Structural characterization of nanocrystalline lanthanum oxyfluoride films obtained by chemical vapor deposition

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Aug;7(8):2741-7. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2007.606.

Abstract

This study is devoted to a thorough structural and microstructural characterization of nanophasic LaOF-based thin films. The coatings were synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) onto Si(100) substrates at growth temperatures between 250 and 500 degrees C, using La(hfa)3.diglyme (Hhfa = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione; diglyme = bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether) as both La and F molecular source under nitrogen + wet oxygen atmospheres. The system structure and microstructure were investigated by Glancing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD) and X-ray microdiffraction. The most relevant sample features, with particular attention to the phase composition as a function of the synthesis conditions, are critically discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Fluorides / chemistry*
  • Fluorine / chemistry
  • Gases
  • Lanthanum / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Silicon / chemistry
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • X-Rays

Substances

  • Gases
  • Fluorine
  • Lanthanum
  • Fluorides
  • Oxygen
  • Silicon