Crystallization of TiO2 polymorphs from RF-sputtered, amorphous thin-film precursors

Autor: O. Agirseven, D. T. Rivella Jr., J. E. S. Haggerty, P. O. Berry, K. Diffendaffer, A. Patterson, J. Kreb, J. S. Mangum, B. P. Gorman, J. D. Perkins, B. R. Chen, L. T. Schelhas, J. Tate
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 025109-025109-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.5140368
Popis: Crystalline TiO2 films of anatase, brookite, and rutile are reproducibly made from amorphous precursors deposited by RF magnetron sputtering, producing large-area, single phase films of uniform thickness. Sputtered amorphous TiO2 precursor thin films follow the general behavior observed for amorphous precursor thin films generated by pulsed laser deposition, namely, that oxygen deficiency is necessary for the formation of brookite and rutile. We quantify the oxygen deficiency and correlate it with the long wavelength optical absorption. We find that the precursor deposition rate is also a contributing factor to phase selection and that brookite and rutile form from films deposited more rapidly and anatase from films deposited more slowly. Sputtered and pulsed laser deposited amorphous precursor films prepared with similar oxygen deficiency and similar thickness result in the same final state after annealing, but the rate for sputtered precursors is slower.
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