由SiO2、TiO2组成的多层膜高透射率光子晶体结构,并分析了其透射谱特性,根据等效层原理改变多层膜一维光子晶体的自身结构来提高通带内特征波长附近的透射率,获得了最佳结构参数。研究结果表明,当晶格参数为150nm,填充比为0.346,周期数为6时,400nm波长附近吸收带处的透射率最低也可达96.5%,并且不论是TM模式还是TE模式,入射角在0°～45°范围内仍保持高的透射率,该结构可望用于空气净化装置以提高SiO2、TiO2光催化剂的光催化效率。     

化学溶液法制备的Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3薄膜的光学性能

用化学溶液方法在宝石衬底及有LaNiO₃缓冲层的Pt/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si衬底上制备了92%Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-8%PbTiO₃(PMNT)薄膜，X射线衍射测试结果表明：在有LaNiO₃缓冲层的Pt/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si衬底上制备的PMNT薄膜几乎是纯钙钛矿相，且薄膜 关键词： PMNT薄膜 光学性能 化学溶液法     

Formation of Ge35In8S57 amorphous films for optical applications

Thin films of In-doped Ge-S in the form of Ge₃₅In₈S₅₇ with different film thickness were deposited using an evaporation method. The X-ray diffraction studies demonstrate that the as-prepared films are amorphous in nature for these films. Some optical constants were calculated at a thickness of 150, 300, 450 and 900?nm and annealing temperature of 373, 413, 437 and 513?K. Our optical observations show that the mechanism of the optical transition obeys the indirect transition. It was found that the energy gap, E_g, decreases from 2.44 to 2.20?eV with expanding the thickness of the film from 150 to 900?nm. On the other hand, it was found that E_g increases with annealing temperature from 373 to 513?K. The increment in the band gap can be attributed to the gradual annealing out of the unsaturated bonds delivering a decreasing the density of localized states in the band structure. Using the single oscillator model, the dispersion of the refractive index is described. The dispersion constants of these films were calculated with different both thickness and annealing temperatures. Additionally, both of nonlinear susceptibility, χ⁽³⁾ and nonlinear refractive index, n₂ were calculated.