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Enhanced Ionic Conduction at the Film/Substrate Interface in LiI Thin Films Grown on Sapphire(0001)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

D. Lubben  and
F. A. Modine
D. Lubben
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O.Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6030.
F. A. Modine
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O.Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6030.
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Abstract

The ionic conductivity of LiI thin films grown on sapphire(0001) substrates has been studied in situ during deposition as a function of film thickness and deposition conditions. LiI films were produced at room temperature by sublimation in an ultra-high-vacuum system. The conductivity of the Lil parallel to the film/substrate interface was determined from frequency-dependent impedance measurements as a function of film thickness using Au interdigital electrodes deposited on the sapphire surface. The measurements show a conduction of ∼5 times the bulk value at the interface which gradually decreases as the film thickness is increased beyond 100 nm. This interfacial enhancement is not stable but anneals out with a characteristic log of time dependence. Fully annealed films have an activation energy for conduction (σT) of ∼0.47 ± .03 eV, consistent with bulk measurements. The observed annealing behavior can be fit with a model based on dislocation motion which implies that the increase in conduction near the interface is not due to the formation of a space-charge layer as previously reported but to defects generated during the growth process. This explanation is consistent with the behavior exhibited by CaF2 films grown under similar conditions.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 318: Symposium Ca – Interface Control of Electrical, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties , 1993 , 445
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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