Optical and electrical properties of Y 2 O 3 thin films prepared by ion beam assisted deposition

Jian Leng, Zhinong Yu*, Yuqiong Li, Dongpu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liao, Wei Xue

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Abstract

Y 2 O 3 thin films were deposited by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) and the effects of fabrication parameters such as substrate temperature and ion energy on the structure, optical and electrical properties of the films were investigated. The results show that the deposited Y 2 O 3 films had less optical absorption, larger refractive index, and better film crystallinity with the increase of substrate temperature or ion energy. The as-deposited Y 2 O 3 films without ion-beam bombardment had larger relative dielectric constant (ε r ) and the ε r decreased with time even over by 40%, while the ε r of films prepared with high ion energy had less changes, only less than 3%. Also, with the increase of ion energy, the electrical breakdown strength and the figure of merit increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5832-5836
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume256
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Electrical properties
  • Ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD)
  • Optical properties
  • Y O

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