以ZnO为缓冲层制备硅基氮化镓薄膜

用脉冲激光沉积法(PLD)先在600℃的Si(111)衬底上沉积ZnO薄膜,然后用磁控溅射法再沉积GaN薄膜。直接沉积得到的GaN薄膜是非晶结构,将样品在氨气氛围中在850、900、950℃下退火15min得到结晶的GaN薄膜。用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅立叶红外吸收谱(FTIR)、光致发光谱(PL)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了ZnO缓冲层对GaN薄膜的结晶和形貌的影响。     

ZnO缓冲层退火温度对Ti02∶Eu/ZnO薄膜光致发光性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法在普通载玻片上制备出以ZnO为缓冲层、稀土Eu3+掺杂的TiO2薄膜,研究了ZnO缓冲层退火温度对TiO2∶Eu薄膜的光致发光性能以及晶体结构的影响.结果表明,随着ZnO层退火温度的升高,薄膜的PL谱增强,在500℃退火时达到最强;XRD显示,TiO2∶Eu3+/ZnO薄膜中有很强的ZnO(002)衍射峰,但是TiO2的(101)衍射峰却很微弱,且ZnO在500℃退火时TiO2的(101)衍射峰最弱.     

基底温度对磁控溅射制备ZnO薄膜性能的影响

利用射频磁控溅射,在Si基底上制备了ZnO薄膜.采用电子薄膜应力分布测试仪、X射线衍射和傅立叶变换红外光谱仪等检测手段研究了基底温度对其应力、微结构及光学性能的影响.ZnO薄膜在(002)晶面具有良好的c轴取向.在基底温度为200～300 ℃范围内,ZnO薄膜具有良好的结晶性能和较均匀的应力分布.红外光谱在430cm-1附近出现了Zn-O键的振动吸收峰.     

6H-SiC单晶表面ZnO薄膜的制备及其结构表征

利用脉冲激光淀积(PLD)技术在6H-SiC单晶衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜. 利用X射线衍射(XRD), 反射式高能电子衍射(RHEED)和同步辐射掠入射X射线衍射(SRGID)φ扫描等实验技术研究了ZnO薄膜的结构. 结果表明:在单晶6H-SiC衬底上制备的ZnO薄膜已经达到单晶水平, 不同入射角的SRGID结果, 显示了ZnO薄膜内部不同深度处a方向的晶格弛豫是不一致的, 从接近衬底界面处到薄膜的中间部分再到薄膜的表面处, a方向的晶格常数分别为0.3264、0.3272和0.3223nm. 通过计算得到ZnO薄膜的泊松比为0.504, ZnO薄膜与单晶6H-SiC衬底在平行于衬底表面a轴方向的实际晶格失配度为5.84%.     

脉冲激光沉积ZnO薄膜的制备及其性能研究

本文用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)法在SiO2基片上制备了ZnO薄膜和Zn1-xMnxO薄膜.X射线衍射、原子力显微镜、紫外-可见光分光光度计对ZnO薄膜的测试结果表明:薄膜具有(103)面的择优取向,表面比较平坦;SiO2基片上制备的薄膜在387 nm附近存在明显的吸收边,且薄膜的吸收对基片温度变化不明显.通过对Zn1-xMnxO薄膜的吸收光谱分析得出:Mn离子的掺杂改变了ZnO薄膜的禁带宽度,随着Mn离子掺杂量的增加,薄膜禁带宽度增加;薄膜的光吸收也从直接跃迁过渡为间接跃迁.     

等离子体辅助MOCVD生长的ZnO薄膜退火改性研究

用等离子体辅助MOCVD法在蓝宝石 (α Al2 O3)上生长了ZnO薄膜 ,测试了其退火和未退火薄膜的电阻率、电子浓度、迁移率、激光阈值 ,并通过X光衍射、光致发光方法表征了ZnO薄膜的质量 ,其结果是 :退火薄膜的电子浓度低达 10 15/cm3 量级、激光阈值降低近 30倍、X光衍射峰半高宽是 0 .2 9°、在 388nm附近的光致发光谱峰半高宽为 0 .32nm。这表明退火使ZnO薄膜的质量得到大幅度提高     

Mn、Co掺杂SiC薄膜结构与光致发光性能研究

采用射频磁控溅射技术和复合靶材方法制备了掺Mn,掺Co和Co、Mn共掺的SiC薄膜,经高温退火后进行了光致发光(PL)谱的测量,还用X射线衍射(XRD),傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR),扫描电镜(SEM)等表征手段分析了薄膜的相结构和表面形貌,并与光致发光的结果进行了对比研究.结果表明,掺Mn、Co使SiC晶格发生畸变,X射线衍射峰强度下降,Si-C吸收谱变宽,Si-C键振动减弱,Si-O基团的振动增强.样品在室温条件下均呈现出强的紫光发射特性,发光峰均位于414nm(3.0eV),认为414nm处的光致发光峰对应于光激发产生的电子从导带底到Si空位浅受主能级之间的辐射跃迁,其强度取决于Si空位的浓度.     

溅射制备非晶氮化镓薄膜的光学性能

利用直流磁控溅射方法制备了GaN薄膜. X射线衍射及Raman光谱结果表明薄膜样品为非晶结构; 傅立叶红外光谱表明薄膜样品的主要吸收峰为Ga--N键的伸缩振动; 光致发光测试得到了360nm处的紫外发光谱; 测量薄膜样品的紫外-可 见谱, 并利用Tauc公式计算得到样品的光学带隙为3.74eV, 这与光致发光谱得到的结果是一致的.     

射频磁控溅射制备掺Al的纳米Si-SiO2复合薄膜及其光致发光特性

采用射频磁控技术和退火处理制备掺Al的纳米Si-SiO2复合薄膜.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)表征了薄膜的结构,组分和成键情况.掺Al在SiO2中造成氧空位,使薄膜光致发光强度增强,并出现新的发光峰.退火温度对掺Al薄膜的光致发光的峰位和峰强有较大影响.     

Cr掺杂ZnO薄膜晶体结构及光学性能的研究

采用磁控溅射法在载玻片上制备了不同Cr掺杂浓度的ZnO薄膜,并对其紫外发光性能做了初步研究.XRD结果表明,所制备的样品具有纤锌矿结构,呈c轴择优取向生长;透射谱表明,改变Cr掺杂浓度可以使ZnO薄膜的吸收边向短波方向移动,并且薄膜的禁带宽度连续可调;光致发光(PL)谱表明,所有样品的PL谱由发光中心位于370nm的紫外发光峰组成,且该峰的峰位蓝移,与吸收边缘移动的结果吻合.2.0%(原子分数,下同)的Cr掺杂可以提高ZnO的紫外发光强度,而过量的Cr掺杂反而会降低其紫外发光强度.     

用于高频声表面波器件的CVD金刚石衬底的研究

使用纳米金刚石粉研磨工艺预处理硅片衬底抛光面,在低气压成核的条件下,以丙酮和氢气为反应物,采用传统的热丝辅助化学气相沉积法,制备了自支撑金刚石膜;通过射频磁控溅射法沉积氧化锌薄膜在自支撑金刚石膜的成核面,形成氧化锌/自支撑金刚石膜结构.通过光学显微镜、扫描电镜及原子力显微镜测试自支撑金刚石膜成核面的表面形貌.研究结果表明:成核期的低气压有助于提高成核密度,成核面表面粗糙度约为1.5 nm;拉曼光谱显示1334 cm-1附近尖锐的散射峰与金刚石SP3键相对应,成核面含有少量的石墨相,且受到压应力的作用;ZnO/自支撑金刚石膜结构的XRD谱显示,氧化锌薄膜有尖锐的(002)面衍射峰,是c轴择优取向生长的.     

Deposition of nanocrystalline ZnO by wire explosion technique and characterization of the films' properties

ZnO films deposited on glass, quartz and Al on silicon mono-crystal Si (100) substrates by using the wire explosion technique were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–VIS spectroscopy, scanning electron (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. X-ray diffraction measurements have shown that ZnO films are mainly composed of (100), (002) and (101) orientation crystallites. The post-deposition thermal treatment at 600 °C temperature in air has shown that the composite of Zn/ZnO film was fully oxidized to ZnO film. The XRD spectra of the film deposited in oxygen atmosphere at room temperature present high intensity dominating peak at 2h = 36, 32° corresponding to the (101) ZnO diffraction peak. The small fraction of the film (7%) corresponds to the (002) peak intensity at 2h = 34, 42°. This result indicates the good crystal quality of the film and hexagonal wurtzite-type structure deposited by zinc wire explosion. The optical absorption spectra shows the bands at 374, 373 and 371 nm corresponding to deposition conditions. The SEM analysis shows that ZnO films presented different morphologies from fractal network to porous films depending on deposition conditions. AFM analysis revealed the grain size ranges from 50 nm to 500 nm. The nanoneedles up to 300 nm in length were found as typical structures in the film. It was demonstrated that the wire explosion technique is a feasible method to produce ZnO crystalline thin films and nanostructures.     

RF溅射稀土掺杂ZnO薄膜的结构与发光特性

通过射频磁控溅射技术在Si(111)衬底上制备了未掺杂和La、Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜.XRD分析表明,ZnO薄膜具有c轴择优生长,La、Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜为纳米多晶薄膜.AFM观测,La、Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜表面形貌较为粗糙.从薄膜的室温光致光谱中看到,所有薄膜都出现了395 nm的强紫光峰和495 nm的弱绿光峰,La掺杂ZnO薄膜的峰强度增大,Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜的峰强度减弱,分析了掺杂引起PL峰强度变化的原因.     

Investigation of ZnO films on Si<111> substrate grown by low energy O+ assisted pulse laser deposited technology

Zinc oxide thin films (ZnO) with different thickness were prepared on Si (111) substrates using low energy O⁺ assisted pulse laser deposition (PLD). The structural and morphological properties of the films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements, respectively. The quality of ZnO films was also examined by using Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy/ion channeling (RBS/C) techniques. XRD showed that there was only one sharp diffraction peak at 2θ = 34.3° with the full width at the half maximum (FWHM) of around 0.34° for two ZnO samples, which also indicated that ZnO thin films had a good c-axis preferred orientation. Results of Rutherford backscattering and ion channeling clearly indicated that the Zn:O ratio in zinc oxide thin film approached to unity and the ZnO thin film grown by low energy O⁺ assisted pulse laser deposition had a polycrystalline structure. In the case of ZnO film fabricated by low energy O⁺ assisted pulse laser deposited under identical experimental conditions except growth time, AFM analysis has shown that the root mean square (RMS) roughness (2.37 nm) of thinner ZnO film (35 nm) was far below that (13.45 nm) of the thicker ZnO film (72 nm).     

Effects of buffer layer thickness on properties of ZnO thin films grown on porous silicon by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

ZnO thin films with different buffer layer thicknesses were grown on Si and porous silicon (PS) by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE). The effects of PS and buffer layer thickness on the structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and photoluminescence (PL). The ZnO buffer layers, the intensity of the (002) diffraction peak for the ZnO thin films and its full width at half maximum (FWHM) decreased with an increase in the thickness of the ZnO buffer layers, indicating an improvement in the crystal quality of the films. On introducing PS as a substrate, the grain sizes of the ZnO thin films became larger and their residual stress could be relaxed compared with the ZnO thin films grown on Si. The intensity ratio of the ultraviolet (UV) to visible emission peak in the PL spectra of the ZnO thin films increased with an increase in buffer layer thickness. Stronger and narrower UV emission peaks were observed for ZnO thin films grown on PS. Their structural and optical properties were enhanced by increasing the buffer layer thickness. In addition, introduction of PS as a substrate enhanced the structural and optical properties of the ZnO thin films and also suppressed Fabry-Perot interference.     

Effects of thermal annealing in oxygen plasma for buffer layers on properties of ZnO thin films

ZnO thin films with ZnO buffer layers were grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) on p-type Si(100) substrates. Before the growth of the ZnO thin films, the ZnO buffer layers were deposited on the Si substrates for 20 minutes and then annealed at the different substrate temperature ranging from 600 to 800 degrees C in oxygen plasma. The structural and optical properties of the ZnO thin films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and room-temperature (RT) photoluminescence (PL). A narrower full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the XRD spectra for ZnO(002) and a larger grain are observed in the samples with the thermal annealed buffer layers in oxygen plasma, compared to those of the as-grown sample. The surface morphology of the samples is changed from rugged to flat surface. In the PL spectra, near-band edge emission (NBEE) at 3.2 eV (380 nm) and deep-level emission (DLE) around 1.77 to 2.75 eV (700 to 450 nm) are observed. By increasing the annealing temperatures up to 800 degrees C, the PL intensity of the NBEE peak is higher than that of the as-grown sample. These results imply that the structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films are improved by the annealing process.     

Optical and photoluminescence studies of gold nanoparticles embedded ZnO thin films

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) embedded ZnO thin films were prepared by sandwiching a thin thermally evaporated Au film between two sputtered ZnO films. The films were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), glancing angle X-ray diffraction (GXRD), optical absorption and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. GXRD data exhibited peaks which were attributed to the reflections from various ZnO and Au planes. Size dependence of the plasmon absorption was studied by forming nanoparticles with various sizes. Optical absorption spectra showed strong absorption due to localized surface plasmons at about 608, 638 and 676 nm for films having average AuNPs sizes of 27, 40 and 67 nm respectively. AuNPs embedded ZnO film showed a strong reduction in the intensity of photoluminescence, which was prominent in the case of pure ZnO film. The rise in temperature at a single nanoparticle site was calculated to be 22 K for a particle size of 80 nm.     

Optical and electrical properties of ZnO nanoparticle thin films deposited on quartz by sparking process

ZnO nanoparticle thin films were deposited on quartz substrates by a novel sparking deposition which is a simple and cost-effective technique. The sparking off two zinc tips above the substrate was done repeatedly 50-200 times through a high voltage of 10 kV in air at atmospheric pressure. The film deposition rate by sparking process was approximately 1.0 nm/spark. The ZnO thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometry, and ionoluminescence at room temperature. The two broad emission peaks centered at 483 nm (green emission) and 650 nm (orange-red emission) were varied after two-step annealing treatments at 400-800 °C. Moreover, the electrical resistivity of the films was likely to be proportional to the peak intensity of the orange-red emission.     

衬底温度对PLD方法生长的ZnO薄膜结构和发光特性的影响

在不同的衬底温度下, 通过脉冲激光淀积的方法在Si衬底上生长出c轴高度取向的ZnO薄膜. ZnO薄膜的结构和表面形貌通过X射线衍射和原子力显微镜表征. 同时以He-Cd激光和同步辐射作为激发源来测试样品的发光特性. 实验结果表明, 在衬底温度为500℃时生长的ZnO薄膜具有非常好的晶体质量, 并且表现出很强的紫外发射. 在用同步辐射为激发源的低温(18K)光致发光谱中, 还观察到了一个位于430nm处的紫光发射, 我们认为这个紫光发射与存在于晶粒间界的界面势阱所引起的缺陷态有关, 这个势阱可能起源于Zn填隙(Zn _i)     

Physical and sensing properties of ZnO:F:Al thin films deposited by sol-gel

Fluorine and aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films, ZnO:F:Al, were prepared on soda-lime glass substrates by the sol-gel method and repeated dip-coating. The effect of the solution ageing and film thickness on the physical characteristics of the films was studied. Two ageing times, namely, two and seven days, and three different thicknesses, in the order of 220, 330, and 520 nm, were the main variables used in this work. As-deposited ZnO:F:Al films showed a high electrical resistivity, however after a vacuum thermal treatment, it was registered a significant decrease. Structural, optical, and morphological characterizations were carried out in vacuum-annealed films. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed that both as-deposited and vacuum-annealed ZnO:F:Al thin films were polycrystalline with a hexagonal wurtzite-type structure with a well-defined (002) diffraction peak, irrespective of the ageing time of the starting solution. The (002) peak shows a proportional increase with the thickness magnitude. An average crystallite size of about 20 nm was estimated using the well-known Scherrer's formula. From the surface morphological study it was observed that the grain size is almost independent of the ageing time of the starting solution, and the film thickness. Films presented an average optical transmittance in the visible range (400-700 nm) in the order of 90%, as well as a band gap of 3.3 eV. The gas-sensing properties of ZnO:F:Al thin films in an atmosphere containing different concentrations of carbon monoxide, and at different operation temperatures were probed. The highest sensitivity registered was of the order of 93%.