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THERMALLY-DRIVEN STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF SPUTTERED COPPER ALUMINUM OXIDE FILMS (Cu–Al2O3) GROWN BY LAYER STACKING METHOD

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  • WEI QIANG LIM

    (Nano Optoelectronics and Research Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia)

  • SHANMUGAN SUBRAMANI

    (Nano Optoelectronics and Research Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia)

  • MUTHARASU DEVARAJAN

    (Nano Optoelectronics and Research Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia)

Abstract

Copper aluminium oxide (Cu–Al2O3) films were synthesized on Si(111) substrates through RF magnetron sputtering by using the layer stacking technique. Cu and Al2O3 targets were used to deposit Cu and Al2O3 thin films under Ar atmosphere, respectively and the deposited films were then annealed under N2 environment at 350∘C, 450∘C and 550∘C for 6h. The structural properties of the films were investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) while the surface morphology and topography of the deposited films were examined through Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). XRD analysis revealed the existence of multiple phases of CuO, Al2O3 and CuAl2O4 in the deposited films on Si(111) substrates. As a result of the annealing effect, the peak intensities of CuO, Al2O3 and CuAl2O4 were found to be increased along with the shifting of peak positions. Williamson–Hall (WH) analysis was also implemented to analyze the structural properties such as crystallite size, stress, strain, and energy density. Based on the three models used in WH analysis, the changes in the crystallite size and strain of the films were indicated to be anomalous with the changes in the annealing temperature. Moreover, the strain of films was also showed to be changed from compressive strain into tensile strain. The FESEM results also indicated the formation of various surface morphologies under various annealing temperatures whereas EDX analysis showed an increased atomic percentage of Cu, Al, and O due to the effect of increase in annealing temperature. The AFM analysis showed that the surface roughness of the deposited films increased with the increase in the annealing temperature.

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  • Wei Qiang Lim & Shanmugan Subramani & Mutharasu Devarajan, 2017. "THERMALLY-DRIVEN STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF SPUTTERED COPPER ALUMINUM OXIDE FILMS (Cu–Al2O3) GROWN BY LAYER STACKING METHOD," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(Supp01), pages 1-12, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:24:y:2017:i:supp01:n:s0218625x18500026
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X18500026
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    Thin film; layer stacking; Williamson–Hall; sputtering; Al2O3;
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