Thermal Oxidation Times Effect on Structural and Morphological Properties of Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films Grown on Quartz Substrates

Journal of Applied Chemical Research

مقاله 11، دوره 9، شماره 4، دی 2015، صفحه 103-111   

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

نویسندگان

Alireza Hojabri^* ؛ Fatemeh Hajakbari؛ Yalda Ghodrat

چکیده

Molybdenum oxide (α-MoO)thin films were prepared on quartz and silicon substrates by thermal oxidation of Mo thin films deposited using DC magnetron sputtering method.
The influence of thermal oxidation times ranging from 60-240 min on the structural and morphological properties
of the preparedfilms was investigated using X-ray diffraction, Atomic force microscopy and Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy. The XRD results revealed that the as deposited film was amorphous while those formed at thermal
oxidation times between 60-180 min exhibited polycrystalline orthorhombic molybdenum oxides.
The presence of (0k0) reflections in XRD patterns indicated the layered structure of α-MoO. Also the surface morphology
of the films isdependent on the thermal oxidation times. The FTIR spectrum confirmed the formation of MoO3 and the
peak at 992.53 cm-1 implythelayered structure of α-MoO3.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Thermal oxidation؛ Thin Film؛ MoO3؛ layered structure؛ Structural Properties