Buffer Assisted Epitaxial Growth of Bi1.5Zn1Nb1.5O7 Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Optoelectronic Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 1454 ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnaprasad Sasi ◽  
Sebastian Mailadil ◽  
Fredy Rojas ◽  
Aldrin Antony ◽  
Jayaraj Madambi

ABSTRACTBi1.5Zn1Nb1.5O7 (BZN) epitaxial thin films were prepared on Al2O3with a double ZnO buffer layer by pulsed laser deposition. The pole figure analysis and reciprocal space mapping revealed the single crystalline nature of the thin film. The sharp intense spots in the SAED pattern also indicates the highly crystalline nature of BZN thin film. The electrical properties of the as deposited thin films were investigated by patterning an inter digital capacitor (IDC) structure on BZN. A high tunability was observed in this epitaxially grown thin films.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robynne Lynne PALDI ◽  
Xing Sun ◽  
Xin Li Phuah ◽  
Juanjuan Lu ◽  
Xinghang Zhang ◽  
...  

Self-assembled oxide-metallic alloyed nanopillars as hybrid plasmonic metamaterials (e.g., ZnO-AgxAu1-x) in a thin film form are grown using a pulsed laser deposition method. The hybrid films were demonstrated to be...


2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (10) ◽  
pp. 641-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yimin Cui ◽  
Chunchang Wang ◽  
Bisong Cao

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Muhanad A. Ahmed ◽  
Mohammed F. Mohammed Sabri ◽  
Wathiq R. Abed

In this paper, nanostructured silicon carbide (SiC) thin films are deposited onto glass substrate using pulsed laser deposition technique. Electrical and optical characterizations such as conductivity, resistivity, transmission, Seeback effect, absorption, absorption coefficient, energy band gap, and extinction coefficient as a function of photon energy, and the effect of thin films thickness on transmission are carried out to characterize the prepared samples. Results showed that the prepared SiC thin film is an n-type semiconductor with an indirect bandgap of ~3 eV, 448 nm cutoff wavelength, 3.4395 × 104 cm−1 absorption coefficient and 0.154 extinction coefficient. The surface morphology of the SiC thin films is studied using scanning electron microscope at a substrate temperature of 400 °C and it is found that the grain size of the prepared SiC thin film is about 30 nm. As such, the nano thin films optical and structural characteristics enable the films to be used as gases sensors in many optoelectronic devices such as the environment and ultraviolet photodiode.


2004 ◽  
Vol 201 (10) ◽  
pp. 2385-2389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwei Ma ◽  
M. Guilloux-Viry ◽  
O. Pena ◽  
C. Moure

2000 ◽  
Vol 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Okuyama ◽  
Toshiyuki Nakaiso ◽  
Minoru Noda

AbstractSr2(Ta1划x, Nbx)2O7(STN) ferroelectric thin films have been prepared on SiO2/Si(100) substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. Preferential (110) and (151)-oriented STN thin films are deposited at a low temperature of 600°C in N2O ambient gas at 0.08 Torr. A counterclockwise C-V hysteresis was observed in the metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) structure using Sr2(Ta0.7, Nb0.3)2O7 on SiO2/Si deposited at 600°C. Memory window in the C-V curve spreads symmetrically towards both positive and negative directions when applied voltage increases and the window does not change in sweep rates ranging from 0.1 to 4.0×103 V/s. The C-V curve of the MFIS structure does not degrade after 1010 cycles of polarization reversal. The gate retention time is about 3.0×103 sec when the voltages and time of write pulse are ±15V and 1.0 sec, respectively, and hold bias was -0.5 V.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Ping Tang ◽  
Weimin Wang ◽  
Bing Li ◽  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Guanggen Zeng

Aluminum antimony (AlSb) is a promising photovoltaic material with a band gap of about 1.62 eV. However, AlSb is highly deliquescent and not stable, which has brought great difficulties to the applications. Based on the above situation, there are two purposes for preparing our Zn-doped AlSb (AlSb:Zn) thin films: One is to make P-type AlSb and the other is to find a way to suppress the deliquescence of AlSb. The AlSb:Zn thin films were prepared on glass substrates at different substrate temperatures by using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The structural, surface morphological, optical, and electrical properties of AlSb:Zn films were investigated. The crystallization of AlSb:Zn thin films was enhanced and the electrical resistivity decreased as the substrate temperature increased. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicated that the grain sizes became bigger as the substrate temperatures increased. The Raman vibration mode AlSb:Zn films were located at ~107 and ~142 cm−1 and the intensity of Raman peaks was stronger at higher substrate temperatures. In the experiment, a reduced band gap (1.4 eV) of the AlSb:Zn thin film was observed compared to the undoped AlSb films, which were more suitable for thin-film solar cells. Zn doping could reduce the deliquescent speed of AlSb thin films. The fabricated heterojunction device showed the good rectification behavior, which indicated the PN junction formation. The obvious photovoltaic effect has been observed in an FTO/ZnS/AlSb:Zn/Au device.


Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 954
Author(s):  
Anna Cyza ◽  
Łukasz Cieniek ◽  
Tomasz Moskalewicz ◽  
Wojciech Maziarz ◽  
Jan Kusiński ◽  
...  

The aim of the presented investigations was to deposit the thin films La1−xSrxFeO3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2) on (100) Si substrate by using the Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) method. Structure was exanimated by using XRD, SEM, AFM, TEM and XPS methods. The catalytic properties were analyzed in 4 ppm acetone atmosphere. The doping of Sr thin films La1−xSrxFeO3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2) resulted in a decrease in the size of the crystallites, the volume of the elemental cell and change in the grain morphology. In the LaFeO3 and La0.9Sr0.1FeO3, clusters around which small grains grow are visible in the structure, while in the layer La0.8Sr0.2FeO3, the visible grains are elongated. The TEM analysis has shown that the obtained thin films had a thickness in the range 150–170 nm with triangular or flat column ends. The experiment performed in the presence of gases allowed us to conclude that the surfaces (101/020) in the triangle-shaped columns and the plane (121/200) faces in flat columns were exposed to gases. The best properties in the presence of CH3COCH3 gas were noted for LaFeO3 thin film with triangle columns ending with orientation (101/020).


2002 ◽  
Vol 720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Potrepka ◽  
Steven Tidrow ◽  
Arthur Tauber ◽  
Kevin Kirchner ◽  
Bernard Rod ◽  
...  

AbstractThin films were prepared from bulk targets by pulsed-laser deposition techniques. The targets were composed of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 with charge-compensated substitutions for Ti4+. Results of the dielectric characterization measurements will be discussed and compared to the results of similar measurements in bulk materials with the same composition.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Iwata ◽  
Mark Huijben ◽  
Guus Rijnders ◽  
Hiroshi Yamamoto ◽  
Dave H. A. Blank

ABSTRACTThe CaFeOX(CFO) and LaFeO3(LFO) thin films as well as superlattices were fabricated on SrTiO3(100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The tetragonal LFO film grew with layer-by-layer growth mode until approximately 40 layers. In the case of CFO, initial three layers showed layer-by-layer growth, and afterward the growth mode was transferred to two layers-by-two layers (TLTL) growth mode. The RHEED oscillation was observed until the end of the growth, approximately 50nm. Orthorhombic twin CaFeO2.5 (CFO2.5) structure was obtained. However, it is expected that the initial three CFO layers are CaFeO3 (CFO3) with the valence of Fe4+. The CFO and LFO superlattice showed a step-terraces surface, and the superlattice satellite peaks in a 2θ-θ and reciprocal space mapping (RSM) x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, indicating that the clear interfaces were fabricated.


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