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Structural evolution upon annealing of multi-layer Si/Fe thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering

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Indexed by:会议论文

Date of Publication:2007-11-05

Included Journals:EI、CPCI-S

Volume:561-565

Issue:PART 2

Page Number:1161-1164

Key Words:beta-FeSi2; magnetron sputtering; TEM; semiconductor; metallic silicide

Abstract:Fe/Si multi-layer films were fabricated on Si (100) substrates utilizing radio frequency magnetron sputtering system. Si/beta-FeSi2 structure was found in the films after the deposition. Structural characterization of Fe-silicide sample was performed by transmission electron microscopy, to explore the dependence of the microstructure of beta-FeSi2 film on the preparation parameters. It was found that beta-FeSi2 particles were formed after the deposition without annealing, whose size is less than 20nm with a direct band-gap of 0.94eV in room temperature. After annealing at 850 degrees C, particles grow lager, however the stability of thin films was still good.

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