Phase and structural evolution of sol-gel synthesized ZrO 2/Si thin films under heat treatment

Soo Min Hwang, Geun Chul Park, Jun Hyung Lim, Jinho Joo

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Abstract

ZrO 2/Si thin films were fabricated using a sol-gel technique, and the chemical state change and structural evolution from sol to gel to Zr oxide by heat treatment were investigated. The precursor sol was synthesized using a Zr-acetylacetonate (Zr-acac) precursor, spin-coated, dried on Si(100) substrates, and then annealed at 300-700 °C in air. With increased annealing temperature of the sol-gelderived layer, Zr-acac decomposed into Zr-acetate, an amorphous ZrO 2 phase formed, and crystallization into atetragonal phase occurred. In addition, the ZrO 2 layer became denser and the interfacial layer between ZrO 2 and Si thickened, whereas the surface morphology was nearly unaffected and remained smooth with root-mean-square values\4.5 Å

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5216-5221
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume47
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

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