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Lith. J. Phys. 48, 341–348 (2008)
XPS AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF
SOL–GEL PROCESSED VANADIUM PENTOXIDE FILMS
Vladimiras Bondarenkaa, Saulius Kačiulisb,
Zigmas Martūnasa, Alfonsas Rėzaa, Gintautas
Jurgis Babonasa, and Audrius Pašiškevičiusa
aSemiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11,
LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: bond@pfi.lt
bInstitute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials
(ISMN-CNR), P.O.Box 10, I-00016 Monterotondo Scalo, Italy
Received 9 May 2008; revised 4
December 2008; accepted 4 December 2008
Vanadium pentoxide xerogels were
prepared by using sol–gel technology. As-prepared samples of
xerogels were heated up to 580 K in order to remove the bonded
water. The chemical composition of xerogel samples and thin films
has been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XPS
data have shown that pure V2O5 compound was
formed. After thermal treatment, in the XPS spectra the main
changes occurred in the vicinity of the O 1s peak due to the
removal of water from xerogel. The optical properties of V2O5
films were studied by optical transmission and spectroscopic
ellipsometry. Ellipsometric measurements have been carried out in
the spectral range of 0.5–5.0 eV at 300 K. The changes in the
optical spectra were observed after thermal annealing of
as-prepared xerogel samples. The obtained data have shown that
thermal treatment of V2O5 thin films has
strongly influenced the optical transitions involving both
localized and higher-lying conduction bands.
Keywords: vanadium pentoxide films,
sol–gel technology, optical properties, XPS
PACS: 79.60.-i, 81.20.Fw, 81.40.Tv, 82.70.Gg
VANADŽIO PENTOKSIDO SLUOKSNIŲ,
PAGAMINTŲ ZOLIO–GELIO TECHNOLOGIJA, RENTGENO FOTOELEKTRONINIAI
SPEKTRAI IR OPTINĖS SAVYBĖS
Vladimiras Bondarenkaa, Saulius Kačiulisb,
Zigmas Martūnasa, Alfonsas Rėzaa, Gintautas
Jurgis Babonasa, Audrius Pašiškevičiusa
aPuslaidininkių fizikos institutas, Vilnius, Lietuva
bNanosandaros medžiagų tyrimo institutas,
Monterotondo Scalo, Italija
Vanadžio pentoksido kserogeliai paruošti
naudojant zolio–gelio technologiją. Gauti kserogeliai buvo
kaitinami iki 580 K, siekiant pašalinti iš jų surištą vandenį.
Kserogelių ir plonųjų sluoksnių cheminė sudėtis tirta naudojant
Rentgeno fotoelektronų spektroskopijos (RFS) metodą. RFS tyrimo
rezultatai parodė, kad technologinio proceso metu tikrai
susiformavo vanadžio pentoksido plonieji sluoksniai. Pagrindiniai
RFS spektrų pokyčiai, po terminio apdorojimo pašalinant vandenį iš
kserogelio, vyko O 1s smailėje. V2O5 plonųjų
sluoksnių optinės savybės buvo tirtos optinės absorbcijos ir
spektroskopinės elipsometrijos metodais. Elipsometriniai matavimai
atlikti 0,5–5,0 eV fotonų energijos ruože esant 300 K
temperatūrai. Pastebėti ir išanalizuoti optinių spektrų pokyčiai
po kserogelio bandinių atkaitinimo. Gauti duomenys parodė, kad V2O5
sluoksnių terminis apdorojimas stipriai veikia optinius
šuolius tarp lokalizuotų lygmenų ir aukščiau esančių laidumo
juostų.
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