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Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition

PLD 법을 이용해 제작한 ZnO 박막의 광학적 특성

  • Kang, Seong-Jun (Dept of Electrical and Semiconductor Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Joung, Yang-Hee (Dept of Electrical and Semiconductor Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Yoon, Yung-Sup (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Inha University)
  • 강성준 (전남대학교 전기 및 반도체 공학과) ;
  • 정양희 (전남대학교 전기 및 반도체 공학과) ;
  • 윤영섭 (인하대학교 전자공학과)
  • Published : 2007.05.25
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Abstract

We fabricated ZnO thin films on quartz substrate using pulsed laser deposition method and investigated structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films with various substrate temperatures. Regardless of the substrate temperature variation, all ZnO thin films had grown to (002) and the thin film deposited at 400 $^{\circ}C$ exhibited an excellent crystallinity having 0.24$^{\circ}$ of Full-Width-Half-Maximum (FWHM). In the result of photoluminescence property, UV and deep-level emission peaks were observed in all ZnO films and the emission peaks were changed with various substrate temperatures. An highest UV emission was exhibited on the specimen deposited at 400 $^{\circ}C$ and the FWHM of UV peak was 14 nm. The optical transmittance was about 85 % in visible region regardless of the substrate temperature. The comparison result of the bandgap energies obtained from optical transmittance and UV emission centers, the two values were about the same. From these results, it is found that UV emission center has close relationship with near band edge emission of ZnO thin film.

펄스 레이저 증착법을 이용하여 ZnO 박막을 quartz 기판 위에 증착하였으며, 기판 온도에 따른 박막의 구조적 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 기판 온도 변화에 관계없이 모든 박막이 (002) 방향으로 성장하였으며, 400 $^{\circ}C$ 에서 반가폭은 0.24$^{\circ}$로 가장 우수한 결정성을 갖는 박막이 제작되었다. 또, 박막의 발광 특성을 조사한 결과, 모든 박막에서 UV 발광 피크와 deep-level 발광 피크가 관찰되었으며, 기판 온도에 따른 발광 피크의 변화가 관찰되었다. 가장 우수한 UV 발광 특성은 400 $^{\circ}C$ 에서 관찰되었으며, 반가폭은 14 nm 였다. 기판 온도에 무관하게 가시광 영역에서 약 85 % 정도의 투과도를 나타내었다. 투과도 측정을 통하여 얻은 광학 밴드갭 에너지와 UV 발광 중심 값을 비교한 결과, 두가지 결과 값들이 서로 유사한 값을 나타냈다. 이로부터 UV 발광 중심 값이 ZnO 의 near band edge emission 을 나타낸다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

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