不同衬底上低温生长的ZnO晶体薄膜的结构及光学性质比较

采用电子束反应蒸发方法,在单晶Si（001）及玻璃衬底上低温外延生长了沿C轴高度取向的单晶ZnO薄膜,并对沉积的ZnO晶体薄膜的结构和光学性质进行了分析比较。通过对ZnO蒲膜的X射线衍射（XRD）分析及光致荧光激发谱（PLE）测量,研究了衬底材料结构特性、生长温度及反应气氛中充O2对ZnO薄膜的晶体结构和晶体光学吸收特性的影响。结果表明：①衬底温度对沉积的ZnO薄膜的晶体结构影响显,玻璃衬底上生长ZnO薄膜的最佳温度比Si(001)衬底上生长的最佳温度要高70℃;②虽在最佳生长条件下获得的ZnO薄膜的的XRD结果（半高宽和衍射强度）相近,但光学吸收特性有较大差异,Si(001)衬底上生长的ZnO薄膜优于玻璃衬底上生长的ZnO薄膜;③反应气氛中的O2分压对XRD结构影响不大,但对PLE谱影响显,充O2后能明显改善吸收边特性。     

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.     

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%.     

ZnO纳米棒阵列和薄膜的同步外延生长及其光电化学性能

使用化学气相沉积法在a面蓝宝石衬底上同步外延生长氧化锌(ZnO)竖直纳米棒阵列和薄膜,研究了阵列和薄膜的光电化学性能。结果表明,纳米结构中的竖直单晶纳米棒有六棱柱形和圆柱形,其底部ZnO薄膜使竖直纳米棒互相联通。与ZnO纳米薄膜的比较表明,这种纳米结构具有优异的光电化学性能,其入射光电流效率是ZnO纳米薄膜的2.4倍;光能转化效率是ZnO纳米薄膜的5倍。这种纳米结构优异的光电化学性能,可归因于其高表面积-体积比以及其底部薄膜提供的载流子传输通道。本文分析了这种纳米结构的生长过程,提出了协同生长机理：Au液化吸收气氛中的Zn原子生成合金,合金液滴过饱和后ZnO开始成核,随后在衬底表面生成了ZnO薄膜。同时,还发生了Zn自催化的气-固(VS)生长和Au催化的气-液-固(VLS)生长,分别生成六棱柱纳米棒和圆柱形纳米棒,制备出底部由薄膜连接的竖直纳米棒阵列。     

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．     

ZnO薄膜的同质外延生长及其结构表征

利用等离子体辅助分子束外延的方法在ZnO单晶衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、同步辐射掠入射XRD和φ扫描等实验技术研究了ZnO薄膜的结构。XRD和φ扫描的结果显示同质外延的ZnO薄膜已经达到单晶水平。掠入射XRD结果表明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0.3249,0.3258和0.3242 nm。计算得到ZnO薄膜的泊松比为0.156,同质外延的ZnO薄膜与衬底在a轴方向的晶格失配度为-0.123%。     

衬底温度对磁控溅射制备外延ZnO薄膜结构特性的影响

在不同的衬底温度下,采用磁控溅射方法在蓝宝石(0001)衬底上制备了外延生长的ZnO薄膜.采用原子力显微镜(AFM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、可见-紫外分光光度计系统研究了衬底温度对ZnO薄膜微观结构和光学特性的影响.AFM结果表明在不同村底温度制备的ZnO薄膜具有较为均匀的ZnO晶粒,且晶粒的尺寸随衬底温度的增加逐渐增大.XRD结果显示不同温度生长的ZnO薄膜均为外延生长,400℃生长的薄膜具有最好的结晶质量;光学透射谱显示在370nm附近均出现一个较陡的吸收边,表明制备的ZnO薄膜具有较高的质量,其光学能带隙随着衬底温度的增加而减小.     

ZnO薄膜的晶体性能的分析

在硅基上制备出了c轴取向高度一致的ZnO薄膜 ,这将有可能成为新型GaN单晶薄膜的过渡层。对ZnO薄膜的晶体性能进行了分析 ,研究不同衬底和不同衬底温度对ZnO薄膜的结晶状况的影响 ,并着重用TEM研究了硅基ZnO薄膜的晶体性能。     

太阳电池用绒面结构ZnO-TCO薄膜及光管理研究进展

主要阐述了近年来薄膜太阳电池用绒面结构氧化锌(ZnO)透明导电氧化物(Transparent conductive oxides,TCO)薄膜以及光管理设计方面的研究进展。主要包括溅射湿法刻蚀技术、等离子体刻蚀玻璃衬底技术、等离子体处理修饰ZnO薄膜表面技术、修饰层改善ZnO薄膜表面技术、梯度杂质掺杂技术、复合特征尺寸生长设计以及直接生长绒面结构ZnO薄膜技术和宽光谱ZnO薄膜生长设计等。此外,对薄膜太阳电池中的先进光管理(Light management)结构设计及新材料应用进行了探讨和展望。     

SiO2/Si衬底制备ZnO薄膜及表征

本文报道了利用脉冲激光沉积技术在热氧化p型硅衬底上生长ZnO外延薄膜.引入高阻非晶SiO2缓冲层,有效地降低了检测过程中单晶衬底对ZnO薄膜的电学性能影响.利用XRD,SEM,Hall和PL对其进行研究.结果表明,在衬底温度为500℃时,生长的ZnO薄膜具有优良的晶体质量,电学性能和发光性能.     

High quality ZnO films deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering using layer by layer growth method

Three-layered ZnO films were deposited on Si substrates by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering using layer by layer growth method. The Raman scattering confocal analysis confirms that ZnO film quality is improving at increasing the number of ZnO layers at film deposition.Applied method of deposition was used to realize homoepitaxial growth of ZnO films on c-Al₂O₃, Si, SiN_x/Si, glass and ITO/glass substrates. In order to improve the film quality we increased the number of deposition stages up to 5. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmittance measurements were used to testify the quality of grown five-layered ZnO films. XRD results showed that all five-layered ZnO films have (002) texture. The second order diffraction peak (004) on XRD spectra additionally testifies to the high quality of all five-layered ZnO films. SEM results demonstrated that no defects such as cracks and dislocations caused by interruption of deposition ZnO films were observed. Transmittance measurement results showed that ZnO films deposited on transparent substrates have abrupt absorption edge and high optical transmission in the visible region of the spectrum.     

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.     

Reflection high energy electron diffraction and X-ray studies of AlN films grown on Si(111) and Si(001) by organometallic chemical vapour deposition

The crystallinity of AlN films on silicon substrates grown by organometallic chemical vapour deposition was investigated using X-ray diffraction and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED). Single-crystal films of good quality with atomically smooth surfaces can be epitaxially grown on Si(111) substrates. Epitaxial films can also be grown on Si(001) substrates. These films have previously been reported to have a fibre structure. Different RHEED patterns were observed from the films on Si(111) and Si(001). It is established that the films grown on Si(001) consist of two types of crystallite with the following orientations: [11$\text{2}$0]_AlN//[110]_Si and [11$\text{2}$0]_AlN//[1$\text{1}$0]_Si The thickness dependence of the crystallinity was also investigated. The standard deviation σ of the X-ray rocking curve for the films grown on Si(111) is less than that for the films on Si(001) and is independent of the film thickness. The σ values for the films on Si(001) decrease markedly with increasing film thickness. On the basis of these observations, the growth mechanism of AlN epitaxial films on Si(111) and Si(001) is discussed.     

ZnO thin films deposited by a CVT technique in closed ampoules

ZnO thin films were prepared on quartz glass, Si (100), and sapphire (001) substrates by a chemical vapour transport (CVT) technique. During the growing processes, the source and substrate temperatures were maintained at 1000 °C and 600 °C, respectively. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements showed that the crystalline qualities of ZnO thin films were sensitively dependent on substrates. ZnO thin film deposited on sapphire substrate exhibited the best morphology with the largest crystallite size of more than 20 μm. Meanwhile, the XRD patterns showed that ZnO thin film deposited on sapphire substrate was strongly c-axis preferred-oriented with high crystalline quality. The optical properties of ZnO thin films were investigated by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy at room temperature (RT). The results suggested that the optical properties of ZnO thin films were highly influenced by their crystalline qualities and surface morphologies.     

C轴择优取向ZnO薄膜的溅射工艺与结构研究

通过改变直流磁控反应溅射法的工艺条件,同时在玻璃和Si(100)、Si(111)两种硅基底上制备了ZnO薄膜。用x射线衍射方法(xRD和xRC)对薄膜结构性能进行测试表明,这些基底上生长的ZnO薄膜都得到了明显的c轴择优取向和较高的结晶度,硅基底上的薄膜结构性能普遍好于玻璃基底上淀积的薄膜。并对溅射工艺与结构的关系进行了分析。     

Structural and optical properties of high quality ZnO thin film on Si with SiC buffer layer

ZnO thin films are grown on Si substrates with SiC buffer layer using ion plasma high frequency magnetron sputtering. These substrates are fabricated using a technique of solid phase epitaxy. With this technique SiC layer of thickness 20-200 nm had been grown on Si substrates consisting pores of sizes 0.5-5 μm at SiC and Si interface. Due to mismatching in lattice constants as well as thermal expansion coefficients, elastic stresses have been developed in ZnO film. Pores at the interface of SiC and Si are acting as the elastic stress reliever of the ZnO films making them strain free epitaxial. ZnO film grown on this especially fabricated Si substrate with SiC buffer layer exhibits excellent crystalline quality as characterized using X-ray diffraction. Surface topography of the film has been characterized using Atomic Force Microscopy as well as Scanning Electron Microscopy. Chemical compositions of the films have been analyzed using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy. Optical properties of the films are investigated using Photoluminescence Spectroscopy which also shows good optical quality.     

The role of the Zn buffer layers in the structural and photoluminescence properties of ZnO films on Zn buffer layers deposited by RF magnetron sputtering

Highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin films were grown on Si (100) substrates with Zn buffer layers. Effects of the Zn buffer layer thickness on the structural and optical qualities of ZnO thin films were investigated for the ZnO films with the buffer layers 90, 110, and 130 nm thick using X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis techniques. It was confirmed that the quality of a ZnO thin film deposited by RF magnetron sputtering was substantially improved by using a Zn buffer layer. The highest ZnO film quality was obtained with a Zn buffer layer 110 nm thick. The surface roughness of the ZnO thin film increases as the Zn buffer layer thickness increases.     

溶胶凝胶法制备Cu掺杂ZnO纳米薄膜及其表征

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了不同Cu掺杂浓度的ZnO薄膜,并通过X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、紫外可见分光光度计和伏安特性测试等研究了Cu掺杂量对薄膜微观结构、表面形貌及光电特性的影响。结果表明:所得Cu掺杂ZnO薄膜为六角纤锌矿多晶结构,有CuO杂质相生成。随Cu掺杂量的增加,薄膜晶粒长大,且样品粒度均匀,平均粒径约53 nm。Cu掺杂ZnO薄膜具有良好的透光性,在可见光范围内的平均透射率超过80%,最大可达90%以上。Cu掺杂浓度为0.001%时,所得ZnO薄膜的导电性明显优于其他掺杂条件下的样品。     

Improved microstructural properties of a ZnO thin film using a buffer layer in-situ annealed in argon ambient

ZnO films with improved crystallinity were grown on a Si (111) substrate by a two-step growth process using low-temperature ZnO buffer layers. The effect of the ambient gas during the temperature elevation and the in-situ thermal annealing after the growth of the low-temperature buffer layers on the optical and structural properties of the films was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence, and transmission electron microscopy. The use of argon as the ambient gas during the thermal treatment of the buffer layer leads to the enhancement of the (0002) diffraction peak intensity at 2θ ∼ 34.4° and the reduction of the full width at half maximum value in the XRD rocking curve, which means that well-defined and c-axis oriented ZnO film was obtained. The relationship between the thickness of the SiO₂ layer between the ZnO buffer layers and Si substrates and the structural and optical properties of the ZnO films is discussed.     

Temperature dependence of ZnO thin films grown on Si substrate

The structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films grown on Si substrates were investigated for different growth temperatures in the range of 520–720 °C. X-ray diffraction investigations revealed the preferred c-axis oriented growth of ZnO thin films, which was further confirmed by the presence of ZnO (0002) diffraction spots with arc shape. The increase in growth temperature transformed surface morphology from pyramidal with columnar grains to relatively flat surface with increased grain size. In addition, the increased growth temperature caused redshift and intensity enhancement of band-edge emission of the ZnO, which were related to the increase in tensile strain and the grain size, respectively.