OPTICAL-ABSORPTION AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF REACTIVELY SPUTTERED TELLURIUM SUBOXIDE THIN-FILMS

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DIGIULIO, M [1 ]
NICOTRA, MC [1 ]
RE, M [1 ]
RELLA, R [1 ]
SICILIANO, P [1 ]
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[1] CNR,IST MAT ELETTRON,I-73100 LECCE,ITALY
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10.1016/0169-4332(93)90678-5
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Tellurium suboxide (TeOx) thin films were deposited on non-intentionally heated fused quartz substrates by RF reactive sputtering, with x = 1.3, as calculated from Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy measurements. Optical studies were performed in air at room temperature for both as-deposited and thermally annealed (250-degrees-C for 5 min in Ar atmosphere) films. The refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k were evaluated through transmissivity and reflectivity measurements at room temperature in the range of wavelengths between 200 and 1500 nm. The optical absorption spectrum as a function of the incident photon energy was also determined in order to evaluate the optical gap. Finally electron microscopy analysis has revealed that the film structure attains a shorter range order after the annealing.
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