Surface smoothing effect of an amorphous thin film deposited by atomic layer deposition on a surface with nano-sized roughness

Autor: W. S. Lau, J. Zhang, X. Wan, J. K. Luo, Y. Xu, H. Wong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 027120-027120-5 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4866988
Popis: Previously, Lau (one of the authors) pointed out that the deposition of an amorphous thin film by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on a substrate with nano-sized roughness probably has a surface smoothing effect. In this letter, polycrystalline zinc oxide deposited by ALD onto a smooth substrate was used as a substrate with nano-sized roughness. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (XTEM) were used to demonstrate that an amorphous aluminum oxide thin film deposited by ALD can reduce the surface roughness of a polycrystalline zinc oxide coated substrate.
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