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Characteristics of ultraviolet-assisted pulsed-laser-deposited Y2O3 thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

V. Craciun ,
E. S. Lambers ,
N. D. Bassim ,
R. K. Singh  and
D. Craciun
V. Craciun*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
E. S. Lambers
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
N. D. Bassim
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
R. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
D. Craciun
Affiliation:
Laser Department, National Institute for Laser, Plasma, and Radiation Physics, Bucharest, Romania
*
a)Address correspondence to this author.r.singh@mse.ufl.edu
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Abstract

The properties of thin Y2O3 films grown using an in situ ultraviolet (UV)-assisted pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique were studied. With respect to Y2O3 films grown by conventional PLD under similar conditions but without UV illumination, the UVPLD-grown films exhibited better structural and optical properties, especially for lower substrate temperatures, from 340 to 400 °C. These layers were highly crystalline and textured along the (111) direction, and their refractive index values were similar to those of reference Y2O3 layers. They also exhibited a better stoichiometry and contained less physisorbed oxygen than the conventional PLD-grown layers.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , February 2000 , pp. 488 - 494
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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