Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Study on HfO2 Thin Films Deposited at Different RF Powers

2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 2165-2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Ting Liu ◽  
Zheng Tang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry ◽  
Interfacial Layer ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Rf Power ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Structured Model ◽  
Transmission Electron

HfO2thin films were prepared by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering at different RF powers. The influence of RF power on optical properties of HfO2thin films were investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) toghther with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results show that there is a SiO2interface layer between HfO2thin film and Si substrate. A four layer structured model consisting of SiO2interfacial layer was used to fit the SE data. With the increasing RF power, the refractive index of the HfO2thin films increases firstly and then decreases and, the extinction coefficient of the HfO2thin films increases little.

A High Throughput Search of Dielectric Thin Films for Tunable Devices

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 2351-2354
Author(s):  
Ji Won Choi ◽  
Chong Yun Kang ◽  
Jin Sang Kim ◽  
Seok Jin Yoon ◽  
Hyun Jai Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Dielectric Thin Films ◽  
Low Dielectric ◽  
Film Dielectric

The dielectric properties of (Ba,Sr)TiO3 (BSTO) and Zr doped BSTO thin films have been investigated to identify candidate thin film dielectric materials having low dielectric loss without degradation of the tunability by continuous composition spread (CCS) technique using off-axis rf magnetron sputtering. The optimized properties of BSTO thin films deposited on Pt/SiO2/Si substrate by CCS were dielectric loss 0.031, tunability 31.5, respectively. The optimized properties of Zr doped BSTO thin films deposited on Pt/SiO2/Si substrate by CCS were improved by dielectric loss 42%, FOM 68% at the same BSTO composition, respectively. To confirm the dielectric properties and compositions by CCS technique, Zr doped BSTO bulk ceramics were evaluated.

Memory Properties of SrBi2Ta2O9/ Ba(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 Thin Films Prepared on Si Substrate

2010 ◽  
Vol 434-435 ◽  
pp. 304-306
Author(s):  
Wen Cheng Tzou ◽  
Kai Huang Chen ◽  
Cheng Fu Yang ◽  
Ying Chung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Ferroelectric Thin Films ◽  
Memory Window ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Rf Power ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Oxygen Concentrations

In this study, ferroelectric thin films of SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) or bilayered SrBi2Ta2O9/ Ba(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 (SBT/BZT) are successfully deposited on Si substrate under the optimal RF magnetron sputtering conditions, and their electrical and ferroelectric characteristics are discussed. Ferroelectric thin films are deposited on Si substrate under the RF power of 80 W, chamber pressure of 10 mTorr, substrate temperature of 550oC, and different oxygen concentrations. The surface morphology of deposited thin films is observed from the FESEM images, and the memory windows and leakage current of the Al/SBT/BZT/Si (MFS) structure are measured by an impendence phase analyzer and a semiconductor parameter analyzer, respectively. The memory window, capacitance and leakage current density of MFS structures under different oxygen concentrations are also reported. We find that the memory window of bilayered SBT/BZT structure shows larger than one of single layer SBT structure.

Improvement of capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics of YSZ/Si(001) and ZrO2/Si thin film by Nb-doping

2002 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Wakiya ◽  
Tomohiko Moriya ◽  
Kazuo Shinozaki ◽  
Nobuyasu Mizutani
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Ion Drift ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Nb Doping

ABSTRACTYttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and zirconia (ZrO2) thin films without and with Nb-doping were prepared on Si substrate by rf-magnetron sputtering. Undoped YSZ and ZrO2 thin films had (001) orientation, and the orientation was unchanged by the Nb-doping. For both undoped YSZ and ZrO2 thin films, around 2.0 V ion-drift type hysteresis was clearly observed in capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics. Nb-doping into YSZ brought about the increase of lattice parameter up to 20 mol% of Nb, which suggests that Nb was incorporated into YSZ lattice up to 20 mol%. By the Nb-doping, the hysteresis in C-V characteristics for YSZ thin film was considerable decreased to around 0.1 V. Drastic suppression of the hysteresis in C-V characteristics was observed for Nb-doped ZrO2 thin film. In this case, the hysteresis was completely disappeared. These facts suggest that oxygen vacancies in YSZ and ZrO2 thin films would be suppressed or disappeared by Nb-doping. This means that Nb is a excellent dopant for both YSZ and ZrO2 to suppress the ion-drift type hysteresis.

Improvement of capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics of YSZ/Si(001) and ZrO2/Si thin film by Nb-doping

2002 ◽  
Vol 745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Wakiya ◽  
Tomohiko Moriya ◽  
Kazuo Shinozaki ◽  
Nobuyasu Mizutani
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Ion Drift ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Nb Doping

ABSTRACTYttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and zirconia (ZrO2) thin films without and with Nb-doping were prepared on Si substrate by rf-magnetron sputtering. Undoped YSZ and ZrO2 thin films had (001) orientation, and the orientation was unchanged by the Nb-doping. For both undoped YSZ and ZrO2 thin films, around 2.0 V ion-drift type hysteresis was clearly observed in capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics. Nb-doping into YSZ brought about the increase of lattice parameter up to 20 mol% of Nb, which suggests that Nb was incorporated into YSZ lattice up to 20 mol%. By the Nb-doping, the hysteresis in C-V characteristics for YSZ thin film was considerable decreased to around 0.1 V. Drastic suppression of the hysteresis in C-V characteristics was observed for Nb-doped ZrO2 thin film. In this case, the hysteresis was completely disappeared. These facts suggest that oxygen vacancies in YSZ and ZrO2 thin films would be suppressed or disappeared by Nb-doping. This means that Nb is a excellent dopant for both YSZ and ZrO2 to suppress the ion-drift type hysteresis.

Phase Transformation of Titanium Disilicide Induced by High-Temperature Sputtering

1995 ◽  
Vol 402 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Fujii ◽  
R. T. Tung ◽  
D. J. Eaglesham ◽  
K. Kikuta ◽  
T. Kikkawa
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Interfacial Layer ◽  
Nucleation Density ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Titanium Disilicide ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Apparent Reduction

AbstractThe reaction between sputtered Ti thin films and heavily arsenic doped Si(100) is studied. The use of an arsenic implantation to pre-amorphize the Si substrate and the choice of the substrate temperature during Ti sputtering are both found to have a significant effect on subsequent TiSi2 reactions. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy reveals that an amorphous TiSix layer is formed at the interface between Si and as-sputtered Ti. The thickness of this interfacial layer increases with the sputtering temperature. After rapid thermal anneals in nitrogen, the sheet resistances of TiSi2 thin films grown with the pre-amorphization step and a high sputtering temperature (450°C) are generally lower than films processed under other conditions. This apparent reduction in the temperature for the polymorphic C49 to 54 phase transformation in TiSi2 is shown to originate from a higher nucleation density of the C54-TiSi2 phase. These dependencies of the silicide reaction are ascribed to the interfacial amorphous TiSix layer. In increasing the nucleation density of the C54-TiSi2 phase, the amorphous TiSix layer is speculated to either act as a direct nucleation source for the C54-TiSi2 phase, or lead to more defective C49-TiSi2 structures which facilitate the C54-TiSi2 nucleation.

scholarly journals Role of RF power on physical properties of RF magnetron sputtered GaN/p-Si(1 0 0) thin film

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-464
Author(s):  
Asim Mantarci ◽  
Mutlu Kundakçi
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Rf Power ◽  
Optical Phonon Mode ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Measurement Results

AbstractGaN thin films were deposited on p-Si(1 0 0) substrates using RF magnetron sputtering at various RF powers. Influence of RF power on morphological, optical and structural properties of GaN thin films were investigated and presented in detail. XRD results proved that the films were polycrystalline in structure with (1 0 0) and (1 1 0) planes of hexagonal GaN. It was found that increasing RF power led to deterioration of crystal structure of the films due to increased decomposition of GaN. Stress in GaN thin films was calculated from XRD measurements and the reasons for this stress were discussed. Furthermore, it was analyzed and interpreted whether the experimental measurement results support each other. E2 (high) optical phonon mode of hexagonal GaN was obtained from the analysis of Raman results. UV-Vis spectroscopy results showed that optical band gap of the films varied by changing RF power. The reasons of this variation were discussed. AFM study of the surfaces of the GaN thin films showed that some of them were grown in Stranski-Krastanov mode and others were grown in Frank-Van der Merwe mode. AFM measurements revealed almost homogeneous, nanostructured, low-roughness surface of the GaN thin films. SEM analysis evidenced agglomerations in some regions of surface of the films and their possible causes have been discussed. It has been inferred that morphological, optical, structural properties of GaN thin film can be changed by controlling RF power, making them a potential candidate for LED, solar cell, diode applications.

Transmission Electron Microscopy studies of the vacancy ordering in YSI2-X thin films

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 562-563
Author(s):  
F.-R. Chen ◽  
T. L. Lee ◽  
L. J. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Diffraction Pattern ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Metal Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Vacancy Ordering

YSi2-x thin films were grown by depositing the yttrium metal thin films on (111)Si substrate followed by a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) at 450 to 1100°C. The x value of the YSi2-x films ranges from 0 to 0.3. The (0001) plane of the YSi2-x films have an ideal zero lattice mismatch relative to (111)Si surface lattice. The YSi2 has the hexagonal AlB2 crystal structure. The orientation relationship with Si was determined from the diffraction pattern shown in figure 1(a) to be and . The diffraction pattern in figure 1(a) was taken from a specimen annealed at 500°C for 15 second. As the annealing temperature was increased to 600°C, superlattice diffraction spots appear at position as seen in figure 1(b) which may be due to vacancy ordering in the YSi2-x films. The ordered vacancies in YSi2-x form a mesh in Si plane suggested by a LEED experiment.

Investigation of ultra-thin films of YBa2Cu3O7−δ grown on MgO

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
S.K. Streiffer ◽  
C.B. Eom ◽  
J.C. Bravman ◽  
T.H. Geballet
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Multilayer Structures ◽  
Rf Power ◽  
Oxygen Loss ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Single Target ◽  
Mtorr Argon

The study of very thin (<15 nm) YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) films is necessary both for investigating the nucleation and growth of films of this material and for achieving a better understanding of multilayer structures incorporating such thin YBCO regions. We have used transmission electron microscopy to examine ultra-thin films grown on MgO substrates by single-target, off-axis magnetron sputtering; details of the deposition process have been reported elsewhere. Briefly, polished MgO substrates were attached to a block placed at 90° to the sputtering target and heated to 650 °C. The sputtering was performed in 10 mtorr oxygen and 40 mtorr argon with an rf power of 125 watts. After deposition, the chamber was vented to 500 torr oxygen and allowed to cool to room temperature. Because of YBCO’s susceptibility to environmental degradation and oxygen loss, the technique of Xi, et al. was followed and a protective overlayer of amorphous YBCO was deposited on the just-grown films.

Electron Microscopy Studies of The Chemistry And Microstructure of BaF2 / YBa2Cu3O7-x Thin Films

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 796-797
Author(s):  
J. L. Lee ◽  
C. A. Weiss ◽  
R. A. Buhrman ◽  
J. Silcox
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Island Growth ◽  
Multilayer Systems ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
Mgo Substrate

BaF2 thin films are being investigated as candidates for use in YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) / BaF2 thin film multilayer systems, given the favorable dielectric properties of BaF2. In this study, the microstructural and chemical compatibility of BaF2 thin films with YBCO thin films is examined using transmission electron microscopy and microanalysis. The specimen was prepared by using laser ablation to first deposit an approximately 2500 Å thick (0 0 1) YBCO thin film onto a (0 0 1) MgO substrate. An approximately 7500 Å thick (0 0 1) BaF2 thin film was subsequendy thermally evaporated onto the YBCO film.Images from a VG HB501A UHV scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) operating at 100 kV show that the thickness of the BaF2 film is rather uniform, with the BaF2/YBCO interface being quite flat. Relatively few intrinsic defects, such as hillocks and depressions, were evident in the BaF2 film. Moreover, the hillocks and depressions appear to be faceted along {111} planes, suggesting that the surface is smooth and well-ordered on an atomic scale and that an island growth mechanism is involved in the evolution of the BaF2 film.

Palladium Nanowire Thin Films via Template Growth

2003 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Wang ◽  
David T. Johnson ◽  
Byron F. McCaughey ◽  
J. Eric Hampsey ◽  
Jibao He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Conductive Substrate ◽  
Palladium Nanowires ◽  
Efficient Route ◽  
Silica Thin Film

AbstractPalladium nanowires have been electrodeposited into mesoporous silica thin film templates. Palladium continually grows and fills silica mesopores starting from a bottom conductive substrate, providing a ready and efficient route to fabricate a macroscopic palladium nanowire thin films for potentially use in fuel cells, electrodes, sensors, and other applications. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicate it is possible to create different nanowire morphology such as bundles and swirling mesostructure based on the template pore structure.

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