Abstract
The
β FeSi 2 films were successfully fabricated by pulse laser deposition on silicon (100) in a wide range of growth
temperature The crystalline structures of the films were measured by using X ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It shows that crystalline quality of the films has improved with the increase of the growth
temperature and t he (331 orientated mo n ocrystal β FeSi 2 film s are obtained at the growth temperature of 800 oC The
surface properties of the films were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) The smooth surface of the films
was acquired at 750 oC 800 oC. It is found that both th e crystal orientation and surface morphology of the β FeSi 2 films were
associated with growth temperature..
Keywords
Pulse laser deposition,Growth temperature β FeSi 2.
Citation
SHOUZHEN JIANG, SHICAI XU, CHUANCHAO WANG, JINJIN GUO, BAOYUAN MAN, SHANPENG WANG, Effect of the growth temp e r a ture on the surface characterization of β FeSi 2 films prepared by pulsed laser deposition, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 6, 1-2, January-February 2012, pp.58-61 (2012).
Submitted at: Dec. 12, 2011
Accepted at: Feb. 20, 2012