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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
卷 29, 期 -, 页码 161-169出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2014.02.009
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TiO2; Thin film; Raman spectroscopy; XRD; Band gap
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- University of Malaya
About 480 nm thick titanium oxide (TiO2) thin films have been deposited by electron beam evaporation followed by annealing in air at 300-600 degrees C with a step of 100 degrees C for a period of 2 h. Optical, electrical and structural properties are studied as a function of annealing temperature. All the films are crystalline (having tetragonal anatase structure) with small amount of amorphous phase. Crystallinity of the films improves with annealing at elevated temperatures. XRD and FESEM results suggest that the films are composed of nanoparticles of 25-35 nm. Raman analysis and optical measurements suggest quantum confinement effects since Raman peaks of the as-deposited films are blue-shifted as compared to those for bulk TiO2 Optical band gap energy of the as-deposited TiO2 film is 3.24 eV, which decreases to about 3.09 eV after annealing at 600 degrees C. Refractive index of the as-deposited TiO2 film is 2.26, which increases to about 2.32 after annealing at 600 degrees C. However the films annealed at 500 degrees C present peculiar behavior as their band gap increases to the highest value of 3.27 eV whereas refractive index, RMS roughness and dc-resistance illustrate a drop as compared to all other films. Illumination to sunlight decreases the dc-resistance of the as-deposited and annealed films as compared to dark measurements possibly due to charge carrier enhancement by photon absorption. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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