Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Constants of Silicon Oxycarbide
Autor: | Memon Faisal Ahmed, Morichetti Francesco, Abro Muhammad Ishaque, Iseni Giosue, Somaschini Claudio, Aftab Umair, Melloni Andrea |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Zdroj: | EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 139, p 00002 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2100-014X 20171390 |
DOI: | 10.1051/epjconf/201713900002 |
Popis: | High refractive index glasses are preferred in integrated photonics applications to realize higher integration scale of passive devices. With a refractive index that can be tuned between SiO2 (1.45) and a-SiC (3.2), silicon oxycarbide SiOC offers this flexibility. In the present work, silicon oxycarbide thin films from 0.1 – 2.0 μm thickness are synthesized by reactive radio frequency magnetron sputtering a silicon carbide SiC target in a controlled argon and oxygen environment. The refractive index n and material extinction coefficient k of the silicon oxycarbide films are acquired with variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry over the UV-Vis-NIR wavelength range. Keeping argon and oxygen gases in the constant ratio, the refractive index n is found in the range from 1.41 to 1.93 at 600 nm which is almost linearly dependent on RF power of sputtering. The material extinction coefficient k has been estimated to be less than 10-4 for the deposited silicon oxycarbide films in the visible and near-infrared wavelength regions. Morphological and structural characterizations with SEM and XRD confirms the amorphous phase of the SiOC films. |
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