Plasmonic properties of titanium nitride thin films prepared by ion beam assisted deposition

Lin Ao Zhang; Hao Nan Liu; Xiao Xia Suo; Shuo Tong; Ying Lan Li; Zhao Tan Jiang; Zhi Wang

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2016.08.147

Plasmonic properties of titanium nitride thin films prepared by ion beam assisted deposition

Lin Ao Zhang, Hao Nan Liu, Xiao Xia Suo, Shuo Tong, Ying Lan Li, Zhao Tan Jiang, Zhi Wang^*

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Abstract

Titanium nitride (TiN_x) is regarded as a kind of promising plasmonic material for its high performances. We studied the influence of nitrogen partial pressure p_n and deposition temperature T_d on the structural and plasmonic properties of the TiN_x thin films prepared by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). The results show that IBAD is an effective method to tailor the plasmonic properties of TiN_x films in visible and near-IR region. The plasmonic properties of the films have significant T_d and p_n dependence. Higher p_n and lower T_d can reduce the plasma frequency and the plasmon resonance. Higher p_n and higher T_d can reduce the optical loss of the samples. The modification of the plasmonic properties is related to the variation of nitrogen content.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	295-298
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.08.147
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2016

Keywords

Ion beam modification
Optical materials and properties
Plasmonics
Thin films
Titanium nitride

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