DECREASED REFRACTIVE INDEX OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE THIN FILMS
2012 ◽
Vol 26
(02)
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pp. 1250012
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Keyword(s):
Ion Beam
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Amorphous zirconium oxide (a- ZrO 2) thin films were prepared onto fuzzed quartz substrates by ion beam sputtering deposition (IBSD) method in ( Ar + O 2) gas mixture. Optical parameters of the films were evaluated by laser ellipsometry (λ = 632.8 nm ) and optical transmission measurements. Structural parameters were studied by XRD measurements. Variation of refractive index and film thickness have been defined as a function of time of high-temperature annealing at T = 900° C . Formation of monoclinic zirconium oxide (m- ZrO 2) nanocrystals with diameter of ~60 nm embedded into a- ZrO 2 matrix has been found by XRD analysis after long-time annealing.
2016 ◽
Vol 42
(3)
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pp. 4171-4175
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2011 ◽
Vol 233-235
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pp. 2399-2402
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