Ferromagnetic resonance in films with a plane anisotropy of electrical resistivity

High conductivity of metallic films leads to attenuation of an ultrahigh frequency field at the depth of the skin layer and, consequently, to a nonuniform distribution of the high-frequency magnetization component over the film thickness. This feature leads to a shift in the frequency and to widening of the ferromagnetic resonance line in a metallic film. In the present work, we study the effect of the plane anisotropy of electrical resistivity on the resonance behavior of polycrystalline magnetic films (Ni, Co, permalloy). Appearance of this anisotropy is related to the presence in the film of extended structural defects such as microgaps oriented along the chosen direction of the substrate texture (Lavsan, mica). In the geometry of the perpendicular magnetization and the normal incident angle of the ultrahigh frequency wave with respect to the film there are two resonance frequencies corresponding to the two orthogonal polarizations of the high-frequency field.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 10–13, June, 1985.     

超导Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8+x 薄膜的太赫兹复电导率的提取

采用低温太赫兹时域光谱系统, 测试了高温超导 Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8+x 薄膜的太赫兹透射谱, 并提取了它在不同温度下的太赫兹电导率. 研究过程中发现提取后的参数存在电导率随频率波动大、与理论值偏差较大等问题.通过对基片厚度和太赫兹波入射角度的误差对高温超导薄膜电导率的影响进行了分析, 结果表明导致数据波动大是由于基片厚度的偏差引起的. 针对厚度差的影响, 一种矫正方法被提出, 通过对厚度的修正, 提高了数据提取的质量.     

Comparative analysis of the thickness and electrical conductivity of thin chalcogenide semiconductor films

The structure and thickness of zinc and cadmium chalcogenide semiconductor films are studied by X-ray radiography. The film thickness is shown to be comparable with the half-value layer depth. The electrical conductivity of the films increases upon heating in the hydrogen atmosphere and decreases upon heating in carbon oxide. The opposite trend is observed in the ratio between the electrical conductivity and band gap of the initial and oxidized film surfaces.

     

超薄类金刚石膜生长和结构特性的分子动力学模拟

利用分子动力学模拟方法研究了2—3nm厚的类金刚石(DLC)薄膜在金刚石基体(100)表面上的生长过程. 分析了用来表征沉积后无定型碳膜质量的重要结构特性，如sp³杂化比例、薄膜密度、径向分布函数等，计算结果和现有的实验结果基本一致. 不同入射原子能量对结构特性进而对薄膜性能有重要影响，入射原子能量在20—60eV时，薄膜可以获得最优性能. 载能原子入射是生长均匀、连续、致密固体薄膜的前提，稳定的中间区域对于保证薄膜优良的力学性质是必需的. 关键词： DLC膜 分子动力学模拟 3杂化比例')" href="#">sp³杂化比例     

Reflective optical bi-stability of antiferromagnetic films

We investigate one magnetically nonlinear response of antiferromagnetic (AF) films to incident electromagnetic waves, or the reflective optical bi-stability (ROB). Such geometry is used, where the AF anisotropy axis and external static magnetic field both are parallel to the film surfaces and normal to the incident plane. For TE incident waves with the electric component transverse to the incident plane, the ROB of the AF film with the absorption is calculated, but the case of TM incident waves is neglected since no magnetic nonlinearity is induced in this geometry. The bi-stability is completely different in the two resonant-frequency vicinities. Two kinds of bi-stability are found in the higher vicinity, and their features versus incident power are opposite. We also find that there are critical incident angle and critical film thickness for the existence of bi-stability. The bi-stability disappears when the film thickness or incident angle exceeds its critical value. Because the properties of bi-stable reflection sensitively depend on the external field and the incident angle, this bi-stability can be easily modulated by means of changing these quantities.     

Dielectric relaxations in ultrathin isotactic PMMA films and PS-PMMA-PS trilayer films

The local and cooperative dynamics of supported ultrathin films ( L = 6.4 - 120 nm) of isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (i-PMMA, Mn = 118 x 10(3) g/mol) was studied using dielectric relaxation spectroscopy for a wide range of frequencies (0.1 Hz to 10(6) Hz) and temperatures (250 - 423 K). To assess the influence of the PMMA film surfaces on the glass transition dynamics, two different sample geometries were employed: a single layer PMMA film with the film surfaces in direct contact with aluminum films which act as attractive, hard boundaries; and a stacked polystyrene-PMMA-polystyrene trilayer film which contains diffuse PMMA-PS interfaces. For single layer films of i-PMMA, a decrease of the glass transition temperature T(g) by up to 10 K was observed for a film thickness L < 25 nm (comparable to R(EE)), indicated by a decrease of the peak temperature T(alpha) in the loss epsilon(")(T) at low and high frequencies and by a decrease in the temperature corresponding to the maximum in the apparent activation energy E(a)(T) of the alpha-process. In contrast, measurements of i-PMMA sandwiched between PS-layers revealed a slight (up to 5 K) increase in T(g) for PMMA film thickness values less than 30 nm. The slowing down of the glass transition dynamics for the thinnest PMMA films is consistent with an increased contribution from the less mobile PMMA-PS interdiffusion regions.     

硅纳米薄膜法向热导率的进一步分析

应用非平衡分子动力学方法进一步研究了平均温度为300K、厚度为2.715nm-43.44nm的单晶硅薄膜的法向热导率,模拟结果表明,薄膜热导率低于同温度下单晶硅的实验值,存在显著的尺寸效应,当膜厚度在20nm以下时,法向热导率随尺度减小而线性减小,当膜厚度大于20nm时法向热导率随尺度呈现二阶多项式变化。法向热导率的变化规律与面向热导率的变化规律类似,表明薄膜厚度和表面晶格结构对声子传热影响的复杂性。     

Size quantization of electronic states in very thin platinum films

The Quantum Size Effect (QSE) is expected to exist in metal films. It has been discussed in a number of theoretical papers. The experimental verification is difficult because of the very short Fermi wave length of the charge carriers in metals. Surface roughness of the films and diffuse scattering of the charge carriers from the film surface usually prevent the observation of QSE. We succeeded in preparing Pt-films with surface roughness below 0.3 nm, which also exhibited partly specular reflection of the electrons from the film surface. Oscillations of the conductivity with the film thickness, due to QSE, were observed in the thickness range from 0.5 nm to 2.0 nm. Band splitting was observed in the thickness range from 5 nm to 20 nm by means of tunneling spectroscopy. From the results we suggest that electrons as well as holes in closed Fermi surfaces participate in the QSE. Holes in open Fermi surfaces, despite their larger density, could not be observed. The measurements allow the determination of the Fermi energy and the effective masses of both electrons and holes in quasi amorphous films.     

Thermal characterization of TiC<Subscript>x</Subscript>O<Subscript>y</Subscript> thin films

Thermal wave characterization of thin films used in industrial applications can be a useful tool, not just to get information on the films' thermal properties, but to get information on structural-physical parameters, e.g. crystalline structure and surface roughness, and on the film deposition conditions, since the thermal film properties are directly related to the structural-physical parameters and to the deposition conditions. Different sets of TiC_XO_Y thin films, deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering on steel, have been prepared, changing only one deposition parameter at a time. Here, the effect of the oxygen flow on the thermal film properties is studied. The thermal waves have been measured by modulated IR radiometry, and the phase lag data have been interpreted using an Extremum method by which the thermal coating parameters are directly related to the values and modulation frequencies of the relative extrema of the inverse calibrated thermal wave phases. Structural/morphological characterization has been done using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The characterization of the films also includes thickness, hardness, and electric resistivity measurements. The results obtained so far indicate strong correlations between the thermal diffusivity and conductivity, on the one hand, and the oxygen flow on the other hand.     

Nanostructure,conductivity, and reflectivity of thin iron and (Fe) X (BaF2) Y films

Fe and (Fe) _X (BaF₂) _Y films 10- to 160-nm-thick are grown on a polymer substrate by vacuum evaporation. The surface relief and nanostructure of the films are examined. The dependence of the conductivity on the film thickness is obtained, and a correlation between the conductivity and surface relief is found. The influence of the BaF₂ dielectric phase on the conductivity and reflectivity of the Fe films is studied. It is shown that the BaF₂ layer to some extent slows down oxidation and maintains the reflectivity of the Fe films compared with pure iron films exposed to air.     

Thermal conductive performance of deposited amorphous carbon materials by molecular dynamics simulation

A series of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with different microstructure were prepared by depositing carbon atoms on diamond surface with incident energy ranging from 1 to 100 eV. The thermal conductivity of the deposited films and the Kapitza resistance between the film and the diamond substrate were investigated. Results show that the average density, the average fraction of sp³ bonding and the thermal conductivity of the DLC films increase first, reaching a maximum around 20–40 eV before decreasing, while the Kapitza resistance decreases gradually with increased deposition energy. The analysis suggests that the thermal resistance of the interface layer is in the order of 10^?10 m²K/W, which is not ignorable when measuring the thermal conductivity of the deposited film especially when the thickness of the DLC film is not large enough. The fraction of sp³ bonding in the DLC film decreases gradually normal to the diamond surface. However, the thermal conductivity of the film in normal direction is not affected obviously by this kind of structural variation but depends linearly on the average fraction of sp³ bonding in the entire film. The dependence of the thermal conductivity on the fraction of sp³ bonding was analysed by the phonon theory.     

油膜覆盖的非线性海面电磁散射多普勒谱特性研究

当海面上方漂浮油膜时,海面的毛细波成分将因油膜的阻尼作用而被破坏.本文采用PM谱,基于Marangoni阻尼效应,建立油膜覆盖的一维Creamer非线性海面模型,并简单分析了油膜的阻尼作用对海面轮廓的影响.在此基础上,利用迭代物理光学方法研究了L波段下该模型的后向散射回波的多普勒谱特性,通过与基于线性模型的海面散射回波多普勒谱对比发现,在大中入射角下,非线性海面散射回波与线性海面多普勒谱的差异不可忽略,说明采用Creamer非线性理论建立海面几何模型的必要性.研究发现,油膜覆盖海面的散射回波的多普勒频移及展宽与干净海面雷达回波的多普勒特性具有明显差异,这表明海面上漂浮的油膜对雷达散射回波的多普勒特性具有显著的影响.数值结果重点分析了入射角、油膜参数以及风速对油膜覆盖海面散射回波多普勒谱展宽和频移的影响规律.     

High-Efficiency Wide-Band Cross-Polarization Conversion Using Bi-layered Metal Hole Pairs

We present a polarization converter composed of bi-layered metal films perforated with rectangle hole pairs in each film. The proposed converter can convert the polarization of an incident linearly-polarized electromagnetic wave to its orthogonal direction with high efficiency and large bandwidth in the infrared or microwave regions.To make sure of the mechanism of polarization conversion, the current and electric-field distributions at different resonant frequencies are analyzed. It is found that the cross-polarized transmission is due to the near-field coupling between hole pairs in neighboring metal films. Finally, a prototype of the proposed converter is fabricated and measured in the microwave region. Good agreement between the experimental and simulated results is obtained.     

Optical properties of thin films and the Berreman effect

The measurement of reflection and transmission of normally incident light to obtain the optical constants of a material is a usual tool in solid-state spectroscopy. If the material under investigation is a thin film, the interaction of the electromagnetic field with the sample can be enhanced by oblique incidence. If the light is p-polarized, structures in the reflection and transmission spectra are observed at the frequencies of transverse (TO) and longitudinal (LO) resonances. The LO structure — called the Berreman effect — is generated by the surface charges due to the normal component of the electric field. We discuss this effect for three cases: a free film, a film with a metallic back and a substrate with thin films on both sides. The dependence of the effect on the energy-loss function Im {–1/} and on the film thickness is discussed. For idealized systems simple formulae are derived and a characteristic parameter, called the Berreman thickness, is obtained. Films of this thickness show a maximum effect. Intuitive arguments are given to explain the effect. Examples for the application of the Berreman effect to characterize very thin films are discussed.     

An investigation of the dependence of ZnO film on the sensitivity of Love mode sensor in ZnO/quartz structure

Love mode acoustic devices are very promising as biosensors in liquid environments because of their high sensitivity. An experimental study of Love mode sensors based on ZnO/90 degrees rotated ST-cut quartz structure with different sputtering conditions to deposit ZnO films is presented. In order to achieve sensor with higher sensitivity, the effects of sputtering substrate temperatures to deposit ZnO films on the sensitivity of viscosity and conductivity were investigated. Phase velocity, sensitivity and temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) of Love wave devices have been studied. The Love wave sensor has higher sensitivity as sputtering ZnO films on the unheated substrate than that of on the heated substrate. The maximum sensitivity up to -18.77 x 10(-8) m(2) s kg(-1) of ZnO film with thickness of 1.8 microm for a wavelength of 40 microm is much bigger than SiO(2)/quartz structure. In this research, we report ZnO/90 degrees rotated ST-cut quartz structure of Love wave sensors with high sensitivity of viscosity and conductivity in liquid circumstance and TCF of quartz is compensated by ZnO film.     

金属薄膜的量子输运理论

运用格林函数方法和久保公式研究金属薄膜中的电子输运．考虑了量子尺寸效应及来自杂质和两个粗糙表面的散射，计算单粒子格林函数和平行电导率．计算结果表明：（1）在薄膜系统中，电子数密度、平均自由程以及来自杂质和表面散射的电导率都以π/k_F（k_F为费密波矢的数值）为周期随厚度d振荡；（2）在薄膜和厚膜的两种极限、以及取表面粗糙度的最低阶近似下的结果可以推出用半经典和量子方法所得的金属薄膜的电导公式 关键词：     

Model and experimental analysis of oblique incident ultrasound in a tissue layer using doublet mechanics theory

The fundamental framework of doublet mechanics (DM) is used to analyze high-frequency ultrasound wave propagation in materials with discrete microstructure. Ultrasonic reflection coefficients were measured from a thin layer of tissue embedded between two glass substrates at oblique incidence. Theoretical calculations for the reflection coefficients of a multi-layered system at oblique angles are performed using both DM theory and the classical continuum mechanics theory (CCM). For example, at the frequency of 10 MHz at incident angle 8° in sample with 30 μm thickness, the discrepancy in the magnitude of the reflection coefficient between experimental results and theoretical prediction is 15.8% for DM but 79.0% for CCM; similar results at other frequencies and incident angle in the samples with 30 and 60 μm thickness have also been obtained, which demonstrates that the DM theory can better describe the wave propagation in tissue. The influence of the incident angles and tissue thickness are also discussed in this paper.     

楔形金薄膜系统中的反常跳跃电导和隧道效应

采用真空蒸镀方法，利用液体衬底在沉积过程中的线性扩散过程，在玻璃表面制备出斜率仅为10^-5的楔形金薄膜逾渗系统，并用四引线方法测量了从该薄膜系统中得到的均匀无序金薄膜的导电特性.实验结果表明：和通常的平整薄膜逾渗系统相比，该薄膜系统呈现更为强烈的跳跃电导和隧道效应. 关键词： 带状薄膜 跳跃电导 隧道效应     

氢化非晶硅薄膜的热导率研究

采用铂电极为加热电阻,研究了厚度为300—370nm等离子体化学气相沉积(PECVD)工艺制备的氢化非晶硅(a-Si：H)薄膜的热导率随衬底温度的变化规律.用光谱式椭偏仪拟合测量薄膜的厚度,得到了沉积速率随衬底温度变化规律,傅里叶红外(FTIR)表征了在KBr晶片衬底上制备的a-Si：H薄膜的红外光谱特性,SiH原子团键合模的震动对热量的吸收降低了薄膜热导率.从动力学角度分析了薄膜热导率随平均温度升高而增大的原因,并比较了声子传播和自由电子移动在a-Si：H薄膜热导率变化上的作用差异. 关键词： 非晶硅 热导率 薄膜 热能     

A theory of thin metal films: electron density,potentials and work function

Electron densities, potentials, and work functions of thin metal films are calculated self-consistently. The planar uniform-background model and the density-functional formalism are used similarly as in the theory of metal surfaces by Lang and Kohn. Electron densities and potentials are discussed for r_s = 4 both as function of the position in the film and of film thickness. Numerical results for the dependence of the work function on film thickness are given for r_s = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. As functions of film thickness electron densities, potentials and work functions show oscillations with a period of one-half the Fermi wavelength. The amplitude of the oscillations in potentials and work functions is about 1 eV for one monolayer and 0.1 eV for films of 20 Å thickness. A comparison with non-self-consistent calculations reveals the necessity of self-consistent computations. The relevance of the results to work function measurements and to investigations of thermodynamic and transport properties are discussed. The influence of the film geometry on calculations designed for surfaces per se is examined.