THE OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NITROGEN-DOPED AMORPHOUS CARBON THIN-FILMS GROWN ON NOVEL HEAT-TOLERANT FLEXIBLE PLASTIC SUBSTRATES BY A NEWLY DEVELOPED MICROWAVE SURFACE WAVE PLASMA CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (06) ◽  
pp. 585-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. RUSOP ◽  
A. M. M. OMER ◽  
S. ADHIKARI ◽  
S. ADHIKARY ◽  
H. UCHIDA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Optical Band Gap ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plastic Substrates ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Heat Tolerant

Nitrogen-doped amorphous carbon ( a - C : N ) thin-films have been deposited on novel heat tolerant flexible plastic substrates by a newly developed microwave surface wave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MWSWP-CVD) method. Methane gas and also camphor dissolved with ethyl alcohol gas composition have been used as plasma source. Nitrogen gas has been used as a dopant material for a - C : N films. In this paper, the optical characteristics of absorption coefficients and band gaps for a - C : N are discussed. The optical band gap of a - C : N films was found to be approximately 1.7 eV, which is close to the suitable band gap for solar cell. The optical band gap of a - C : N was found to be dependent on the composition gas source pressures.

Preparation of Magnesia Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell by Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Shinku ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 660-663
Author(s):  
Hideo OKAYAMA ◽  
Tsukasa KUBO ◽  
Noritaka MOCHIZUKI ◽  
Akiyoshi NAGATA ◽  
Hiromu ISA
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

NITROGEN INCORPORATED HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS CARBON THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY MICROWAVE SURFACE-WAVE PLASMA CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (09) ◽  
pp. 2159-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUDIP ADHIKARI ◽  
MASAYOSHI UMENO
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Surface Wave ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Hydrogenated Amorphous

Nitrogen incorporated hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:N:H) thin films have been deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma chemical vapor deposition on silicon and quartz substrates, using helium, methane and nitrogen ( N 2) as plasma source. The deposited a-C:N:H films were characterized by their optical, structural and electrical properties through UV/VIS/NIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscope and current-voltage characteristics. The optical band gap decreased gently from 3.0 eV to 2.5 eV with increasing N 2 concentration in the films. The a-C:N:H film shows significantly higher electrical conductivity compared to that of N 2-free a-C:H film.

Crystalline carbon nitride thin films deposited by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 545-549
Author(s):  
Zhang Yong-ping ◽  
Gu You-song ◽  
Chang Xiang-rong ◽  
Tian Zhong-zhuo ◽  
Shi Dong-xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Effects of Composition on the Microstructures and Optical Properties of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Carbide Films Prepared by Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

1999 ◽  
Vol 593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lih-Hsiung Chan ◽  
Wei-Zen Chou ◽  
Lih-Hsin Chou
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Electron Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Hydrogenated Amorphous ◽  
Resonance Plasma

ABSTRACTHydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide films (a -SiC:H) were prepared from CH4, SiH4, and Ar mixtures by Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (ECR PCVD). The deposition of the thin films was proceeded with the following optimized conditions; microwave power: 900W, Ar flux : 90sccm, and total flux: 113.4 sccm. The substrate temperature was around 100∼120°C during deposition. For comparisons, the relative flux ratio of methane to silane was varied to produce thin films of different compositions to investigate the relationships between the associated compositions of films and their corresponding microstructures and optical properties. Moreover, both film's microstructures and their optical properties were analyzed to find out as to how they are interrelated. Furthermore, the surface morphology and amorphous microstructures were confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), respectively. And, x-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to study the relative atomic ratio of C to Si along with the bonding conditions in the thin films. Finally, the Hydrogen concentration and the amounts of C-H and Si-H bonds were determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), while the optical properties were measured by optical spectrophotometer.

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