PLD生长的ZnO薄膜的微结构及其发光特性研究

在不同的衬底温度下，通过脉冲激光淀积（PLD）方法在Si衬底上生长出c轴高度取向的ZnO薄膜。ZnO薄膜的结构分别通过X射线衍射（XRD）和广延X射线吸收精细结构（EXAFS）来表征，而表面成份和化学态则通过X射线光电子能谱来研究。利用光致发光（PL）来研究样品的发光特性。XRD结果和EXAFS结果都表明了500℃时生长的ZnO薄膜的结晶性比300℃时生长的要好。EXAFS结果和XPS结果显示，300℃时生长的ZnO薄膜处于富氧状态，而500℃时生长的则处于缺氧状态。结合XRD谱、EXAFS谱、XPS谱和PL谱的结果可以看到：随着ZnO薄膜的结晶性变好，它的紫外发光增强；另一方面，随着ZnO薄膜中O的含量减少，绿光发射变强。我们的结果表明绿光发射与ZnO中氧空位（V0）有关。     

Sol-Gel法制备ZnO:Al透明导电薄膜

采用Sol-Gel工艺在普通载玻片上制备出C轴择优取向性、高可见光透过率以及高电导率的Al3+离子掺杂的ZnO透明导电薄膜.利用SEM、XRD等分析手段对薄膜进行了表征.研究结果表明:所制备的薄膜为纤锌矿型结构,表面平整、致密.通过标准四探针法及UVS透射光谱详细研究了Al3+离子掺杂的ZnO薄膜的电学与光学性能.实验发现,当Al3+离子掺杂浓度为0.8%时,前处理温度为400℃,退火温度为550℃,真空退火温度为550℃时,薄膜具有较好的导电性,电阻率为3.03× 10-3Ω@cm,其在可见光区的透过率超过80%.     

生长温度对等离子体增强化学气相沉积生长ZnO薄膜质量的影响

以Zn(C2 H5) 2 和CO2 为反应源 ,在低温下用等离子体增强化学气相沉积方法 ,在Si衬底上外延生长了高质量的ZnO薄膜。用X射线衍射谱和光致发光谱研究了衬底温度对ZnO薄膜质量的影响。X射线衍射结果表明 ,在生长温度为2 3 0℃时制备出了高质量 ( 0 0 0 2 )择优取向的ZnO薄膜 ,其半高宽为 0 2 6°。光致发光谱显示出强的紫外自由激子发射与微弱的与氧空位相关的深缺陷发光 ,表明获得了接近化学配比的ZnO薄膜     

PLD法生长高质量 ZnO薄膜及其光电导特性研究

采用脉冲激光沉积（PLD）法在单晶Si（100）衬底上生长ZnO薄膜，以X射线衍射（XRD）和场发射扫描电镜（SEM）等手段分析了所得ZnO薄膜的晶体结构和微观形貌．结果表明，随着衬底温度和薄膜生长时氧分压的增加，ZnO薄膜的晶体结构和化学计量比得到显著改善．优化工艺（700℃，20Pa）下生长的ZnO薄膜呈c轴高度择优取向，柱状晶垂直衬底表面生长，结构致密均匀．以不同暗电阻的ZnO薄膜为材料，利用剥离（1ift-off）技术制备了MSM结构ZnO光电导型紫外探测器．紫外光照射前后的I-V特性测试表明ZnO薄膜产生非常明显的光电导现象，分析了其光电响应机理．     

RF溅射钕掺杂ZnO薄膜工艺与结构研究

通过射频磁控溅射技术在Si(111)衬底上制备了未掺杂和Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜,研究了衬底温度、氧分压以及Nd不同掺杂浓度等工艺参数对薄膜的影响.薄膜的结构和表面形貌通过XRD分析和AFM观测,表明制备的薄膜为ZnO:Nd纳米多晶薄膜,其表面形貌粗糙,不同沉积条件对薄膜生长有很大的影响.在纯氩气氛中、衬底温度为300℃的条件下,ZnO:Nd薄膜具有c轴择优取向.     

溶胶一凝胶法制备ZnO：Al导电薄膜的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶工艺在普通载玻片上制备出C轴择优取向的ZnO：Al透明导电薄膜。利用扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）等分析手段对薄膜进行了表征。通过标准四探针法及紫外分光光度计（UVS）透射光谱研究了ZnO：Al薄膜的电学与光学性能。实验发现：当Al^3＋离子掺杂浓度为2％（原子分数），前处理温度为220℃、退火温度为580℃时，薄膜具有较好的导电性，电阻率为1．76×10^-3Ω-cm，其在可见光的平均透射率在80％左右。     

衬底温度对ZnO薄膜生长过程及微观结构的影响研究

以醋酸锌水溶液为前驱体,采用改进的超声喷雾热解法在Si(100)衬底上沉积ZnO薄膜,以X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)等手段分析所得ZnO薄膜的晶体结构和微观形貌,着重考察了衬底温度对ZnO薄膜生长过程及微观结构的影响.结果表明,在衬底温度为500℃下所得ZnO薄膜表面均匀光滑,属六方纤锌矿结构,且沿c轴择优生长,晶粒尺寸的为40～50nm;衬底温度对ZnO薄膜生长过程影响显著,随衬底温度的升高,薄膜生长速率存在一极限值,且ZnO薄膜的c轴取向趋势增强,晶粒尺寸得到细化.     

PECVD下基底温度对SiC薄膜形态、成分及生长速度的影响

在单晶Si和多晶Cu基底表面上使用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)方法沉积了SiC薄膜. 通过高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究基底温度对SiC薄膜成分、结构及生长速度的影响规律。结果表明: 在60~500℃基底温度下制备的SiC薄膜均为非晶态薄膜, 薄膜的生长速度随基底温度的升高而线性降低, 并且在相同沉积条件下, 薄膜在Si基底上的生长速度要高于Cu基底。此外, 薄膜中的硅碳原子比随基底温度的升高而降低, 当基底温度控制在350℃左右时, 可以获得硅碳比为1:1较理想的SiC薄膜。     

退火温度对溶胶-凝胶法制备的ZnO薄膜性质的影响

为了提高ZnO薄膜的光学性能,采用溶胶-凝胶(sol-gel)和简易浸渍提拉法在石英基片上制备ZnO薄膜,并在不同温度下进行退火处理。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、原子力显微镜(AFM)、光致发光(PL)及紫外可见分光光度计对薄膜的结构特征、表面形貌和光学性质进行表征和测试。结果表明:所制备的ZnO薄膜均为六方形纤锌矿结构,结晶程度随退火温度的升高逐渐提高,薄膜透光性能良好,当退火温度低于500℃时,ZnO薄膜在见光区的平均透过率在70%以上。     

脉冲激光沉积(PLD)法生长纳米ZnO薄膜的探索

在Si衬底上用脉冲激光沉积法生长C轴取向高度一致的ZnO纳米薄膜.实验制备ZnO纳米结构,其颗粒尺寸的控制是关键.通过改变衬底温度(400～700℃)和沉积时间,获得不同的ZnO纳米结构.SEM观察,在600℃时颗粒均匀且间隔明显,且该薄膜结构为不连续膜,这与其他衬底温度下所形成的薄膜结构有很大差异.XRD显示,600～700℃结晶良好.     

Optical characterization of ZnO thin films deposited by Sol-gel method

In this paper, ZnO thin film is deposited on Pt/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si substrate using the sol-gel method and the effect of annealing temperature on the structural morphology and optical properties of ZnO thin films is investigated. The ZnO thin films are crystallized by the heat treatment at over 400°C. The ZnO thin film annealed at 600°C exhibits the greatest c-axis orientation and the Full-Width-Half-Maximum (FWHM) of X-ray peak is 0.4360°. A dense ZnO thin film is deposited by the growth of uniform grains with the increase of annealing temperature but when the annealing temperature increases to 700°C, the surface morphology of ZnO thin film becomes worse by the aggregation of ZnO particles. In the results of surface morphology of ZnO thin film using atomic force microscope (AFM), the surface roughness of ZnO thin film annealed at 600°C is smallest, that is, approximately 1.048 nm. For the PL characteristics of ZnO thin film, it is observed that ZnO thin film annealed at 600°C exhibits the greatest UV (ultraviolet) exciton emission at approximately 378 nm, and the smallest visible emission at approximately 510 nm among ZnO thin films annealed at various temperatures. It is deduced that ZnO thin film annealed at 600°C is formed most stoichiometrically, since the visible emission at approximately 510 nm comes from either oxygen vacancies or impurities.     

Substrate temperature dependence of the properties of Ga-doped ZnO films deposited by DC reactive magnetron sputtering

Ga-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Ga) transparent conductive films were deposited on glass substrates by DC reactive magnetron sputtering. The influence of substrate temperature on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of ZnO:Ga films was investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies show that higher temperature helps to promote Ga substitution more easily. The film deposited at 350 °C has the optimal crystal quality. The morphology of the films is strongly related to the substrate temperature. The film deposited is dense and flat with a columnar structure in the cross-section morphology. The transmittance of the ZnO:Ga thin films is over 90%. The lowest resistivity of the ZnO:Ga film is 4.48×10⁻⁴ Ω cm, for a film which was deposited at the substrate temperature of 300 °C.     

Synthesis of nano-dimensional ZnO and Ga doped ZnO thin films by vapor phase transport and study as transparent conducting oxide

We report synthesis of polycrystalline ZnO and Ga doped ZnO (ZnO:Ga) thin films (approximately 80 nm) on Si and quartz substrates in a non-vacuum muffle furnace, a simple and cost-effective route, without any catalyst/reactive carrier gases, at relatively low processing temperature of 550 degrees C. The crystalline phases of the films are identified by grazing angle X-ray diffraction (GAXRD). The growth of ZnO films is examined with scanning electron microscope (SEM) as a function of deposition time. An optical transmission of approximately 90% is observed for pure ZnO film having a resistivity of approximately 2.1 Omega-cm as measured by van der Pauw technique. Doping with Ga results in single phase ZnO:Ga films, retaining an optical transmission of about 80% and three orders of magnitude decrease in resistivity as compared to pure ZnO film.     

Influence of pyrolytic temperature on the properties of ZnO films optimized for H2 sensing application

In this work, we report the influence of pyrolytic temperature on the properties of ZnO films deposited by a novel spray pyrolysis deposition route. XRD results revealed an improvement in crystal quality of the films with increase in growth temperature. The optical measurements of the films show a maximum transmittance of ~85 % and the band gap of ~3.5 eV. Photoluminescence spectra revealed that the UV emission peaks at 385 nm is improved with increase in growth temperature upto 300 °C, which corresponds to the increase of optical quality and decrease of Zn interstitial defect in the films. Gold ohmic contacts were evaporated on the optimized ZnO film prepared at the substrate temperature of 300 °C, and response of the film to different concentrations of hydrogen (150–500 ppm) at room temperature was investigated. The ZnO sensor showed significant sensitivity to hydrogen for concentration as low as 150 ppm at room temperature, and the sensor response was observed to increase with increase in hydrogen concentration. The increased sensitivity of the film was attributed to the large roughness of the film revealed from AFM analysis. The results ensure the application of our novel sensor, to detect H₂ at low concentration and at room temperature.     

Enhanced visible light response of ZnO porous thin film by post-annealing treatment

ZnO thin films were synthesized by a facile electrodeposition method in the aqueous solution. Porous ZnO thin films with wurtzite structure could be achieved by mean of annealing treatment. The growth mechanism of the porous ZnO thin film was discussed. The intensity of the E ₂ mode in the ZnO thin film, which represents crystalline quality of the thin film increases with the increasing of annealing temperature. Optical properties indicate that annealing temperature has strong effect on the optical band gap value and defect concentrations. Both the green and yellow emissions corresponding to respective oxygen vacancies and oxygen interstitials can be identified. The results show that ZnO annealed at 400 °C exhibits a significant photocurrent density enhancement which is about 18 times larger than that of the as-deposited ZnO thin films. The mechanism of the enhanced photoresponse for the ZnO thin film has been discussed in detail.     

Effects of substrate parameters on structure and optical properties of ZnO thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

Highly oriented zinc oxide thin films have been grown on quartz, Si (1 1 1) and sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The effect of temperature and substrate parameter on structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films has been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical transmission spectra and PL spectra. The experimental results show that the best crystalline thin films grown on different substrate with hexagonal wurtzite structure were achieved at growth temperature 400–500 °C. The growth temperature of ZnO thin film deposited on Si (1 1 1) substrate is lower than that of sapphire and quartz. The band gaps are increasing from 3.2 to 3.31 eV for ZnO thin film fabricated on quartz substrate at growth temperature from 100 to 600 °C. The crystalline quality and UV emission of ZnO thin film grown on sapphire substrate are significantly higher than those of other ZnO thin films grown on different substrates.     

Effect of growth temperature on structural, electrical and optical properties of dual ion beam sputtered ZnO thin films

ZnO epitaxial thin films were grown on p-type Si(100) substrates by dual ion beam sputtering deposition system. The crystalline quality, surface morphology, optical and electrical properties of as-deposited ZnO thin films at different growth temperatures were studied. Substrate temperature was varied from 100 to 600 °C at constant oxygen percentage O₂/(O₂ + Ar) % of 66.67 % in a mixed gas of Ar and O₂ with constant chamber pressure of 2.75 × 10^?4 mBar. X-Ray diffraction analyses revealed that all the films had (002) preferred orientation. The minimum value of stress was reported to be ?0.32 × 10¹⁰ dyne/cm² from ZnO film grown at 200 °C. Photoluminescence measurements demonstrated sharp near-band-edge emission (NBE) was observed at ~375 nm along with deep level emission (DLE) in the visible spectral range at room temperature. The DLE Peak was found to have decrement as ZnO growth temperature was increased from 200 to 600 °C. The minimum FWHM of the NBE peak of 16.76 nm was achieved at 600 °C growth temperature. X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy study revealed presence of oxygen interstitials and vacancies point defects in ZnO film grown at 400 °C. The ZnO thin film was found to be highly resistive when grown at 100 °C. The ZnO films were found to be n-type conducting with decreasing resistivity on increasing substrate temperature from 200 to 500 °C and again increased for film grown at 600 °C. Based on these studies a correlation between native point defects, optical and electrical properties has been established.     

Physical properties of natively textured yttrium doped zinc oxide films by sol-gel

Sol-gel derived yttrium doped ZnO films of various thicknesses have been deposited by the dip coating technique. The investigations of microstructural, electrical and optical properties of post heat-treated films in air as a function of thickness have been made. It is found that high quality films are obtained at an annealing temperature of 550 ^∘C. The (002) preferential growth of both the doped and undoped ZnO films changes to (101) as the thickness of the films were increased. The full width at half maximum of (002) X-ray peak decreases with annealing temperature and the lattice constant is found to approach the value of bulk ZnO. Natively textured films have been obtained for film having thickness greater than 0.8 μm. The thinner films are found to be non-textured with high resistivity. The formation of the textured surface of the film is linked to the suppression of c-axis (002) orientation and the columnar growth in the thick film.     

PET纤维基AZO透明导电薄膜溅射工艺参数的优化

室温下,结合正交实验表,用射频磁控溅射在涤纶(PET)非织造布基材上生长AZO(Al2O3:ZnO)纳米结构薄膜.采用四探针测量仪测试AZO薄膜的方块电阻,用原子力显微镜(AFM)分析薄膜微结构;通过正交分析法对实验L9(33)AZO薄膜的性能指标进行分析.实验结果表明:溅射厚度对AZO薄膜导电性能起主导作用,其次为氩气压强和溅射功率;同时,得出制备AZO薄膜的最佳工艺为:溅射功率150W、厚度100m和气压0.2Pa,该参数下样品的方块电阻为1.633×103Ω,AZO纳米颗粒的平均直径约为69.4nm.     

The effects of substrate temperature on the structure and properties of ZnO films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

ZnO thin films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on glass substrates with growth temperature from room temperature (RT) to 500 °C. The effects of substrate temperature on the structural and optical properties of ZnO films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission spectra, and RT photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The results showed that crystalline and (0 0 2)-oriented ZnO films were obtained at all substrate temperatures. As the substrate temperature increased from RT to 500 °C, the ratio of grain size in height direction to that in the lateral direction gradually decreased. The same grain size in two directions was obtained at 200 °C, and the size was smallest in all samples, which may result in maximum E_g and E₀ of the films. UV emission was observed only in the films grown at 200 °C, which is probably because the stoichiometry of ZnO films was improved at a suitable substrate temperature. It was suggested that the UV emission might be related to the stoichiometry in the ZnO film rather than the grain size of the thin film.