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Suppression of near-edge optical absorption band in sputter deposited hafnium oxynitride via nitrogen incorporation and annealing

Abstract

Hafnium oxynitride (HfO{sub x}N{sub y}) films were fabricated by sputtering a HfO{sub 2} target with different nitrogen flow ratios f(N{sub 2}) of 0 approx50%, and air annealed in the 500-1000 deg. C range. The crystallization temperature of HfO{sub 2} increased from 500 deg. C to 700 deg. C through nitrogen incorporation. Spectrophotometric measurements show that a linear alpha(E){sup 1/2} versus E dependence at E > 6.1 eV due to indirect-band transitions can be observed in as-deposited and annealed films while a 'saturated' band of 5.9 eV <= E <= 6.1 eV in alpha(E) existed in as-deposited films with f(N{sub 2}) = 0 and 7%. This band can be suppressed in the films with f(N{sub 2}) >= 30% when annealing temperature is below 600 deg. C.
Authors:
Longyan, Yuan; Guojia, Fang; Hai, Zhou; Chang, Liu; Xingzhong, Zhao; [1]  Gao Yihua, E-mail: gjfang@whu.edu.c [2] 
  1. Key Lab of Acoustic and Photonic Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 (China)
  2. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074 (China)
Publication Date:
Jul 21, 2009
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics; Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302; PII: S0022-3727(09)09437-6
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABSORPTION; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EV RANGE 01-10; HAFNIUM OXIDES; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPUTTERING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; THIN FILMS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EV RANGE; FILMS; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT TREATMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PNICTIDES; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
OSTI ID:
21391978
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3727; JPAPBE; TRN: GB09O0178119394
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
6 pages
Announcement Date:
Feb 07, 2011

Citation Formats

Longyan, Yuan, Guojia, Fang, Hai, Zhou, Chang, Liu, Xingzhong, Zhao, and Gao Yihua, E-mail: gjfang@whu.edu.c. Suppression of near-edge optical absorption band in sputter deposited hafnium oxynitride via nitrogen incorporation and annealing. United Kingdom: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302.
Longyan, Yuan, Guojia, Fang, Hai, Zhou, Chang, Liu, Xingzhong, Zhao, &amp; Gao Yihua, E-mail: gjfang@whu.edu.c. Suppression of near-edge optical absorption band in sputter deposited hafnium oxynitride via nitrogen incorporation and annealing. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302
Longyan, Yuan, Guojia, Fang, Hai, Zhou, Chang, Liu, Xingzhong, Zhao, and Gao Yihua, E-mail: gjfang@whu.edu.c. 2009. "Suppression of near-edge optical absorption band in sputter deposited hafnium oxynitride via nitrogen incorporation and annealing." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302.
@misc{etde_21391978,
title = {Suppression of near-edge optical absorption band in sputter deposited hafnium oxynitride via nitrogen incorporation and annealing}
author = {Longyan, Yuan, Guojia, Fang, Hai, Zhou, Chang, Liu, Xingzhong, Zhao, and Gao Yihua, E-mail: gjfang@whu.edu.c}
abstractNote = {Hafnium oxynitride (HfO{sub x}N{sub y}) films were fabricated by sputtering a HfO{sub 2} target with different nitrogen flow ratios f(N{sub 2}) of 0 approx50%, and air annealed in the 500-1000 deg. C range. The crystallization temperature of HfO{sub 2} increased from 500 deg. C to 700 deg. C through nitrogen incorporation. Spectrophotometric measurements show that a linear alpha(E){sup 1/2} versus E dependence at E > 6.1 eV due to indirect-band transitions can be observed in as-deposited and annealed films while a 'saturated' band of 5.9 eV <= E <= 6.1 eV in alpha(E) existed in as-deposited films with f(N{sub 2}) = 0 and 7%. This band can be suppressed in the films with f(N{sub 2}) >= 30% when annealing temperature is below 600 deg. C.}
doi = {10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145302}
journal = []
issue = {14}
volume = {42}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2009}
month = {Jul}
}