Preparation and Characterization of <TEX>$Ge_{20}As_{20}Se_{60}$</TEX> Amorphous Chalcogenide Thin Film by Spin Coating

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J. Korean Ceram. Soc. > Volume 37(3); 2000 > Article

Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society 2000;37(3): 219.

Spin-coating에 의한 $Ge_{20}As_{20}Se_{60}$ 비정질 chalcogenide 박막의 제조 및 광특성 분석

이강구, 최세영¹

연세대학교 재료공학과
¹연세대학교 재료공학부

Preparation and Characterization of $Ge_{20}As_{20}Se_{60}$ Amorphous Chalcogenide Thin Film by Spin Coating

ABSTRACT

Amorphous Ge20As20Se60 chalcogenide thin films were prepared by spin coating technique from mixed solutions of As40Se60 and Ge40Se60 dissolved in ethylenediamine. Films were prepared at a roating speed of 3500 rpm and spinning time was 10 second and heat-treateed at 27$0^{circ}C$ for 1 hour. The resulting film thickness and RMS roughness were approximately 340 nm and 15$AA$. Photostructure changes were investigated with 514.5nm Ar+ laser irradiation and heat-treatment. After Ar+ laser irradiation, transmittance and transmission efficiency decreased respectively up to 24.9% at 2.43 eV and 67.5% at 3.27 eV, and absorption edge shifted toward long wavelength. Optical bandgap changed from 2.03 to 1.83 eV, and absoprtion coefficient and absorption efficiency increased up to 0.33$times$105cm-1 at 3.37eV and 88.3% at 1.31 eV, respectively. These photodarkening state were recovered reversibly by heat-treatment at 27$0^{circ}C$ for 1 hour. Photodarkening and thermal bleaching effects by laser irradiation and heat-treatment revealed reversible amorphous-to-amorphous transition varying only coordination number.

Key words: Amorphous $Ge_{20}As_{20}Se_{60}$ chalcogenide thin film, Spin coating, Photostructural changes, Photodarkening, Thermal bleaching