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Properties of Titanium Oxide Thin Film Prepared with E-beam Evaporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Ping Hou  and
Lianchao Sun
Ping Hou
Affiliation:
Nortel Networks Inc.
Lianchao Sun
Affiliation:
SOPRA Inc.
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Abstract

The optical and mechanical properties of TiO2 film prepared by ion-assisted e-beam evaporation have been examined in this research. Spectroscopic ellipsometry analysis revealed an inhomogeneous behavior in both optical property and growth structure, vertically from substrate to the top surface of the film. This phenomenon was further confirmed with the electron microscopic analyses. The effects of deposition rate, chamber pressure, anode voltage and current on the stress of TiO2 films were also investigated and reported. Further study showed that a structural homogeneous film could be obtained through TiO2-SiO2 co-evaporation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 749: Symposium W – Morphological and Compositional Evolution of Thin Films , 2002 , W5.10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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