Al掺杂原子分数及退火温度对ZnO薄膜光学特性的影响

采用溶胶凝胶法在（0001）Al2O3衬底上制备了不同掺杂原子分数的ZnO:Al薄膜,在Ar气氛中进行了600～950 ℃不同温度的退火处理,研究了掺杂原子分数和退火温度对薄膜光致发光、光吸收和透射的影响。结果显示,薄膜的紫外峰强度随掺杂原子分数和退火温度的提高而增强,与缺陷相关的绿光强度却随着掺杂原子分数和退火温度的提高而降低;薄膜光学带隙随掺杂原子分数的提高从3.21 eV增大到3.25 eV;光吸收在可见光区随着退火温度的升高而增大,在紫外区却随着退火温度的升高而减小,透射与吸收的变化规律相反;薄膜吸收边随退火温度的升高出现轻微的红移。     

退火对ZnO薄膜光学特性的影响

用射频磁控溅射法在蓝宝石衬底上制备出ZnO薄膜,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和光致发光(PL)谱等研究了退火温度对ZnO薄膜结构和光学性质的影响。测量结果显示,所制备的ZnO薄膜为六角纤锌矿结构,具有沿c轴的择优取向;随着退火温度的升高,(002)XRD峰强度和平均晶粒尺寸增大,(002)XRD峰半高宽(FWHM)减小,光致发光紫外峰强度增强。结果证明,用射频磁控溅射法通过适当控制退火温度可得到高质量ZnO薄膜。     

退火对ZnO:Al薄膜光致发光性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶工艺在石英衬底上制备ZnO:Al（AZO）薄膜,通过不同温度的退火处理,研究了退火对AZO薄膜结构和光致发光特性的影响。XRD图谱表明：所制备的薄膜具有c轴高度择优取向,随着退火温度的升高,(002)峰的强度逐渐增强,同时(002)峰的半高宽逐渐减小,表明晶粒在不断增大。未退火样品的光致发光（PL）谱由361 nm附近的紫外带边发射峰和500 nm附近的深能级发射峰组成。样品经退火后,以500 nm为中心的绿带发射逐渐减弱,而带边发射强度有所增强,并且逐渐红移到366 nm附近,与吸收边移动的测试结果相吻合。对经过不同时间退火的样品分析表明,AZO薄膜的发光特性与退火时间也有很大关系,时间过短可见波段的发射较强,但时间过长会使晶粒发生团聚,导致紫外发射峰强度减弱。     

退火对ZnO:Al薄膜光致发光性能的影响

 采用溶胶-凝胶工艺在石英衬底上制备ZnO:Al（AZO）薄膜,通过不同温度的退火处理,研究了退火对AZO薄膜结构和光致发光特性的影响。XRD图谱表明：所制备的薄膜具有c轴高度择优取向,随着退火温度的升高,(002)峰的强度逐渐增强,同时(002)峰的半高宽逐渐减小,表明晶粒在不断增大。未退火样品的光致发光（PL）谱由361 nm附近的紫外带边发射峰和500 nm附近的深能级发射峰组成。样品经退火后,以500 nm为中心的绿带发射逐渐减弱,而带边发射强度有所增强,并且逐渐红移到366 nm附近,与吸收边移动的测试结果相吻合。对经过不同时间退火的样品分析表明,AZO薄膜的发光特性与退火时间也有很大关系,时间过短可见波段的发射较强,但时间过长会使晶粒发生团聚,导致紫外发射峰强度减弱。     

退火对溶胶-凝胶法制备的ZnO薄膜结构和光致发光的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法在n-Si(100)衬底上制备ZnO薄膜并从三个方面对其研究。X射线衍射结果表明,在含氧气氛中退火的ZnO薄膜为多晶六角纤锌矿结构,有明显的c轴择优结晶取向;退火时间的长短和温度的高低对结晶取向性和粒径均有较大影响,通过进一步的研究发现最佳处理温度在500℃左右。用扫描电子显微镜观察样品的表面和侧面形貌,晶体的生长比较均匀,粒径平均在70~160nm范围内,与XRD测量结果相一致。室温下ZnO胶体的光致发光谱表明,随着胶体老化时间的延长,胶体的紫外峰位发生了蓝移。室温下ZnO薄膜的光致发光谱表明,紫外部分的发光峰位在365,390nm,发光强度较强;在可见光区的发光强度相对较弱,但是还没有被氧完全抑制掉。     

Zn离子注入和退火对ZnO薄膜光学性能的影响

 利用溶胶凝胶方法在石英玻璃衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜，将能量56 keV、剂量1×10¹⁷ cm^-2的Zn离子注入到薄膜中。离子注入后，薄膜在500~900 ℃的氩气中退火，利用X射线衍射谱、光致发光谱和光吸收谱研究了离子注入和退火对ZnO薄膜结构和光学性质的影响。结果显示：衍射峰在约700 ℃退火后得到恢复；当退火温度小于600 ℃时，吸收边随着退火温度的提高发生蓝移，超过600 ℃时，吸收边随着退火温度的提高发生红移；近带边激子发光和深能级缺陷发光都随退火温度的提高而增强。     

Fe掺杂对溶胶凝胶法制备的ZnO: Ni薄膜结构及发光特性的影响

采用溶胶凝胶法在玻璃基片上制备了ZnO及Ni, Fe共掺杂的Zn_0.95-xNi_0.05Fe_xO (x=0, 0.005, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05) 薄膜. 通过扫描电镜(SEM) 和X射线衍射(XRD) 研究了薄膜样品的表面形貌和晶体结构. 结果表明所有样品都具有(002) 择优取向, Fe掺杂导致ZnO: Ni薄膜的晶体质量变差, 晶粒尺寸减小, 但适当的Fe掺杂有利于获得致密、 均匀的薄膜. XPS测试结果表明样品中Ni离子的价态为+2价, Fe离子的价态为+2价和+3价.室温光致发光(PL) 测量表明, 所有样品均观察到较强的紫外发光峰, 蓝光双峰和绿光发光峰. ZnO: Ni薄膜的发光强度可以通过Fe掺杂进行有效调节. 进而我们讨论了Ni, Fe共掺杂ZnO样品的发光机理.     

退火温度对ZnO薄膜结构和发光特性的影响

采用反应射频磁控溅射法在 Si(100)基片上制备了高c轴择优取向的ZnO薄膜，研究了退火温度对ZnO薄膜的晶粒尺度、应力状态、成分和发光光谱的影响，探讨了ZnO薄膜的紫外发光光谱和可见发光光谱与薄膜的微观状态之间的关系.研究结果显示,在600—1000℃退火温度范围内，退火对薄膜的织构取向的影响较小，但薄膜的应力状态和成分有比较明显的变化.室温下光致发光光谱分析发现，薄膜的近紫外光谱特征与薄膜的晶粒尺度和缺陷状态之间存在着明显的对应关系；而近紫外光谱随退火温度升高所呈现的整体峰位红移是各激子峰相对比例变 关键词： ZnO薄膜 退火 光致发光 射频反应磁控溅射 可见光发射     

热处理温度对ZnO∶Al薄膜性能的影响

利用溶胶-凝胶技术在玻璃衬底上制备了ZnO∶Al薄膜,表征了薄膜的结构、光透过和光致发光特性,探讨了热处理温度对薄膜晶体结构和光学性质的影响.结果表明,在热分解温度400 ℃和退火温度600 ℃时,ZnO∶Al薄膜的C轴择优取向明显,透过率较高.在热处理温度400 ℃情况下,激发波长340 nm的光致发光谱中有三个发光中心,紫外发光强度随退火温度的升高先升高后下降,500 ℃时发光强度最强.其它两个发光峰的强度随退火温度的升高而降低甚至消失.激发波长不同,ZnO∶Al薄膜的发光中心和强度均发生变化.     

热处理温度对ZnO：Al薄膜性能的影响

利用溶胶-凝胶技术在玻璃衬底上制备了ZnO:Al薄膜,表征了薄膜的结构、光透过和光致发光特性,探讨了热处理温度对薄膜晶体结构和光学性质的影响.结果表明,在热分解温度400 ℃和退火温度600 ℃时,ZnO:Al薄膜的C轴择优取向明显,透过率较高.在热处理温度400 ℃情况下,激发波长340 nm的光致发光谱中有三个发光中心,紫外发光强度随退火温度的升高先升高后下降,500 ℃时发光强度最强.其它两个发光峰的强度随退火温度的升高而降低甚至消失.激发波长不同,ZnO:Al薄膜的发光中心和强度均发生变化.     

Influence of glucose on the structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

In this work, ZnO thin films were prepared by sol-gel method on glass substrates followed by calcinations at 500 °C for an hour. The effect of glucose on the structure and optical properties of the films was studied. The structural characteristics of the samples were analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and atomic force microscope (AFM). The optical properties were studied by a UV-visible spectrophotometer. The results show that some of the prepared ZnO thin films have a high preferential oriented c-axis orientation with compact hexagonal wurtzite structure due to a proper amount of glucose introducing. After introducing the glucose additive in ZnO colloids, the intensity of (002) peak, the transmittance, and the optical band gap of the ZnO thin films increases because of the enhanced ZnO crystallization. On the contrary, the absorbance, the film thickness, and the surface root-mean-square (RMS) roughness of the ZnO thin films decreases. The glucose additive could not only improve the surface RMS roughness and microstructure of ZnO thin films, but also enhance the transmittance and the energy band gap more easily.     

Effects of rapid thermal annealing on structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films

XPS depth profiles were used to investigate the effects of rapid thermal annealing under varying conditions on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films. Oxidization of metallic Ni from its metallic state to two-valence oxidation state occurred in the film annealed in air at 600 °C, while reduction of Ni²⁺ from its two-valence oxidation state to metallic state occurred in the film annealed in Ar at 600 and 800 °C. In addition, there appeared to be significant diffusion of Ni from the bottom to the top surface of the film during annealing in Ar at 800 °C. Both as-deposited and annealed thin films displayed obvious room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) which was from metallic Ni, Ni²⁺ or both with two distinct mechanisms. Furthermore, a significant improvement in saturation magnetization (M_s) in the films was observed after annealing in air (M_s = 0.036 μ_B/Ni) or Ar (M_s = 0.033 μ_B/Ni) at 600 °C compared to that in as-deposited film (M_s = 0.017 μ_B/Ni). An even higher M_s value was observed in the film annealed in Ar at 800 °C (M_s = 0.055 μ_B/Ni) compared to that at 600 °C mainly due to the diffusion of Ni. The ultraviolet emission of the Ni-doped ZnO thin film was restored during annealing in Ar at 800 °C, which was also attributed to the diffusion of Ni.     

Effect of annealing temperature on photocatalytic activity of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Zinc oxide thin films are deposited on Si and quartz substrates using the sol-gel method. The thin films, annealed at 400, 600 and 800 °C respectively, are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV-Vis), fluorescence spectrometer (FL) and the photocatalytic activity is tested by the decomposition of methyl orange dye under UV illumination. The results show that the mean grain size, surface-to-volume ratio, rms roughness and degradation efficiency of the thin films increases with increasing annealing temperature. In particular, ZnO thin film annealed at 800 °C exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity, degrading methyl orange by almost 88% in 180 min. Photocatalytic reaction mechanism of the ZnO thin films is discussed in detail, and the oxygen defects are proposed to be the active sites of the ZnO photocatalyst.     

Effects of annealing on properties of ZnO thin films prepared by electrochemical deposition in chloride medium

The development of cost-effective and low-temperature synthesis techniques for the growth of high-quality zinc oxide thin films is paramount for fabrication of ZnO-based optoelectronic devices, especially ultraviolet (UV)-light-emitting diodes, lasers and detectors. We demonstrate that the properties, especially UV emission, observed at room temperature, of electrodeposited ZnO thin films from chloride medium (at 70 °C) on fluor-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates is strongly influenced by the post-growth thermal annealing treatments. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements show that the films have preferably grown along (0 0 2) direction. Thermal annealing in the temperature range of 150-400 °C in air has been carried out for these ZnO thin films. The as-grown films contain chlorine which is partially removed after annealing at 400 °C. Morphological changes upon annealing are discussed in the light of compositional changes observed in the ZnO crystals that constitute the film. The optical quality of ZnO thin films was improved after post-deposition thermal treatment at 150 °C and 400 °C in our experiments due to the reducing of defects levels and of chlorine content. The transmission and absorption spectra become steeper and the optical bandgap red shifted to the single-crystal value. These findings demonstrate that electrodeposition have potential for the growth of high-quality ZnO thin films with reduced defects for device applications.     

Effect of annealing on the properties of N-doped ZnO films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering

N-doped ZnO films were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering in N₂/Ar gas mixture and were post-annealed at different temperatures (T_a) ranging from 400 to 800 °C in O₂ gas at atmospheric pressure. The as-deposited and post-annealed films were characterized by their structural (XRD), compositional (SIMS, XPS), optical (UV-vis-NIR spectrometry), electrical (Hall measurements), and optoelectronic properties (PL spectra). The XRD results authenticate the improvement of crystallinity following post-annealing. The weak intensity of the (0 0 2) reflection obtained for the as-deposited N-doped ZnO films was increased with the increasing T_a to become the preferred orientation at higher T_a (800 °C). The amount of N-concentration and the chemical states of N element in ZnO films were changed with the T_a, especially above 400 °C. The average visible transmittance (400-800 nm) of the as-deposited films (26%) was increased with the increasing T_a to reach a maximum of 75% at 600 °C but then decreased. In the PL spectra, A⁰X emission at 3.321 eV was observed for T_a = 400 °C besides the main D⁰X emission. The intensity of the A⁰X emission was decreased with the increasing T_a whereas D⁰X emission became sharper and more optical emission centers were observed when T_a is increased above 400 °C.     

Optical constants of Na-doped ZnO thin films by sol-gel method

The structural and optical properties of pure and Na-doped ZnO thin films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atom force microscopy and UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The crystal structure of all the thin films is the hexagonal wurtzite. The average grain size and surface roughness increases with the increase of the Na/Zn ratio. The optical band gap of the thin films decreases from 3.26 to 3.12 eV by increasing the Na/Zn ratio from 0.0 to 0.10. Transmittance spectra were used to determine the optical constants of the thin films, and the effect of Na/Zn ratio on the optical constants was investigated. With the increase of Na/Zn ratio, the refractive index decreases and the extinction coefficient increases in the 380-700 nm spectral range.     

The effects of post-thermal annealing on the optical parameters of indium-doped ZnO thin films

Indium-doped ZnO thin films are deposited on quartz glass slides by RF magnetron sputtering at ambient temper- ature. The as-deposited films are annealed at different temperatures from 400 C to 800 C in air for 1 h. Transmittance spectra are used to determine the optical parameters and the thicknesses of the films before and after annealing using a nonlinear programming method, and the effects of the annealing temperatures on the optical parameters and the thickness are investigated. The optical band gap is determined from the absorption coefficient. The calculated results show that the film thickness and optical parameters both increase first and then decrease with increasing annealing temperature from 400 C to 800 C. The band gap of the as-deposited ZnO:In thin film is 3.28 eV, and it decreases to 3.17 eV after annealing at 400 C. Then the band gap increases from 3.17 eV to 3.23 eV with increasing annealing temperature from 400 C to 800 C.