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Thermal Annealing Investigation of the Optical Properties of Si1-xNx Films Fabricated by Ion Beam Assisted Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

E. P. Donovan ,
C. A. Carosella  and
D. Van Vechten
E. P. Donovan
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 4671, Washington, DC 20375–5000
C. A. Carosella
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 4671, Washington, DC 20375–5000
D. Van Vechten
Affiliation:
Sachs-Freeman Associate at NRL
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Abstract

The annealing behavior of the optical properties of silicon nitride films (Si1-xNx) is described for films fabricated by ion beam assisted deposition. The data are needed for the precise manufacture of optical filters, where the index of refraction must be predicted from deposition parameters and film annealing history.

The reflection of homogeneous, amorphous samples deposited on (100) silicon substrates was measured from 500 to 3120 nm. Fits to the interference spectra were obtained over the range 1000 to 3120 nm to obtain the index of refraction vs wavelength as a function of film nitrogen content. Nitrogen atom fraction was varied from.2 to.58 by variation of the incident relative fluxes of nitrogen ion beam current to evaporant silicon flux. The films were annealed in argon at 450 C, 600 C, 750 C, and 1100 C and the measurements repeated. The systematic shifts in index of refraction with annealing temperature are described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 128: Symposium A – Processing and Characterization of Materials Using Ion Beams , 1988 , 501
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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