PLD工艺制备高质量ZnO/Si异质外延薄膜

采用脉冲激光沉积工艺在不同条件下以Si(111)为衬底制备了Zno薄膜.通过对不同氧压下(0～50Pa)沉积的样品的室温PL谱测试表明,氧气氛显著地提高了薄膜的发光质量,在50Pa氧气中沉积的ZnO薄膜具有最强的近带边UV发射.XRD测试说明在氧气氛中得到的薄膜结晶质量较差,没有单一的(002)取向.利用-低温(500℃)沉积的ZnO薄膜作缓冲层,得到了高质量的ZnO外延膜.与直接沉积的ZnO膜相比,生长在缓冲层上的ZnO膜展现出规则的斑点状衍射花样,而且拥有更强的UV发射和更窄的UV峰半高宽(98meV).对不同温度下沉积的缓冲层进行了RHEED表征,结果表明,在600～650℃之间生长缓冲层,有望进一步改善ZnO外延膜的质量.     

ZnO薄膜中与Zn原子缺陷相关的发光特性研究

ZnO薄膜中可见光的发射与缺陷有关,为了研究ZnO薄膜中与Zn原子缺陷相关的发光特性,将不同Zn缓冲层厚度的ZnO薄膜沉积在Si衬底上,且所有样品在400℃下真空中退火1 h,采用X射线衍射谱(XRD)、吸收谱和光致发光谱(PL)表征了样品的晶体结构和光学特性。结果表明,随着Zn缓冲层溅射时间的增加,ZnO薄膜中的紫光峰向长波段发生了红移,且所有的发光峰强度逐渐增加;缓冲层和真空中退火都使得样品中有过量的Zn原子缺陷出现,薄膜中所有的发光峰与Zn原子缺陷相关。     

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.     

Zn缓冲层对氧化锌薄膜的结构和光学特性的影响

采用射频磁控溅射法在玻璃衬底上制备了具有高c轴择优取向的不同Zn缓冲层厚度的ZnO(ZnO/Zn)薄膜。利用X射线衍射(XRD)法、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)技术和光致荧光(PL)发光谱(PL)等表征了ZnO/Zn薄膜的微观结构和发光特性。XRD的分析结果显示,随着缓冲层厚度的增加,(002)衍射峰的半高宽(FWHM)逐渐变小,表明薄膜的结晶质量得到改善。通过对样品PL谱的研究,发现分别位于435(2.85eV)和480nm(2.55eV)的蓝光双峰以及530nm(2.34eV)的绿光峰,且缓冲层沉积时间为10min时,样品的单色性最好。推测位于435nm的蓝光发射主要来源于电子从锌填隙缺陷能级到价带顶的跃迁所致,而绿光峰的发光机制与氧空位有关。     

Si(111)衬底上HVPE GaN厚膜生长

在Si(111)衬底上,以MOCVD方法高温外延生长的AIN为缓冲层,使用氮化物气相外延(HVPE)方法外延生长了15Km的c面GaN厚膜.并利用X射线衍射(XRD)、光致发光谱(PL)、拉曼光谱(Raman)等技术研究了GaN厚膜的结构和光学性质.分析结果表明,GaN厚膜具有六方纤锌矿结构,外延层中存在的张应力较小,...     

PLD方法生长ZnO/Si异质外延薄膜的研究

用脉冲激光沉积法在Si(111)衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜。RHEED和XRD测试表明,直接沉积在Si衬底上的ZnO薄膜为多晶薄膜,且薄膜的结晶质量随衬底温度的升高而下降。相比之下,生长在一低温同质缓冲层上的ZnO薄膜则展现出规则的斑点状RHEED图像,说明它们都是外延生长的高质量ZnO薄膜。XRD与室温PL谱分析表明,外延ZnO薄膜的质量随衬底温度的升高得到明显的改善。在650℃生长的样品具有最好的结构和发光特性,其(002)衍射峰的半高宽为0.185°,UV峰的半高宽仅为86meV。     

层数变化对ZnO/In2 O3多层膜微观结构及光电性能的影响

用直流磁控溅射和热氧化法在玻璃衬底上制备ZnO/In2O3透明导电多层膜,当总厚度一定时,调节溅射沉积的层数与相应各层膜的厚度,研究该多层膜微观结构、光学性能和电学性能的变化.XRD和SEM分析表明:随着溅射沉积层数的增加,In2O3衍射峰的强度不断地减弱,ZnO衍射峰出现了不同的晶面择优取向;多层膜表面的ZnO晶粒粒径变小,光洁度增加.四探针法方块电阻测试表明:低温热氧化时,ZnO/In2O3多层膜的方块电阻随层数的增加而上升;高温氧化时,ZnO/In2O3多层膜的方块电阻随层数的增加而下降.可见光光谱分析表明:随着溅射沉积层数的增加,ZnO/In2O3多薄膜在可见光区的平均透过率增大,透过率的峰值向短波方向偏移.     

薄膜厚度对Au/ZnO/n+-Si薄膜压敏电阻器阈值电压的影响

本文采用直流磁控溅射法和多次沉积与掩膜技术,在n+Si(100)衬底上制备了一系列厚度不同的ZnO薄膜,表面镀Au的探针与ZnO/n+-Si构成了一系列ZnO层厚不同的Au/ZnO/n+-Si薄膜压敏电阻器.利用X射线衍射确定沉积的ZnO薄膜为高度c轴(0002)取向的晶体薄膜,利用紫外-可见透射光谱对沉积的ZnO薄膜...     

新型工艺制备ZnO薄膜的结构与形貌研究

采用了一种新型工艺制备ZnO薄膜。新工艺采用二步法,首先在N型Si(100)衬底上用离子束沉积溅射一层金属Zn膜,然后通过热氧化金属Zn膜制备ZnO薄膜。通过X射线衍射、原子力显微镜对不同制备工艺下的ZnO薄膜进行结构与形貌的分析比较。研究表明,Zn膜的离子束溅射沉积时间、热氧化时间和辅助枪的离子束对热氧化后的ZnO薄膜再轰击处理对ZnO薄膜的结构与形貌都会产生影响。     

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。     

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.     

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.     

Effects of low temperature ZnO and MgO buffer thicknesses on properties of ZnO films grown on (0001) Al2O3 substrates by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

We investigated the structural properties of Zn-polar ZnO films with low temperature (LT) ZnO and MgO buffer layers grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on (0001) c-Al₂O₃ substrates using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effects of MgO buffer layer thickness and LT ZnO buffer layer thickness were also examined. The optimum thicknesses for better crystal quality were 8 and 40 nm. One-pair and two-pair LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers were employed, and the changes in the structural properties of the high-temperature (HT) ZnO films using such buffer layers were studied. Contrary to the general tendency of c-ZnO films, the HT ZnO films on the LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers showed higher full width at half maximum (FWHM) values for X-ray rocking curves (XRCs) with (0002) reflection than those with (101?1) reflection. Compared with the one-pair LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers, the FWHM values of (0002) XRCs markedly decreased, whereas those of (101?1) XRCs slightly increased due to the insertion of one more pair of LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers into the previous film with one-pair LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers. The cross-sectional TEM observations with the two-beam condition confirmed that the screw dislocation was the dominant threading dislocation type—a finding that agreed well with the XRC results. On the basis of the plan-view TEM observations, the densities of the total threading dislocations for the HT ZnO films with the one- and two-pair LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers were determined as 2.3 × 10⁹ cm^− 2 and 1.6 × 10⁹ cm^− 2, respectively. The results imply that the crystal quality of Zn-polar ZnO films can be improved by two-pair LT ZnO/MgO buffer layers, and types of threading dislocations can be modified by adjusting the buffer system.     

CeO2缓冲层层数对YBa2Cu3O7-σ超导薄膜载流能力的影响

为了提高超导薄膜的载流能力,本文通过MOCVD法,在1-5层(100)取向的氧化铈缓冲层薄膜上制备YBa₂Cu₃O_7-σ薄膜。研究了缓冲层层数对YBa₂Cu₃O_7-σ薄膜物相组成、结晶度、面内取向、微观形貌和超导性能的影响。结果表明,当缓冲层数为1-2时,薄膜呈现高度(001)取向生长;当缓冲层数为4-5时,薄膜呈现高度(110)取向生长。其中氧化铈薄膜层数为1时,YBCO薄膜结晶度和面内取向最好,其ω和Ф扫描曲线的FWHM值分别为2.63°和5.21°;随着缓冲层数的增加,YBCO薄膜结晶度和面内取向均呈现变差的趋势。氧化铈缓冲层与YBCO薄膜之间的外延生长关系为YBCO[001]//CeO₂[100]和YBCO[010]//CeO₂[011]。缓冲层数为1的YBCO薄膜表面主要由大面积c轴取向的晶粒组成,其厚度为485 nm,沉积速率为4.85μm/h,其液氮温度(77 K)下的临界电流为20.8 A,相比于缓冲层数为0的超导薄膜临界电流有所提升。     

The thermal treatment effects of CrN buffer layer on crystal quality of Zn-polar ZnO films

We report on the annealing effects of CrN buffer layers on the crystal quality of Zn-polar ZnO films grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. The high-temperature (HT) annealing of CrN buffer layer improved the crystallinity of ZnO films. The full width at half maximums of (0002) and (10-11) ZnO ω-scan X-ray diffraction show 574 and 1296 arcsec, respectively, which show the 3 and 2 times narrower values than those of ZnO films without the annealing process. Moreover, the HT annealing can be effective method to improve the surface smoothness of ZnO film and reduce the crystal tilting.     

Influence of ZnO buffer layers on the optoelectronic properties in Ga-doped ZnO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering on PET substrates

The influence of ZnO buffer layers on the optoelectronic properties in Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films deposited on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates by RF magnetron sputtering was investigated. The resistivity in GZO/ZnO bilayer films decreases significantly more than one order of magnitude than that in GZO film without a ZnO buffer layer. X-ray diffraction results show that the significant improvement of electrical properties is not related to the crystalline quality. Based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, it is suggested that the decrease in resistivity after the introduction of ZnO buffer layers is ascribed to the restraint of diffusion of moisture and gas from PET substrates to GZO thin films. The moisture and gas diffused into GZO films will be absorbed on the films’ surface in the form of negatively charged oxygen species acting as acceptors. Fifty nm buffer layer is thick enough to achieve the best effect, with further increase of the ZnO buffer layer thickness, the resistivity in the samples will increase due to the parallel effect of ZnO and GZO layers. The introduction of ZnO buffer layers has no obvious influence on the average transmittance in the visible range which is ~90 % high for all samples.     

Thickness-dependent electrical properties of sol–gel derived Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thick films using PbTiO3 buffer layers

Pb(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ (PZT) thick films, with thickness up to 4 μm, using PbTiO₃ (PT) buffer layers were successfully prepared on silicon-based substrates by a sol–gel method. Thermal analysis (thermogravimetric–differential thermal analysis) of PT and PZT sols were used to determine the pyrolysis and annealing temperatures. X-ray diffraction results show that the PZT/PT composite thick films possess perovskite structure and the dominant crystalline orientation changes from (100) to (110) with increasing the film thickness. Furthermore, the composite thick films exhibit thickness-dependent ferroelectric and dielectric properties, i.e., the coercive field decreases while dielectric constant increases as the thickness increases. Theoretical analysis shows that the thickness-dependent electrical properties are mainly attributed to the low dielectric constant of PT buffer layer and the relaxation of internal stress in PZT films.     

The effects of buffer growth parameters on heteroepitaxial ZnO films grown by pulsed laser deposition

The effects of buffer layer deposition conditions on subsequent ZnO epitaxy on sapphire (0001) were examined. An initial ZnO buffer layer improves surface roughness for a wide range of buffer layer growth temperatures and pressures. Changes in buffer layer growth pressure and temperature have a moderate effect on the roughness of subsequent film growth. However, the conditions for buffer layer deposition have a large impact on crystallinity of subsequent films. In particular, the out-of-plane X-ray diffraction rocking curve full-width half-maximum decreased as buffer deposition temperature or O₂/O₃ pressure increases. Carrier mobility in the subsequent thick ZnO film was enhanced with increase in buffer layer deposition temperature. Carrier concentration decreased with increasing buffer layer deposition pressure.     

Influence of substrate temperature and film thickness on the structure of reactively evaporated In2O3 films

Indium oxide films 25–550 Å thick were reactively evaporated at an oxygen pressure of about 0.27 Pa and at a substrate temperature between room temperature and 400°C. The dependence of the structure of the films on the substrate temperature and on the film thickness was studied using transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. It was found that thick films (about 550 Å) were amorphous at room temperature, partially crystallized at 50–125°C and crystalline at 150–400°C. The crystallinity of the films deposited at 150–250°C also depended markedly on the film thickness. Very thin films about 25 Å thick were quasi-amorphous, but with increasing film thickness the amorphous phase transformed into a crystalline phase.The thermal transformation of the amorphous films after deposition was also studied. Amorphous films about 550 Å thick deposited at room temperature and 100°C crystallized at 230°C and 210°C respectively.