ZnO薄膜生长及声表面波性能研究

深圳大学物理科学与技术学院,薄膜物理与应用研究所,深圳市传感器技术重点实验室,深圳518060

凝聚态物理; ZnO薄膜;(112^-0)择优取向; Love波声表面波器件; 机电耦合系数; 温度延迟系数

Growth of ZnO thin film and its surface acoustic wave properties
Luo Jingting, Zhong Xin, Zhu Maodong, Gu Di, Ke Pengfei,

Luo Jingting, Zhong Xin, Zhu Maodong, Gu Di, Ke Pengfei, Liu Zisheng, Zhong Zengpei, and Fan PingCollege of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Thin Film Physics and Applications, Shenzhen key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P.R.China

condensed matter physics; ZnO films;(112^-0)preferred orientation; Love mode surface acoustic wave devices; electromechanical coupling coefficient; temperature coefficient of delay

DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1249.2015.01017

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采用传统射频磁控溅射技术,通过引入SiO2缓冲层以及调节工作气压的方法,在Si衬底上制备具有高度(112^-0)择优取向的ZnO薄膜.采用X射线衍射技术和原子力显微镜分析ZnO薄膜的晶体特性和择优取向.研究发现,引入SiO2缓冲层能显著减小ZnO/SiO2/Si 三层结构声表面波器件的温度延迟系数(temperature coefficient of delay,TCD),当SiO2缓冲层厚度为200 nm时,ZnO薄膜同时具有(0002)和(112^-0)择优取向,且TCD值仅为2×10-6 ℃-1左右,说明器件温度稳定性佳.当工作气压降低时,ZnO(112^-0)择优取向增强,相应的声表面波器件的机电耦合系数(K2)也增大. 在大机电耦合系数和高温度稳定性的ZnO/SiO2/Si三层结构的基础上,有望制作出高性能的Love波声表面波生物传感器.

Using a conventional radio frequency(RF)magnetron sputtering system, we have succeeded in fabricating ZnO films with high(112^-0)preferred orientation on Si substrate by introducing a SiO2 buffer layer and adjusting the sputtering gas pressure.The crystallographic characteristics and the preferred orientation of ZnO films were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and atomic force microscopic(AFM)analysis.The temperature coefficient of delay(TCD)of the ZnO/SiO2/Si SAW device decreases significantly when a SiO2 buffer layer is introduced.When the thickness of SiO2 buffer layer is 200 nm, ZnO film shows(0002)and(112^-0)preferred orientations simultaneously, and the TCD of ZnO/SiO2/Si SAW device is nearly 2×10-6 ℃-1, indicating that the device maintains good temperature stability.When the sputtering gas pressure decreases, the(112^-0)preferred orientation is enhanced, and the corresponding electromechanical coupling coefficient(K2)of the SAW devices enlarges. The tri-layer structure of ZnO/SiO2/Si with large K2 and high temperature stability is promising for fabricating high performance Love mode SAW biosensors.

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