通过射频磁控溅射技术在Si(111)衬底上制备了未掺杂和Nd掺杂ZnO薄膜,研究了衬底温度、氧分压以及Nd不同掺杂浓度等工艺参数对薄膜的影响。薄膜的结构和表面形貌通过XRD分析和AFM观测,表明制备的薄膜为ZnO:Nd纳米多晶薄膜,其表面形貌粗糙,不同沉积条件对薄膜生长有很大的影响。在纯氩气氛中、衬底温度为300℃的条件下,ZnO:Nd薄膜具有c轴择优取向。
The ZnO thin film and Nd-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on Si(111) substrate by RF magnetron sputtering technique. The relationships of microstructure, surface morphology and orientation of Nd-doped ZnO films with the deposition parameters, such as substrate temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and Nd-contents were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy(AFM). It is found that the orientation and microstructure of Nd-doped ZnO thin films are strongly affected by the deposition temperature and oxygen partial pressure and Nd-contents. Therefore, the various deposition conditions are further investigated and compared in detail to obtain the sputtering conditions, the substrate temperature of 300℃, Ar sputtering gases, the annealing temperature of 400℃. An Nd-doped ZnO thin films with high c-axis orientation are realized.