Formation of pyrite thin films by sulfidation annealing of iron films

被引:28
作者
Meng, L [1 ]
Tu, JP [1 ]
Liu, MS [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
基金
中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
pyrite; thin film; sulfidation; isothermal annealing; semiconductor material;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-577X(98)00140-2
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Iron films deposited by magnetron sputtering on glass substrates were converted into FeS2 films by sulfidation during isothermal annealing at 400 degrees C. The formation of FeS2 microcrystalline has been investigated under different annealing times. The conversion of Fe --> FeS2 may occur during annealing for 1 h. The grain size and the amount of FeS2 phase significantly increase with the annealing time. However, the crystallization rate indicates an insignificant rise when the annealing time is longer than 10 h. The iron films can be substantially converted into FeS2 thin films which have an approximate stoichiometric composition under the condition of sulfidation annealing from 20 h to 30 h. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:103 / 107
页数:5
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