Double-layer anti-reflection coating using MgF2 and CeO2 films on a crystalline silicon substrate

被引:69
作者
Lee, SE [1 ]
Choi, SW [1 ]
Yi, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Sungkyunkwan Univ, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Jangan Gu, Suwon 440746, Kyunggi Do, South Korea
关键词
optical coatings; optical properties; reflection spectra; silicon;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-6090(00)01205-0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper describes an investigation of double-layer anti-reflection (DLAR) coatings with MgF2 and CeO2 films. We obtained CeO2 films with a refractive index between 2.3 and 2.4, a surface state density of approximately 10(11) eV(-l) cm(-2), and a similar lattice mismatch to silicon substrate. The CeO2 film grown at 400 degreesC exhibited a (111) preferred orientation and the lowest surface roughness of 6.87 Angstrom. The refractive index for the MgF2 film exhibited approximately 1.386 for most of the film growth temperatures. A theoretically optimized DLAR coating was found to have an average reflectance as low as 1.87% when wavelengths ranged from 0.4 mum to 1.1 mum. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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页码:208 / 213
页数:6
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