High dielectric constant ZrO2
gate dielectric thin films have been prepared by means of in situ thermal oxidation of
sputtered metallic Zr films. XRD reveals that the as-oxidized samples are amorphous, but
can be made polycrystalline with a highly ()-preferential orientation by increasing the annealing temperature. AFM measurements
confirm that high temperature annealing results in increase of the roughness
root mean square value of the films. The growth and properties of the interfacial
SiO2 layer formed
at the ZrO2/Si
interface are observed by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. It has been found
that the formation of the interfacial layer depends on the post-deposition annealing
temperature. On the basis of a parametrized Tauc–Lorentz dispersion model, the optical
properties of the as-oxidized and annealed films related to the annealing temperature are
systematically investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The increase in the refractive
index and decrease in extinction coefficient with increase of the annealing temperature are
discussed in detail.
The interfacial characteristics of the SiC/glass solder/SiC joining part were investigated by means of thermodynamic and wetting behaviour calculation, microstructure observation, chemical structure and element analysis. The results of wavelength dispersive spectroscopy linear scan across the joint showed a relatively low increase in sodium content at the interfaces, which indicated that the sodium silicates in glass could react with silicon carbide substrate at the joining temperature, but it is not the reason for the good bonding between SiC and the interlayer. The mechanism of the good interfacial bonding lies in the formation of oxycarbide phase at the interface.
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