DECREASED REFRACTIVE INDEX OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE THIN FILMS

作者:Atuchin V V*; Aliev V Sh; Ayupov B M; Korolkov I V
来源:International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2012, 26(2).
DOI:10.1142/S0217979211102101

摘要

Amorphous zirconium oxide (a-ZrO2) thin films were prepared onto fuzzed quartz substrates by ion beam sputtering deposition (IBSD) method in (Ar + O-2) gas mixture. Optical parameters of the films were evaluated by laser ellipsometry (lambda = 632.8 nm) and optical transmission measurements. Structural parameters were studied by XRD measurements. Variation of refractive index and film thickness have been defined as a function of time of high-temperature annealing at T = 900 degrees C. Formation of monoclinic zirconium oxide (m-ZrO2) nanocrystals with diameter of similar to 60 nm embedded into a-ZrO2 matrix has been found by XRD analysis after long-time annealing.

  • 出版日期2012-1-20