A comprehensive study of the influence of the stoichiometry on the physical properties of TiO x films prepared by ion beam deposition

A comprehensive study of nonstoichiometry titanium oxide thin films (TiO x , 0.3≤x≤2) prepared by ion beam deposition technique is reported. The physical properties of the material are studied by ultraviolet and x-ray photoelectron, Raman, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies, and atomic fo...

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Autores principales: Marchi, M.C., Bilmes, S.A., Ribeiro, C.T.M., Ochoa, E.A., Kleinke, M., Alvarez, F.
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Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218979_v108_n6_p_Marchi
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Sumario:A comprehensive study of nonstoichiometry titanium oxide thin films (TiO x , 0.3≤x≤2) prepared by ion beam deposition technique is reported. The physical properties of the material are studied by ultraviolet and x-ray photoelectron, Raman, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies, and atomic force microscopy. An abrupt transition from metallic characteristics to a wide gap semiconductor is observed in a very narrow range of oxygen variation. Concomitantly with this change the crystal structure and morphology suffer remarkable physical properties modifications. This transformation is ascribed to surface-volume energy minimization due to the influence of oxygen determining the size of the TiO 2 particles during coalescence. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.