Effect of vacuum annealing on the structural and optical properties of sputtered Cu4O3 thin films

dc.contributor.authorL. Radjehi
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-16T16:39:17Z
dc.date.available2024-02-16T16:39:17Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-29
dc.description.abstractCu4O3 thins films were deposited by the reactive magnetron sputtering process on glass and Si (100) wafers. In order to investigate the thermal stability of the Cu4O3 phase, the films were subjected to vacuum annealing treatment for one hour at various temperatures ranging from 200°C to 500°C. The samples were characterized by using EDS, XRD, SEM and UV–VIS. The phase transformation of Cu4O3 into Cu2O was obtained from 300°C (critical temperature). Increasing annealing temperature leads to compact morphology and the grain shape changing from elongated towards spherical. Due to this annealing the film structure presentes coexistence of a Cu4O3 and Cu2O mixture where O atoms are lost in the Cu–O system. The UV–VIS analysis reveals a gradual increase in the transmittances from 55 to 70% with the increasing annealing temperature, while the band gap shows a maximum value (Eg = 2 eV) at 500°C corresponding to the Cu2O phase.
dc.identifier.issn0267-0844
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.univ-khenchela.dz:4000/handle/123456789/1320
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleEffect of vacuum annealing on the structural and optical properties of sputtered Cu4O3 thin films
dc.typeArticle
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