纳米Ag夹层ZnO薄膜的光电性能

用射频磁控溅射ZnO陶瓷靶、直流磁控溅射Ag靶的方法在室温下制备了Ag纳米夹层结构ZnO薄膜．用X射线衍射仪、紫外一可见分光光度计、四探针电阻测量仪和原子力显微镜对薄膜样品的结构、光学透过率、面电阻和表面形貌进行表征．结果表明,ZnO衬底有利于Ag夹层形成连续膜．随着Ag层厚度的增加,Ag夹层ZnO薄膜呈现多晶结构,Ag（111）衍射峰强度增强,面电阻先迅速下降后缓慢下降．随着ZnO膜厚度的增加,Ag夹层ZnO薄膜的透射峰红移．制得样品的最佳可见光透过率高达92．3％,面电阻小于4．2Ω／□．     

GZO/Ag/GZO多层薄膜制备、结构与光电特性的研究

采用射频磁控溅射和离子束溅射联合设备在玻璃衬底上制备出了具有良好附着性、低电阻率和高透过率的GZO/Ag/GZO(ZnO掺杂Ga_2O_3简称GZO)多层薄膜.X射线衍射谱表明GZO/Ag/GZO多层薄膜是多晶膜,GZO层具有ZnO的六角纤锌矿结构,最佳取向为(002)方向;Ag层是立方结构,具有(111)取向.在GZO层厚度一定的情况下,研究了Ag层厚度的变化对多层膜结构以及光电特性的影响.研究发现,当Ag层厚度为10nm时,3层膜的电阻率为9×10~(-5)Ω·cm,在可见光范围内平均透过率达到89.7%,薄膜对应的品质因子数值为3.4×10~(-2)Ω~(-1).     

氧化锌掺钇透明导电薄膜的制备及光电特性研究

采用射频磁控溅射法,室温下在玻璃衬底上制备出了具有良好附着性、低电阻率和高透过率的新型透明导电薄膜YZO(ZnO掺杂Y2O3简称YZO)。在薄膜厚度为600nm的情况下,研究了薄膜电学特性随溅射功率和溅射气压的变化情况。X射线衍射谱表明YZO薄膜是多晶膜,具有ZnO的六角纤锌矿结构,最佳取向为(002)方向。最佳溅射条件下制备的薄膜电阻率为8.71×10-4Ω.cm,在可见光范围内平均透过率达到92.3%,禁带宽度为3.57eV。     

纤维基ZnO/Ag/ZnO多层膜的制备、结构及性能研究

利用射频磁控溅射法,室温下通过交替溅射ZnO和Ag,在PET纤维基材上制备ZnO／Ag／ZnO纳米结构多层膜。运用扫描电镜和原子力显微镜对薄膜表面形貌进行分析,用分光光度计测试其透光性能,用四探针电阻测试仪测试其方块电阻。结果表明：纤维基Zno／Ag／ZnO多层膜致密、均匀,对紫外光表现为较强的吸收能力;Ag膜厚度的改变可以调控多层膜的光电性能;ZnO（40nm）／Ag（20nm）／ZnO（40m）多层膜呈现多晶结构,方块电阻为4．4Ω;透光率接近30％。     

反应蒸发技术制备高性能In2O3和ITO薄膜

在真空状态下，在两个石英坩埚分别装入纯In，In、Sn（Wt=10％）合金，并按所沉积膜的种类（In2O3或ITO）将某一石英坩埚装入加热器，当真空度达到要求后，通入氧气并开启加热器，可在玻璃基板上制备In2O3或ITO薄膜。制备的ITO薄膜的方块电阻为10Ω/□，可见光平均透过率≥90％，制备的In2O3薄膜的方块电阻为35Ω/□，可见光平均透过率≥90％。是太阳能光伏产品及显示器件导电膜的理想选择。     

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。     

透明导电AZO/Cu双层薄膜制备及其性能

采用直流磁控溅射方法在玻璃衬底上室温生长了AZO/Cu双层薄膜,Cu层厚度控制在9nm,研究了AZO层厚度对薄膜电学和光学性能的影响。当AZO层厚度为20～80nm时,AZO/Cu双层薄膜具有良好的综合光电性能,方块电阻为12～14Ω/sq,可见光平均透过率为70～75%,品质因子为2×10-3～5×10-3Ω-1。AZO/Cu双层薄膜可以观察到Cu（111）和ZnO（002）的XRD衍射峰。通过退火研究表明,AZO/Cu双层薄膜的光电性能可在400℃下保持稳定,具有良好的热稳定性。本研究制备的透明导电AZO/Cu双层薄膜具有室温制程、综合光电性能良好、结晶性能较好、稳定性高的优点,可以广泛应用于光电器件透明电极及镀膜玻璃等领域。     

磁控溅射工艺参数对涤纶织物表面沉积铜膜性能的影响

在室温条件下采用射频磁控溅射法在涤纶平纹机织物表面沉积纳米Cu薄膜,借助原子力显微镜(AFM)观察镀膜前后样品表面变化。通过分别改变镀膜时间、溅射功率和气体压强,研究其对样品透光性和导电性的影响。实验结果表明,经Cu镀层处理的涤纶平纹织物对紫外光和可见光的吸收能力明显优于原样。溅射压强增加,透光性能增强,铜膜方块电阻增加,导电性能减弱;镀膜时间延长和溅射功率增加,样品透射率降低,屏蔽紫外线和可见光效果明显,在溅射时间接近15min和溅射功率增加到120W后,样品屏蔽效果不明显,铜膜方块电阻随溅射功率增加而减小,导电性能增强。     

退火温度对透明导电Ga_2O_3/ITO周期多层膜性能的影响

用射频磁控溅射Ga2O3陶瓷靶材和直流磁控溅射ITO靶材在石英玻璃衬底制备Ga2O3/ITO周期多层膜。样品在300~800℃真空退火1小时,研究退火温度对薄膜光学和电学性能的影响。400℃退火的Ga2O3/ITO周期多层膜面电阻和电阻率低至68.76Ω/□和3.47×10-3Ω·cm,载流子浓度和霍尔迁移率高达1.30×1020cm-3和14.02cm2 V-1s-1。退火温度超过500℃后,Ga2O3膜层和ITO膜层之间开始相互扩散,薄膜结晶质量和导电性变差。所有退火薄膜在紫外-可见光范围的平均光学透过率高于83%,光学带边吸收随退火温度增加发生蓝移,光学带隙从4.59eV增加到4.78eV。     

功率密度对中频磁控溅射制备的氧化锌镓薄膜性能的影响

利用中频磁控溅射方法,溅射Ga2O3含量为6.7wt%的氧化锌镓陶瓷靶材,在低温下(约40℃)制备了ZGO薄膜.考察了溅射功率密度对ZGO薄膜的晶体结构、电学和光学性能的影响.结果表明:溅射功率密度对薄膜的结构、红外反射以及导电性能有较大影响.当溅射功率密度为3.58W/cm2,氩气压力为0.8Pa时,薄膜的电阻率低达1.5×10-3Ω·cm,方块电阻为23Ω时,可见光(λ＝400nm～800nm)平均透过率高于90%.     

Enhancement of crystallinity and optical properties of bilayer TiO2/ZnO thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition

Bilayer and multilayer thin films are becoming increasingly important in the development of faster, smaller and more efficient electronic and optoelectronic devices. One of the motivations of applying bilayer or multilayer structures is to modify the optical properties of materials. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a variant of Chemical Vapour Deposition that can produce uniform and conformal thin films with well controlled nanostructures. In this study, we have demonstrated new findings of the use of ALD fabricated bilayer TiO2/ZnO thin films with enhanced crystallinity and optical properties. TiO2 films have been deposited at 300 degrees C for 1000 (51 nm in thickness) or 3000 (161 nm in thickness) deposition cycles onto glass and Si substrates. ZnO films are subsequently deposited on the TiO2 layers at 280 degrees C for 500 deposition cycles (55 nm). The crystallinity and optical properties of the TiO2/ZnO thin films have been analysed by X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy. XRD diffraction pattern confirmed the presence of ZnO with wutrtize crystal structure and TiO2 with anatase structure. It shows that the crystallinity of the TiO2 films has been improved with the deposition of ZnO. The intensity of UV luminescence has increased by almost 30% for TiO2/ZnO bilayer as compared to the single layer TiO2. The possible mechanism for the enhancement of the optical properties of bilayer TiO2/ZnO thin films will be discussed.     

氧化锌/二氧化硅复合膜的结构色研究

采用静电自组装技术,以氧化锌（ZnO）和二氧化硅（SiO2）溶胶颗粒为前驱体,通过控制双组分膜层的不同厚度,制备出结构色鲜艳的ZnO/SiO2复合膜,并利用分光测色仪、多角度分光光度仪及扫描电子显微镜等研究复合膜的颜色、微观结构和形态特征。研究结果发现,ZnO/SiO2复合膜的亮度和色度均较单一组分薄膜的高,复合薄膜的颜色仍随厚度和观察角度的变化而变化。通过对薄膜的微观结构分析,结合其厚度随周期数的变化规律,发现复合薄膜的厚度随着自组装循环次数的增加而增加,薄膜中的纳米粒子并没有形成明显的高低折射率交替分布的双层结构,可能形成的是高折射率层（H层）、有效折射率层（eff层）和低折射率层（L层）的多层微观结构。这种特殊的多层结构与光作用发生干涉,形成了鲜亮度和饱和度更高的结构色。     

Analysis of SAW properties in ZnO/AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3 structures.

Piezoelectric thin films on high acoustic velocity nonpiezoelectric substrates, such as ZnO, AlN, or GaN deposited on diamond or sapphire substrates, are attractive for high frequency and low-loss surface acoustic wave devices. In this work, ZnO films are deposited on AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3 (0 < or = chi < or = 1) substrates using the radio frequency (RF) sputtering technique. In comparison with a single AlxGa1-xN layer deposited on c-Al2O3 with the same total film thickness, a ZnO/AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3 multilayer structure provides several advantages, including higher order wave modes with higher velocity and larger electromechanical coupling coefficient (K2). The surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocities and coupling coefficients of the ZnO/AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3 structure are tailored as a function of the Al mole percentage in AlxGa1-xN films, and as a function of the ZnO (h1) to AlxGa1-xN (h2) thickness ratio. It is found that a wide thickness-frequency product (hf) region in which coupling is close to its maximum value, K(2)max, can be obtained. The K(2)max of the second order wave mode (h1 = h2) is estimated to be 4.3% for ZnO/GaN/c-Al2O3, and 3.8% for ZnO/AlN/c-Al2O3. The bandwidth of second and third order wave modes, in which the coupling coefficient is within +/- 0.3% of K(2)max, is calculated to be 820 hf for ZnO/GaN/c-Al2O3, and 3620 hf for ZnO/AlN/c-Al2O3. Thus, the hf region in which the coupling coefficient is close to the maximum value broadens with increasing Al content, while K(2)max decreases slightly. When the thickness ratio of AlN to ZnO increases, the K(2)max and hf bandwidth of the second and third higher wave modes increases. The SAW test devices are fabricated and tested. The theoretical and experimental results of velocity dispersion in the ZnO/AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3 structures are found to be well matched.     

ZnO/Cu/ZnO multilayer films: Structure optimization and investigation on photoelectric properties

A series of ZnO/Cu/ZnO multilayer films has been fabricated from zinc and copper metallic targets by simultaneous RF and DC magnetron sputtering. Numerical simulation of the optical properties of the multilayer films has been carried out in order to guide the experimental work. The influences of the ZnO and Cu layer thicknesses, and of O₂/Ar ratio on the photoelectric and structural properties of the films were investigated. The optical and electrical properties of the multilayers were studied by optical spectrometry and four point probe measurements, respectively. The structural properties were investigated using X-ray diffraction. The performance of the multilayers as transparent conducting coatings was compared using a figure of merit. In experiments, the thickness of the ZnO layers was varied between 4 and 70 nm and those of Cu were between 8 and 37 nm. The O₂/Ar ratios range from 1:5 to 2:1. Low sheet resistance and high transmittance were obtained when the film was prepared using an O₂/Ar ratio of 1:4 and a thickness of ZnO (60 nm)/Cu (15 nm)/ZnO (60 nm).     

Control of ZnO thin film surface by ZnS passivation to enhance photoluminescence

To enhance the optical property of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film, zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films were formed on the interfaces of ZnO thin film as a passivation and a substrate layer. ZnO and ZnS thin films were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using diethyl zinc, H₂O, and H₂S as precursors. Investigations by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed that ZnS/ZnO/ZnS multi-layer thin films with clear boundaries were achieved by ALD and that each film layer had its own polycrystalline phase. The intensity of the photoluminescence of the ZnO thin film was enhanced as the thickness of the ZnO thin film increased and as ZnS passivation was applied onto the ZnO thin film interfaces.     

Preferred orientation and interdiffusion in zinc oxide/copper oxide multilayered films

ZnO/CuO and ZnO/ZnO CuO/CuO multilayered films were deposited on Pyrex substrates at <100° C by ion-beam sputtering. The preferred orientation and interdiffusion of these films were examined for films with varying layer repeat lengths (pari thickness). X-ray diffraction analysis showed a preferred ZnO (002) orientation parallel to the surface in annealed ZnO layers of ≈1 to ≈3 nm thickness; no peak was observed for films with a layer repeat length smaller than 1.1 nm. The degree of preferred orientation reduced with increasing layer thickness in ZnO/CuO films and with increasing ZnO CuO thickness in ZnO/ZnO CuO/CuO films. The decay rate of the low-angle X-ray intensity showed that interdiffusivity is largely dependent on the layer repeat length. A smaller layer repeat length gave a larger value of interdiffusivity.     

The use of nanoscaled Al mid-layer for enhancing the electrical conductivity of ZnO

A nanoscaled Al thin film was placed between two ZnO thin films to form a ZnO/Al/ZnO multilayer thin film structure. Individual Al and ZnO thin films with difference thicknesses were first prepared and characterized for the optical and electrical properties. The multilayer structure was then obtained by depositing individual layers with desired thicknesses in sequence. We show that by appropriate selections of layer thickness, the use of a nanoscaled Al mid-layer in ZnO enhances the electrical conductivity of the ZnO without scarifying its optical transmittance.     

Thin films of two functional oxides patterned laterally by soft lithography

Thin films of two laterally patterned functional oxides of uniform thickness were obtained in a two-step soft-lithographic micromolding process. CoFe(2)O(4)/ZnO and CoFe(2)O(4)/BaTiO(3) dual-phase patterns were fabricated. The films showed good replication of the pattern that was defined in the first patterning step. X-ray diffraction showed that the films consisted of two distinct phases, and magnetic force microscopy showed that the compounds were laterally separated, the separation pattern being the same as that of the initial soft-lithographic process. The films exhibited slight height variations near the edges of the phases, which were introduced in the first deposition step and were not fully compensated in the second deposition step. The films are sufficiently smooth to allow fabrication of multilayer structures.