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Effect of heat treatment on formation of sol-gel (Pb, La)TiO3 films for optical application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Junmo Koo ,
Sung-Uk Kim ,
Dae Sung Yoon ,
Kwangsoo No  and
Byeong-Soo Bae
Junmo Koo
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon 305-701, Korea
Sung-Uk Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon 305-701, Korea
Dae Sung Yoon
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon 305-701, Korea
Kwangsoo No
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon 305-701, Korea
Byeong-Soo Bae
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon 305-701, Korea
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Abstract

Lead lanthanum titanate [(Pb, La)TiO3] sol-gel films have been prepared to investigate the effect of heat treatment on the fabrication of uniform and crack-free thick films by applying different heating schedules. The surface morphology as well as the optical properties such as refractive index, optical transmission, and optical propagation loss of the films was examined, depending on the film thickness. Because the slower and longer heating is enough to remove the organic and nitrate residues and diminish the thermal shock while heating the films, slower and longer heating can produce the uniform and crack-free thick films having higher refractive index as well as lower optical propagation loss. Also, the drying and heating of the films on a hot plate in every coating resulted in the fabrication of thick films having above 8000 Å without any defects and microcracks. This film presented the highest refractive index as well as the lowest optical propagation loss which grows exponentially with increasing the film thickness due to the scattering of defects in the film.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , March 1997 , pp. 812 - 818
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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