Properties of BGO thin films under the influence of gamma radiation

被引：24

作者：

Arshak, K. ^{[1
]}

Korostynska, O. ^{[1
]}

Harris, J. ^{[1
]}

Morris, D. ^{[2
]}

Arshak, A. ^{[2
]}

Jafer, E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Limerick, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Limerick, Ireland

[2] Univ Limerick, Dept Phys, Limerick, Ireland

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2008年 / 516卷 / 07期

关键词：

BGO; thin films; gamma radiation; optical and electrical properties;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2007.03.090

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

It is important to know the behaviour of materials under the influence of radiation for the effective design of novel sensor systems. Optical properties of bismuth germinate (Bi4Ge3O12-BGO) thin films were investigated in terms of their perception to gamma radiation exposure. An Edwards E306A vacuum thermal coating system was used for thin films deposition. BGO films with a thickness of 200 nm were exposed to a disk-type (CS)-C-137 gamma radiation source with an activity of 370 kBq. Optical properties of the films were investigated using CARY IE U-V-Visible Spectrophotometer. Calculated optical band gap for as-deposited BGO thin film was 1.95 eV. Gamma radiation induced changes in the optical properties of thin films, which could be explained by the variation in the degree of disorder. From the density-of-state model, it is known that optical band gap decreases with an increasing degree of disorder of the amorphous phase. Electrical properties of BGO thin films were recorded in real time using a low power capacitive interface system with a high resolution, which is based on Delta-sigma modulator. At doses from 0 to 1.5 mGy little if any changes in the capacitance were measured. This could be explained by co-existence of two processes, namely creation and annihilation of defects under the influence of radiation. After a threshold dose of 1.5 mGy creation of defects becomes more prevailing and the BGO film capacitance has gradually increased in value from 2.97 pF to 7.09 pF after irradiation with a 2.44 mGy dose. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：1493 / 1498

页数：6

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