Oxide charge evolution under crystallization of amorphous Li–Nb–O films

Autor: M. Sumets, V. Ievlev, E. Belonogov, V. Dybov, D. Serikov, G. Kotov, A. Turygin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 256-262 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-2179
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2020.02.006
Popis: Li–Nb–O amorphous films were deposited onto Si substrates by the radio-frequency magnetron sputtering method in an Ar environment and an Ar(60%)+O2(40%) gas mixture. A positive effective fixed oxide charge Qeff having negative, -Qeff, and positive, +Qeff, components, exists in the as-grown heterostructures. -Qeff is located near the substrate/film interface, whereas + Qeff is determined by a deficit of Li and O (vacancies) in the bulk of Li–Nb–O films. As-grown films crystallized under thermal annealing (TA) at temperatures up to 600 °C and revealed the formation of polycrystalline LiNbO3. TA at about 520 °C resulted in the formation of the second phase LiNb3O8, increasing + Qeff, and compensating -Qeff entirely. The dielectric constants of the as-grown films exhibit two peaks at the annealing temperatures of 450 °C and 550 °C, which are attributed to the total crystallization and recrystallization of the LN films under TA, respectively.
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