Deposition of preferred-orientation ZnO films on the ceramic substrates and its application for surface acoustic wave filters

Autor: Walter Water, Sheng-Yuan Chu, Te Yi Chen
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films. 22:1087-1092
ISSN: 1520-8559
0734-2101
DOI: 10.1116/1.1738653
Popis: Polycrystal ZnO films with c-axis (002) orientation have been successfully grown on the lead-based ceramic substrates by rf magnetron sputtering technique. The deposited films were characterized as a function argon-oxygen gas flow ratio and rf power. Crystalline structures of the films were investigated by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Highly oriented films with c-axis normal to the substrates can be obtained by depositing under a total pressure of 10 mTorr containing 50% argon and 50% oxygen and rf power of 70 W. The phase velocity, electromechanical coupling coefficient, and temperature coefficient of frequency of surface acoustic wave (SAW) device with ZnO/IDT/PT (IDT: interdigital transducer; PT:PbTiO3 ceramics) structure were investigated. It shows that the preferred oriented ZnO film is beneficial for improving the electromechanical coupling coefficient of SAW device.
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