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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2004 Meeting


Section: Optics, Spectroscopy, Plasma and Lasers


Title:
Morphological, optical and electrical properties of ZrO2 and ZrxSiyOz thin films obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition


Authors:
*M. Filipescu, *N. Scarisoreanu, *D. G. Matei, *G. Dinescu, **F. Iova, **O. Toma, *M. Dinescu


Affiliation:
*National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG–16 Magurele, Bucharest, RO-077125, **Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest


E-mail
morarm@ifin.nipne.ro, dinescum@ifin.nipne.ro


Keywords:
ZrO2, Laser ablation, Dielectric constant, Microscopy, Ablation film deposition


Abstract:
Zirconia and zirconat silicate thin films have been deposited by laser ablation of Zr and Zr and Si targets respectively in oxygen reactive atmosphere. A RF beam discharge in oxygen was added to the Pulsed Laser Deposition set-up for some of the experiments. The influence of the deposition parameters as oxygen pressure, laser fluence, laser wavelength, RF power and target composition on the structure and morphology of the deposited layers was studied. Low losses and dielectric constant values in the range of 15-25 for ZrO2 and 10-12 for ZrxSiyOz have been measured respectively for samples deposited by radiofrequency assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition (RF-PLD). Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy investigations showed small surface roughness, of the order of some nm, for films deposited by RF-PLD.