The structural properties and the room temperature luminescence of thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering have been studied. In spite of the well-known high reactivity of rare earth oxides towards silicon, films characterized by good morphological properties have been obtained by using a interlayer between the film and the silicon substrate. The evolution of the properties of the films due to thermal annealing processes in oxygen ambient performed at temperatures in the range of has been investigated in detail. The existence of well defined annealing conditions (rapid treatments at a temperature of or higher) allowing to avoid the occurrence of extensive chemical reactions with the oxidized substrate has been demonstrated; under these conditions, the thermal process has a beneficial effect on both structural and optical properties of the film, and an increase of the photoluminescence (PL) intensity by about a factor of 40 with respect to the as-deposited material has been observed. The enhanced efficiency of the photon emission process has been correlated with the longer lifetime of the PL signal. Finally, the conditions leading to a reaction of with the substrate have been also identified, and evidences about the formation of silicate-like phases have been collected.
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1 July 2006
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July 05 2006
Optical and structural properties of films grown by magnetron sputtering
M. Miritello;
M. Miritello
MATIS CNR-INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Catania
, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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R. Lo Savio;
R. Lo Savio
MATIS CNR-INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Catania
, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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A. M. Piro;
A. M. Piro
MATIS CNR-INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Catania
, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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G. Franzò;
G. Franzò
MATIS CNR-INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Catania
, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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F. Priolo;
F. Priolo
MATIS CNR-INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Catania
, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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F. Iacona;
F. Iacona
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CNR-IMM
, Sezione di Catania, Stradale Primosole 50, 95121 Catania, Italy
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C. Bongiorno
C. Bongiorno
CNR-IMM
, Sezione di Catania, Stradale Primosole 50, 95121 Catania, Italy
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Electronic mail: fabio.iacona@imm.cnr.it
J. Appl. Phys. 100, 013502 (2006)
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Received:
December 22 2005
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April 18 2006
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M. Miritello, R. Lo Savio, A. M. Piro, G. Franzò, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, C. Bongiorno; Optical and structural properties of films grown by magnetron sputtering. J. Appl. Phys. 1 July 2006; 100 (1): 013502. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2208906
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