Optical properties of In2O3 oxidized from InN deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering

Unintentionally doped and zinc-doped indium nitride (U-InN and InN:Zn) films were deposited on (0 0 0 1) sapphire substrates by radio-frequency reactive magnetron sputtering, and all samples were then treated by annealing to form In₂O₃ films. U-InN and InN:Zn films have similar photon absorption characteristics. The as-deposited U-InN and InN:Zn film show the absorption edge, ∼1.8-1.9 eV. After the annealing process at 500 °C for 20 min, the absorption coefficient at the visible range apparently decreases, and the absorption edge is about 3.5 eV. Two emission peaks at 3.342 eV (371 nm) and 3.238 eV (383 nm) in the 20 K photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of In₂O₃:Zn films were identified as the free-exciton (FE) or the near band-to-band (B-B) and conduction-band-to-acceptor (C-A) recombination, respectively.     

Fabrication and photoluminescence characteristics of In2O3 nanohillocks

Uniformly distributed polycrystalline indium nanohillocks are synthesized on silicon substrates with Au catalyst by using the radio frequency magnetic sputtering technique. The results show that the Au catalyst plays a key role in the formation of indium nanohillocks. After thermally oxidizing the indium nanohillocks at 500 ℃ in air for 5 h, the indium nanohillocks totally transform into In₂O₃ nanohillocks. The energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy result indicates that many oxygen vacancies and oxygen-indium vacancy pairs exist in the In₂O₃ nanohillocks. Photoluminescence spectra under an Ne laser excitation at 280 nm show broad emissions at 420 nm and 470 nm with a shoulder at 450 nm related to oxygen vacancies and oxygen-indium vacancies at room temperature.     

Preparation and characterization of visible light responsive Fe2O3-TiO2 composites

In this study we present the effects of iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) on titanium dioxide (TiO₂) in synthesising visible-light reactive photocatalysts. A Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ composite photocatalyst was synthesized from Fe₂(SO₄)₃ and Ti(SO₄)₂ by a ethanol-assisted hydrothermal method. The preparation conditions were optimized through the investigation of the effects of hydrothermal temperature and time as well as molar ratio of Ti to Fe on the photocatalytic activity. The visual, physical and chemical properties of the Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ composites were investigated. The results showed that α-Fe₂O₃ and anatase TiO₂ were present in the composites. The Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ synthesized under optimum condition consisted of mesoporous structure with an average pore size of 4 nm and a surface area of 43 m²/g. Under visible and solar light irradiation, the photocatalytic activity of optimized sample was significantly higher than that of pure TiO₂. This sample led to a photodegradation efficiency of 90% and 40% of auramine under visible light and solar light, respectively.     

Synthesis and electrical properties of In2O3(ZnO)m superlattice nanobelt

One-dimensional（ID） In₂O₃（ZnO）_m superlattice nanobelts are synthesized by a chemical vapor deposition method.The formation of the In₂O₃（ZnO）_m superlattice is verified by the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images.The typical zigzag boundaries could be clearly observed.An additional peak at 614 cm^-1 is found in the Raman spectrum,which may correspond to the superlattice structure.The study about the electrical transport properties reveals that the In₂O₃（ZnO）_m nanobelts exhibit peculiar nonlinear I-V characteristics even under the Ohmic contact measurement condition,which are different from the Ohmic behaviors of the In-doped ZnO nanobelts.The photoelectrical measurements show the differences in the photocurrent property between them,and their transport mechanisms are also discussed.     

Characterization of single-crystalline In2O3 films deposited on Y-stabilized ZrO2 (1 0 0) substrates by MOCVD

Epitaxial In₂O₃ films have been deposited on Y-stabilized ZrO₂ (YSZ) (1 0 0) substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The films were deposited at different substrate temperatures (450-750 °C). The film deposited at 650 °C has the best crystalline quality, and observation of the interface area shows a clear cube-on-cube epitaxial relationship of In₂O₃(1 0 0)||YSZ(1 0 0) with In₂O₃[0 0 1]||YSZ[0 0 1]. The Hall mobility of the single-crystalline In₂O₃ film deposited at 650 °C is as high as 66.5 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ with carrier concentration of 1.5 × 10¹⁹ cm⁻³ and resistivity of 6.3 × 10⁻³ Ω cm. The absolute average transmittance of the obtained films in the visible range exceeds 95%.     

The effect of the addition of carbon black and the increase in film thickness on the sensing layers of ZnO / ZnFe2O4 in polymer thick film gas sensors

The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of increasing the carbon black and the sensing layer thickness on the response of a sensor. Three sensors of 60/40 mol% ZnO/Fe₂O₃ with different percentages of carbon black (1.5, 2 and 2.5 wt%) were fabricated on alumina substrates and copper thin film electrodes. The base resistance of the 1.5 wt% carbon black sensor was while for the 2 wt% carbon black sensors it was . The lowest base resistance was recorded with the 2.5 wt% carbon black sensor to be . The sensors were used to detect propanol in the concentration range 2500–5000 ppm, increasing with a step size of 500 ppm, at room temperature. The responses of the sensors were determined as ((R_gas−R_air)/R_air)×100 while the sensitivity was calculated as the slope of the graphs. The sensitivity was increased as the amount of carbon black decreased. The sensitivities of the sensors to propanol at room temperature were 0.0105, 0.005 and 0.002%/ppm for the three sensors. On the other hand, four sensors have different thickness were fabricated used by the same manner. It was found that the response of the sensor increased relatively as the thicknesses of the sensing layer decreased. Results show that the one-layer sensor has the highest response, followed by a decrease in the responses for sensors with higher numbers of layers, 2, 3, 4 and 5 successively.     

Chemical quenching of positronium in Fe2O3/Al2O3 catalysts

Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by solid state reaction method using α-Fe₂O₃ and γ-Al₂O₃ nano powders. The microstructure and surface properties of the catalyst were studied using positron lifetime and coincidence Doppler broadening annihilation radiation measurements. The positron lifetime spectrum shows four components. The two long lifetimes τ₃ and τ₄ are attributed to positronium annihilation in two types of pores distributed inside Al₂O₃ grain and between the grains, respectively. With increasing Fe₂O₃ content from 3 wt% to 40 wt%, the lifetime τ₃ keeps nearly unchanged, while the longest lifetime τ₄ shows decrease from 96 ns to 64 ns. Its intensity decreases drastically from 24% to less than 8%. The Doppler broadening S parameter shows also a continuous decrease. Further analysis of the Doppler broadening spectra reveals a decrease in the p-Ps intensity with increasing Fe₂O₃ content, which rules out the possibility of spin-conversion of positronium. Therefore the decrease of τ₄ is most probably due to the chemical quenching reaction of positronium with Fe ions on the surface of the large pores.     

Synthesis and performance of core-shell structured ZnO/In2O3 composites in situ growth

Core-shell structured ZnO/In₂O₃ composites were successfully synthesized via situ growth method. Phase structure, morphology, microstructure and property of the products were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), TG-DTA, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL). Results show that the core-shell structures consist of spindle-like ZnO with about 800 nm in length and 200 nm in diameter, and In₂O₃ particles with a diameter of 50 nm coated on the surface of ZnO uniformly. HMTA plays an important role in the formation of core-shell structures and the addition of In₂O₃ has a great effect on PL spectrum. Possible mechanism for the formation of core-shell structures is also proposed in this paper.     

High temperature ferromagnetism of the vacuum-annealed (In1−xFex)2O3 powders

(In_1−xFe_x)₂O₃ (x = 0.02, 0.05, 0.2) powders were prepared by a solid state reaction method and a vacuum annealing process. A systematic study was done on the structural and magnetic properties of (In_1−xFe_x)₂O₃ powders as a function of Fe concentration and annealing temperature. The X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy results confirmed that there were not any Fe or Fe oxide secondary phases in vacuum-annealed (In_1−xFe_x)₂O₃ samples and the Fe element was incorporated into the indium oxide lattice by substituting the position of indium atoms. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that both Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions existed in the samples. Magnetic measurements indicated that all samples were ferromagnetic with the magnetic moment of 0.49-1.73 μ_B/Fe and the Curie temperature around 783 K. The appearance of ferromagnetism was attributed to the ferromagnetic coupling of Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions via an electron trapped in a bridging oxygen vacancy.     

Preparation of photocatalytic Fe2O3-TiO2 coatings in one step by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

There are two major difficulties in the TiO₂ liquid-solid photocatalytic system: effective immobilization of the TiO₂ particles; and improving the catalytic activity under visible light. To simultaneously solve these two problems, Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ coatings supported on activated carbon fiber (ACF), have been prepared in one step by a convenient and efficient method—metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). XRD results revealed that Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ coatings mainly composed of anatase TiO₂, α-Fe₂O₃ phases and little Fe₂Ti₃O₉. The pore structure of ACF was preserved well after loading with Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ coatings. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra showed a slight shift to longer wavelengths and an enhancement of the absorption in the visible region for Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ coatings, compared to the pure TiO₂ sample. A moderate Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ loading (13.7 wt%) was beneficial to mineralizing wastewater because the intermediates could be adsorbed onto the surface of photocatalyst following decomposition. The stable performance revealed that the Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ coatings were strongly adhered to the ACF surface, and the as prepared catalysts could be reused showing potential application for wastewater treatment.     

Effect of TiO2/Al2O3 film coated diamond abrasive particles by sol-gel technique

The diamond abrasive particles were coated with the TiO₂/Al₂O₃ film by the sol-gel technique. Compared with the uncoated diamonds, the TiO₂/Al₂O₃ film was excellent material for the protection of the diamonds. The results showed that the incipient oxidation temperature of the TiO₂/Al₂O₃ film coated diamonds in air atmosphere was 775 °C, which was higher 175 °C than that of the uncoated diamonds. And the coated diamonds also had better the diamond's single particle compressive strength and the impact toughness than that of uncoated diamonds after sintering at 750 °C. For the vitrified bond grinding wheels, replacing the uncoated diamonds with the TiO₂/Al₂O₃ film coated diamonds, the volume expansion of the grinding wheels decreased from 6.2% to 3.4%, the porosity decreased from 35.7% to 25.7%, the hardness increased from 61.2H_RC to 66.5H_RC and the grinding ratio of the vitrified bond grinding wheels to carbide alloy (YG8) increased from 11.5 to 19.1.     

Electronic structure analysis of Mn- and Fe-codoped In2O3 by photoemission yield measurements

The valence band electronic structures of Mn- and/or Fe-doped In₂O₃, i.e., In₂O₃:Mn, In₂O₃:Fe, and In₂O₃:(Mn, Fe), are investigated by photoemission yield measurements. Significant changes are observed in the threshold energy of photoemission, depending on the doped magnetic ions, which indicates that an additional occupied band appears above the top of the valence band of In₂O₃ owing to doping with Mn and/or Fe ions. It is confirmed that the order of the threshold energies of photoemission, E_PET, is E_PET(In₂O₃:Mn)<E_PET(In₂O₃:(Mn, Fe))<E_PET(In₂O₃:Fe)<E_PET(In₂O₃). To gain a better understanding of these results, first-principles molecular orbital calculations are also carried out, which successfully explain the observed changes in the photoemission threshold energies.     

Al2O3绝缘层的AlGaN/GaN MOSHEMT器件研究

在研制AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的基础上,采用ALD法制备了Al₂O₃ AlGaN/GaN MOSHEMT器件.通过X射线光电子能谱测试表明在AlGaN/GaN异质结材料上成功淀积了Al₂O₃薄膜.根据对HEMT和MOSHEMT器件肖特基电容、器件输出以及转移特性的测试进行分析发现：所制备的Al₂O₃薄膜与AlGaN外延层间界面态密度较小,因而MOSHEMT器件呈现出较 关键词： 2O₃')" href="#">Al₂O₃ ALD GaN MOSHEMT     

Influence of postdeposition annealing on structural properties and electrical characteristics of thin Tm2O3 and Tm2Ti2O7 dielectrics

We describe the structural properties and electrical characteristics of thin thulium oxide (Tm₂O₃) and thulium titanium oxide (Tm₂Ti₂O₇) as gate dielectrics deposited on silicon substrates through reactive sputtering. The structural and morphological features of these films were explored by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and atomic force microscopy, measurements. It is found that the Tm₂Ti₂O₇ film annealed at 800 °C exhibited a thinner capacitance equivalent thickness of 19.8 Å, a lower interface trap density of 8.37 × 10¹¹ eV⁻¹ cm⁻², and a smaller hysteresis voltage of ∼4 mV than the other conditions. We attribute this behavior to the Ti incorporated into the Tm₂O₃ film improving the interfacial layer and the surface roughness. This film also shows negligible degrees of charge trapping at high electric field stress.     

Highly sensitive room-temperature gas sensors based on hydrothermal synthesis of Cr2O3 hollow nanospheres

This paper reports that Cr₂O₃ hollow nanospheres（HNs） were synthesized via a hydrothermal approach and characterized by scanning electron microscopy,x-ray powder diffraction,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,selective area electron diffraction and high resolution TEM,respectively.In addition,the room-temperature（RT） gas sensing properties of Cr2O3 HNs and conventional powders（CPs） were investigated by means of the surface photovoltage technique.The experimental data demonstrate that the RT gas sensor of the as-fabricated HNs reaches below 5 ppm whereas that of the CPs is about 40 ppm,which results from there being much more adsorbed and desorbed oxygen in HNs than in CPs at RT.The as-prepared Cr₂O₃ HNs could have potential applications as RT nanosensors.     

Synthesis and characterization of TiO2/Fe2O3 core-shell nanocomposition film and their photoelectrochemical property

TiO₂/Fe₂O₃ core-shell nanocomposition film has been fabricated via two-step method. TiO₂ nanorod arrays are synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method, and followed by Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles deposited on TiO₂ nanorod arrays through an ordinary chemical bath deposition. The phase structures, morphologies, particle size, chemical compositions of the composites have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometer. The results confirm that Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles of mean size ca. 10 nm coated on the surface of TiO2 NRs. After depositing Fe₂O₃, UV-vis absorption property is induces the shift to the visible-light range, the annealing temperature of 600 °C is the best condition for UV-vis absorption property of TiO₂/Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite film, and increasing Fe content, optical activity are enhanced one by one. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) performances of the as-prepared composite nanorods are determined by measuring the photo-generated currents under illumination of UV-vis light. The TiO₂ NRs modified by Fe₂O₃ show the photocurrent value of 1.36 mA/cm² at 0 V vs Ag/AgCl, which is higher than those of unmodified TiO₂ NRs.     

Luminescence studies on ZnO-P2O5 glasses doped with Gd2O3:Eu nanoparticles and Eu2O3

Zinc phosphate glasses doped with Gd₂O₃:Eu nanoparticles and Eu₂O₃ were prepared by conventional melt-quench method and characterized for their luminescence properties. Binary ZnO-P₂O₅ glass is characterized by an intrinsic defect centre emission around 324 nm. Strong energy transfer from these defect centres to Eu³⁺ ions has been observed when Eu₂O₃ is incorporated in ZnO-P₂O₅ glasses. Lack of energy transfer from these defect centres to Eu³⁺ in Gd₂O₃:Eu nanoparticles doped ZnO-P₂O₅ glass has been attributed to effective shielding of Eu³⁺ ions from the luminescence centre by Gd-O-P type of linkages, leading to an increased distance between the luminescent centre and Eu³⁺ ions. Both doped and undoped glasses have the same glass transition temperature, suggesting that the phosphate network is not significantly affected by the Gd₂O₃:Eu nanoparticles or Eu₂O₃ incorporation.     

Development of rf plasma sputtered Al2O3-TiO2 multilayer broad band antireflecting coatings and its correlation with plasma parameters

TiO₂/Al₂O₃/TiO₂/Al₂O₃ multilayer structures were obtained at different oxygen:argon gas ratios of 20:80, 30:70, 50:50 and 60:40 sccm and constant rf power of 200 W using reactive magnetron sputtering. Grain size and elemental distribution in the films were studied from AFM image and XPS spectra respectively. The deposited grain size increased with increasing oxygen:argon gas ratio. The optical band gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient were calculated from UV-vis transmittance and reflectance spectra. It was observed that the value of refractive index, extinction coefficient and band gap increased with increasing oxygen. These variations are due to the defects levels generated by the heterostructure and explained by the PL spectrum. The antireflecting (AR) efficiency of the films was estimated from the reflectance spectra of the films. Broad band antireflecting coating for the visible range was achieved by varying oxygen content in the film. The plasma chemistry controlled the antireflecting property by the interface interdiffusion of atoms during layer transition in multilayer deposition. The in situ investigation of the plasma chemistry was performed using optical emission spectroscopy. The plasma parameters were estimated and correlated with the characteristics of the films.     

Correlation between Al2O3 particles and interface of Al-Al2O3 coatings by cold spray

Al-Al₂O₃ composite coatings with different Al₂O₃ particle shapes were prepared on Si and Al substrate by cold spray. The powder compositions of metal (Al) and ceramic (Al₂O₃) having different sizes and agglomerations were varied into ratios of 10:1 wt% and 1:1 wt%. Al₂O₃ particles were successfully incorporated into the soft metal matrix of Al. It was found that crater formation between the coatings and substrate, which is typical characteristic signature of cold spray could be affected by initial starting Al₂O₃ particles. In addition, when the large hard particles of fused Al₂O₃ were employed, the deep and big craters were generated at the interface between coatings and hard substrates. In the case of pure soft metal coating such as Al on hard substrate, it is very hard to get proper adhesion due to lack of crater formation. Therefore, the composite coating would have certain advantages.     

Si-Al2O3复合薄膜的室温铁磁性

在Si-Al₂O₃复合薄膜中观察到室温铁磁性.Si的体积百分比为15 %的Si-Al₂O₃复合薄膜的磁性最强.Si的含量影响样品的磁有序,在样品中观察到了明显的磁畴.在不同气氛下,对样品进行快速热退火.退火样品的磁性测试结果的差别表明氧空位不是样品铁磁性的主要来源.我们认为铁磁性来源于Si与Al₂O₃基质界面之间的缺陷的磁耦合.改变Si的含量可以改变缺陷密度,从而控制铁磁耦合强度. 关键词： 2O₃薄膜')" href="#">Al₂O₃薄膜 室温铁磁性 掺杂 交换相互作用