Structural and optical properties of CuSe2 nanocrystals formed in thin solid Cu–Se film

This paper describes the structural and optical properties of Cu–Se thin films. The surface morphology of thin films was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Formation of Cu–Se thin films is concluded to proceed unevenly, in the form of islands which later grew into agglomerates. The structural characterization of Cu–Se thin film was investigated using X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD). The presence of two-phase system is observed. One is the solid solution of Cu in Se and the other is low-pressure modification of CuSe₂. The Raman spectroscopy was used to identify and quantify the individual phases present in the Cu–Se films. Red shift and asymmetry of Raman mode characteristic for CuSe₂ enable us to estimate nanocrystal dimension. In the analysis of the far-infrared reflection spectra, numerical model for calculating the reflectivity coefficient of layered system, which includes film with nanocrystalite inclusions (modeled by Maxwell-Garnett approximation) and substrate, has been applied.     

Optimized growth and dielectric properties of barium titanate thin films on polycrystalline Ni foils

Barium titanate(BTO) thin films were deposited on polycrystalline Ni foils by using the polymer assisted deposition(PAD) technique.The growth conditions including ambient and annealing temperatures were carefully optimized based on thermal dynamic analysis to control the oxidation processing and interdiffusion.Crystal structures,surface morphologies,and dielectric performance were examined and compared for BTO thin films annealed under different temperatures.Correlations between the fabrication conditions,microstructures,and dielectric properties were discussed.BTO thin films fabricated under the optimized conditions show good crystalline structure and promising dielectric properties with εr～ 400 and tan δ < 0.025 at 100 kHz.The data demonstrate that BTO films grown on polycrystalline Ni substrates by PAD are promising in device applications.     

Solvent-free synthesis of oxides for CuInSe2 thin films fabrication

A low-cost non-vacuum process for fabrication of CuInSe₂ (CIS) films by solvent-free mechanochemical method and spin-coating process is described. First, highly monodisperse Cu, In oxides nanoparticles are synthesized via a facile, solvent-free route, which is the first applied in the CIS solar cells. Second, the oxide particulate precursors are deposited in a thin layer by spin-coating technique. Finally, the dry layers are sintered into CIS thin films with composition control by sequential reduction and selenization. Through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), it is found that near stoichiometric CIS films with a micron-sized dense grains are obtained in our work. Three types of mixed nitrates are used to fabricate oxides, the influence of the degree of mixing on the CIS films have been investigated.     

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.     

Room-temperature ferromagnetism of Cu ion-implanted Ga-doped ZnO

1 MeV Cu²⁺ ions have been implanted into un-doped ZnO and Ga-doped ZnO films with a dose of 1 × 10¹⁷ ions/cm² at room-temperature. Cu ion-implanted Ga-doped ZnO had ferromagnetism at room-temperature and the saturation magnetization of this sample was estimated to be 0.12 μ_B per Cu, while the Cu ion-implanted un-doped ZnO did not show ferromagnetic behavior. Near-edge X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy revealed that a partial amount of implanted Cu ions existed as Cu²⁺ (d⁹) state in Ga-doped ZnO film. On the other hand, almost Cu atoms existed as Cu¹⁺ (d¹⁰) state in un-doped ZnO film. However, the subsequent annealing at temperature above 800 °C on this ferromagnetic sample induced the annihilation of ferromagnetism due to the formation of non-ferromagnetic Cu₂O phase.     

ZnO-SnO_2透明导电薄膜的制备及性能研究

采用二步成胶工艺制备ZnO-SnO_2透明导电薄膜,应用X射线衍射、原子力显微镜、紫外-可见分光光度计、薄膜分析仪及四探针仪等对薄膜的结构、表面微观形貌、透过率和导电性能进行表征.结果表明,锌锡摩尔比为9/12,退火温度为500 ℃时,薄膜的透过率达90%,电阻率为3.15×10~(-3) Ω·cm.与其它工艺相比,二步成胶工艺所制备出的ZnO-SnO_2透明导电薄膜性能优异.     

Polarization modification of PZT thin films by means of electric fields and stress in scanning force microscopy

Polarization switching in scanning force microscopy (SFM) is influenced by both electric fields and stress, whereby the latter can arise inherently from Maxwell stress. We discuss the influence of electric charges and of the polarization asymmetry on the switching behaviour. For single crystallites of PZT(53/47) thin films, the sectors for ferroelectric, ferroelastoelectric and ferroelastic switching are represented in a field-stress map. The influence of stress on the second harmonic of the SFM is also discussed.     

ZnO单晶的微区光致发光特性研究

ZnO单晶材料以其优良的综合性能在光电子器件方面掀起了研究热潮,因此对ZnO单晶的研究具有重要的理论和实践意义。采用激光辐照的方式,对ZnO单晶进行了光致发光(photoluminescence, PL)光谱实验,分析研究了ZnO单晶在不同温度(低温)和不同激光能量强度照射下其光致发光特性。研究结果表明,ZnO单晶内存在少量杂质及表面氧缺陷,这些结构对其发光特性有一定的影响;在低温条件下,ZnO单晶具有良好的发光特性,且随着温度的提高,发光光谱峰的位置会向长波长方向移动,但强度会减小;当激光光源的强度增大,ZnO单晶的PL发射光谱的强度也会随之增大,且峰的位置和相对强度不变。结合拉曼(Raman)光谱实验,从分子及原子振动、转动类型验证了纤锌矿ZnO单晶的六方晶系结构;配合X射线衍射(X-ray diffraction, XRD)技术,得出ZnO单晶良好的结晶特性以及晶轴取向。     

顶端ZnO纳米结构对GaN基LED光提取效率的影响

为了提高GaN基蓝光LED的光提取效率,本文建立了LED顶面分别铺设ZnO纳米柱和纳米锥结构的两种模型,利用时域有限差分法对两种模型进行仿真并对结果进行了比较.仿真结果表明,ZnO纳米结构的各项几何结构参量(包括排列周期P、高度L、宽度W以及斜率k等),对LED顶端光提取效率影响显著.仿真分别得到了两种结构的最佳模型,通过比较,LED顶面纳米柱和纳米锥结构对光提取效率的提高效果相近,其最佳提取效率分别增强至无任何结构时的2.5倍和2.3倍.同时,通过对各项参量扫描获得的对光提取效率的变化曲线进行了分析,并给出了相应相应的理论解释.这些模型优化和理论分析对实际的高性能GaN基LED的设计制造有着指导意义.