射频反应磁控溅射制备ZnO薄膜的微结构及其光学性能

采用射频反应磁控溅射技术在石英和Si衬底上制备了高度c轴择优取向的ZnO薄膜,样品的氧氩流量比分别为10:40,20:40,30:40,40:40.利用X射线衍射仪、表面轮廓仪、原子力显微镜和紫外-可见分光光度计研究了样品的微结构与光学特性.研究表明:氧氩流量比为30:40的样品结晶质量最好.所制备的ZnO薄膜的可见光平均透射率均大于87;.随着氧氩流量比的增大,薄膜的透射率呈非单调变化,氧氩流量比为30:40的样品在可见光范围的平均透射率可达93;.光学带隙随着氧氩流量比的增大,先增大后减小.与块材ZnO的带隙(3.37 eV)相比,ZnO薄膜的带隙均变窄.     

在钛酸锶衬底上外延生长ZnO薄膜及其性能研究

用脉冲激光淀积法(PLD)在(111)面SrTiO3衬底上外延生长ZnO单晶薄膜.样品分别在衬底温度为350℃、500℃、600℃下外延生长.X射线衍射(XRD)的结果表明,所得的ZnO单晶薄膜结晶性能好,只出现(002)和(004)两个衍射峰,(002)峰的半高宽度(FWHM)为0.23°.在荧光光谱中我们只观察到来源于带边激子跃迁的强UV发射,并且随着生长温度的升高,紫外峰的强度逐渐增强.样品的SEM图像表明所得ZnO薄膜表面平整,晶粒均匀.衬底温度为600℃时,所得到的ZnO薄膜结构完整,晶粒尺寸最大,均匀;而且紫外发射最强.     

衬底温度对磁控溅射法制备掺Ta氧化锌薄膜性能的影响

采用射频磁控溅射法,在不同的衬底温度下制备了钽(Ta)掺杂的氧化锌(ZnO)薄膜,采用X射线能谱(EDS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、紫外-可见分光光度计和光致发光(PL)光谱研究了衬底温度对制备的Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜的组分、微观结构、形貌和光学特性的影响.EDS的检测结果表明,Ta元素成功掺入到了ZnO薄膜;XRD图谱表明,掺入的Ta杂质是替代式杂质,没有破坏ZnO的六方晶格结构,随着衬底温度的升高,(002)衍射峰的强度先增大后降低,在400℃时达到最大;SEM测试表明当衬底温度较高时(400℃和500℃),Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜的晶粒明显变大;紫外-可见透过光谱显示,在可见光范围,Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜的平均透光率均高于80;,衬底不加热时制备的Ta掺杂ZnO的透光率最高;制备的Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜的禁带宽度范围为3.34~3.37eV,衬底温度为500℃时制备的Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜的禁带宽度最小,为3.34eV.PL光谱表明衬底温度为500℃时制备的Ta掺杂ZnO薄膜中缺陷较多,这也是造成薄膜禁带宽度变小的原因.     

Al2O3衬底上生长ZnO薄膜的结构和光学特性

用脉冲激光沉积法在Al2O3(0001)衬底上沉积了ZnO薄膜.衬底温度分别为300℃、400℃、500℃、600℃和700℃.利用X射线衍射(XRD)和光致发光谱(PL)对薄膜的结构和光学性能进行研究.X射线衍射的结果表明在不同温度下生长的ZnO薄膜均具有高度c轴择优取向,衬底温度400℃时,膜的应力较小质量较高.ZnO薄膜有很强的紫外发光峰,紫外发光峰的强度与衬底温度密切相关,并发现当衬底温度从300℃增到400℃时,紫外发射峰出现6nm的蓝移.     

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。     

镓掺杂氧化锌透明导电薄膜的制备及其性能研究

采用射频磁控溅射方法在玻璃基片上制备了镓掺杂氧化锌(Ga∶ ZnO)透明导电薄膜,通过XRD、XPS、四探针仪和分光光度计等表征技术,研究了衬底温度对Ga∶ ZnO薄膜结构、组分、光学和电学性质的影响.结果表明:所有样品均为具有(002)择优取向的高质量透明导电薄膜,其晶体结构和光电性能与衬底温度密切相关.当衬底温度为673 K时,所制备的Ga∶ ZnO薄膜具有最大的晶粒尺寸(72.6 nm)、最低的电阻率(1.3×10-3Ω·cm)、较高的可见∶ZnO薄膜的光学能隙,结果显示随着衬底温度的升高,薄膜的光学能隙单调增加.     

原子层沉积Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜结构及光电性能的研究

采用原子层沉积方法以臭氧为氧源,分别在Si和K-9玻璃衬底沉积Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜.系统研究了Sn掺杂浓度对ZnO薄膜成分、晶体结构及光电性能的影响.XRD分析表明:所制备SnZO薄膜具有垂直于衬底表面的c轴择优取向.XPS分析表明:在ZnO中掺杂离子以Sn4+形式存在.Hall分析表明Sn是一种有效的施主掺杂元素,其通过置换Zn2+位置释放导电电子.当Sn掺杂浓度为1.8at;时,Hall测试表明ZnO薄膜具有最低电阻率为9.5×10-4Ω·cm,载流子浓度达到最高值为3.2×1020 cm-3,进一步增加Sn浓度使得ZnO薄膜电学性能变差.SnZO薄膜在可见光区域的光透过率超过85;,光学带隙值由未掺杂ZnO的3.26 eV增加到5.7at; Sn掺杂时3.54 eV.     

La掺杂对ZnO纳米薄膜微观结构与光学特性的影响

采用射频磁控溅射方法在Si衬底上制备了不同掺杂量的La掺杂ZnO(ZnO∶La)薄膜.用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外-可见分光光度计和光致荧光发光(PL)等表征技术,研究了不同掺杂量对ZnO∶ La薄膜的微观结构和光学特性的影响.结果表明,所有薄膜均只出现的(002)衍射峰,表明La3+可以替代ZB2或者进入ZnO晶格间隙,并未改变ZnO的六角纤锌矿结构.通过计算可知La掺杂可以抑制ZnO的晶粒增长.可见光范围的透过率超过80;,同时随着La掺杂量的增加,薄膜的光学带隙值逐渐增大.通过对光致发光谱的研究表明,La掺杂可以增强ZnO薄膜室温下的紫外光发光强度.     

Al-H共掺杂ZnO薄膜的形貌及光致发光性能研究

在不同衬底温度条件下采用RF磁控溅射法在石英玻璃上沉积Al-H共掺杂ZnO薄膜.对所有样品进行晶体结构、表面形貌、电学、光学以及室温光致发光性能分析.结果表明:随着衬底温度的升高,ZnO薄膜的结晶度增加,晶粒增大,薄膜致密度增加;薄膜表面起伏变化减小;同时,电阻率最低达到7.58×10-4Ω·cm,透过率保持在75;左右.所有ZnO薄膜样品都以本征发光为主,Al-H共掺杂在一定程度降低ZnO薄膜缺陷发光的强度;随着衬底温度的升高,ZnO薄膜的本征发光强度明显增大;同时在能量为3.45 eV附近观察到了一个紫外发光峰.     

B掺杂对平面结构MOCVD-ZnO薄膜性能的影响

本文研究了B2H6掺杂流量(B掺杂)对平面结构MOCVD-ZnO薄膜的微观结构和光电性能影响.XRD、SEM和AFM测试的研究结果表明,玻璃衬底上制备的ZnO薄膜具有(002)峰择优取向的平面结构,B掺杂使薄膜的球状晶粒尺寸变小,10 sccm流量时晶粒尺寸为～15 nm.ZnO:B薄膜的最小电阻率为5.7×10-3Ω·cm.生长的ZnO薄膜(厚度d=1150 nm)在400～900 nm范围的透过率为82;～97;,且随着B2H6掺杂流量增大,光学吸收边呈现蓝移(即光学带隙Eg展宽)现象.     

衬底温度对直流反应磁控溅射法制备的N掺杂p型ZnO薄膜性能的影响

利用直流反应磁控溅射法(纯金属锌作为靶材,Ar-N2-O2混合气体作为溅射气体)在石英玻璃衬底上制备了N掺杂p型ZnO薄膜.通过XRD、Hall和紫外可见透射谱分别研究了衬底温度对ZnO薄膜结构性能、电学性能和光学性能的影响.XRD结果显示所有制备的薄膜都具有垂直于衬底的c轴择优取向,并且随着衬底温度的增加,薄膜的晶体质量得到了提高.Hall测试表明衬底温度对p型ZnO薄膜的电阻率具有较大影响,400℃下生长的p型ZnO薄膜由于具有较高的迁移率(1.32 cm2/Vs)和载流子浓度(5.58×1017cm-3),因此表现出了最小的电阻率(8.44Ω·cm).     

Preparation of undoped and indium doped ZnO thin films by pulsed laser deposition method

An original modification of the standard Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD) method for preparing both undoped and indium doped zinc oxide (ZnO:In) thin films at low substrate temperature is proposed. This preparation method does not demand any further post‐deposition annealing treatment of the grown films. The developed method allows to grow thin films at low substrate temperature that prevents them from the considerable loss of their intrinsic electrical and optical properties. The influence of deposition parameters on the electrical and optical parameters of the undoped and the indium doped ZnO thin films is also analysed. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Influence of oxygen/argon ratio on structural,electrical and optical properties of Ag-doped ZnO thin films

Ag-doped ZnO (ZnO:Ag) thin films were deposited on quartz substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. The influence of oxygen/argon ratio on structural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO:Ag films has been investigated. ZnO:Ag films gradually transform from n-type into p-type conductivity with increasing oxygen/argon ratio. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement indicates that Ag substitutes Zn site (Ag_Zn) in the ZnO:Ag films, acting as acceptor, and being responsible for the formation of p-type conductivity. The presence of p-type ZnO:Ag under O-rich condition is attributed to the depression of the donor defects and low formation energy of Ag_Zn acceptor. The I–V curve of the p-ZnO:Ag/n-ZnO homojunction shows a rectification characteristic with a turn-on voltage of ∼7 V.     

衬底温度对直流磁控溅射法制备掺锆氧化锌透明导电薄膜性能的影响

利用直流磁控溅射法在石英衬底上制备出了高透明导电的掺锆氧化锌(ZnO:Zr)薄膜.研究了衬底温度对ZnO:Zr薄膜结构、形貌及光电性能的影响.XRD表明实验中制备的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.实验所制备ZnO:Zr薄膜的晶化程度和导电性能对衬底温度有很强的依赖性.当衬底温度为300 ℃时, ZnO:Zr薄膜具有最小电阻率7.58×10-4 Ω·cm,其可见光平均透过率超过了91;.     

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.     

Epitaxial growth of ZnO thin films on Si substrates by PLD technique

Epitaxial ZnO thin films have been grown on Si(1 1 1) substrates at temperatures between 550 and 700 °C with an oxygen pressure of 60 Pa by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). A ZnO thin film deposited at 500 °C in no-oxygen ambient was used as a buffer layer for the ZnO growth. In situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) observations show that ZnO thin films directly deposited on Si are of a polycrystalline structure, and the crystallinity is deteriorated with an increase of substrate temperature as reflected by the evolution of RHEED patterns from the mixture of spots and rings to single rings. In contrast, the ZnO films grown on a homo-buffer layer exhibit aligned spotty patterns indicating an epitaxial growth. Among the ZnO thin films with a buffer layer, the film grown at 650 °C shows the best structural quality and the strongest ultraviolet (UV) emission with a full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 86 meV. It is found that the ZnO film with a buffer layer has better crystallinity than the film without the buffer layer at the same substrate temperature, while the film without the buffer layer shows a more intense UV emission. Possible reasons and preventive methods are suggested to obtain highly optical quality films.     

Structural and optical properties of Mg‐doped ZnO thin films prepared by a modified Pechini method

ZnO thin films with different Mg doping contents (0%, 3%, 5%, 8%, 10%, respectively) were prepared on quartz glass substrates by a modified Pechini method. XRD patterns reveal that all the thin films possess a polycrystalline hexagonal wurtzite structure. The peak position of (002) plane for Mg‐doped ZnO thin films shifts toward higher angle due to the Mg doping. The crystallite size calculated by Debey‐Scherrer formula is in the range of 32.95–48.92 nm. The SEM images show that Mg‐doped ZnO thin films are composed of dense nanoparticles, and the thickness of Mg‐doped ZnO thin films with Mg doped at 8% is around 140 nm. The transmittance spectra indicate that Mg doping can increase the optical bandgap of ZnO thin films. The band gap is tailored from 3.36 eV to 3.66 eV by changing Mg doping concentration between 3% and 10%. The photoluminescence spectra show that the ultraviolet emission peak of Mg‐doped ZnO thin films shifts toward lower wavelength as Mg doping content increases from 3% to 8%. The green emission peak of Mg‐doped ZnO thin films with Mg doping contents were 3%, 8%, and 10% is attributed to the oxygen vacancies or donor‐acceptor pair. These results prove that Mg‐doped ZnO thin films based on a modified Pechini method have the potential applications in the optoelectronic devices.     

Optical properties of ZnO nano fiber thin films grown by spray pyrolysis of zinc acetate precursor

Good homogeneous and stoichiometric ZnO nanofiber thin films have been deposited onto cleaned glass substrate by a simple spray pyrolysis technique under atmospheric pressure using zinc acetate precursor at temperature 200 °C. Films of various thicknesses have been obtained by varying the deposition time, while all other deposition parameters such as spray rate, carrier gas pressure and distance between spray nozzle to substrate were kept constant. Surface morphology and optical properties of the as deposited thin films have been studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) attached with an EDX and UV visible spectroscopy. From EDX data, atomic weight% of Zinc and Oxygen were found to be 49.22% and 49.62% respectively. The SEM micrograph of the film shows uniform deposition and scattered nano fiber around the nucleation centers. The optical band gap of the ZnO thin films was found to be in the range 3.3 to 3.4 eV and the band gap decreases with thickness of the film. Optical constants such as refractive index, extinction coefficient, real and imaginary parts of dielelectric constants were evaluated from reflectance and absorbance spectra. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

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)