Activation of film growth on indium phosphide by pulsed photon treatment

Keywords: Indium phosphide, Vanadium (V) oxide, Thermal oxidation, Pulsed photon treatment

Abstract

Photon activation of various physicochemical processes by the radiation of powerful pulsed xenon lamps (radiation range of 0.2-1.2 µm) is one of the promising areas of material science. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of preoxidative pulsed photon treatment on the process of thermal oxidation of indium phosphide with a nanosized layer of V2O5 on the surface, as well as its effect on the composition and morphology of the formed films. We determined the optimal mode of pre-oxidative pulsed photon treatment of magnetron-formed V2O5/InP heterostructures with a radiation density of 15 J/cm2. By laser and spectral ellipsometry methods, photon activation of V2O5/InP before thermal oxidation was found to increase the thickness of the formed films practically twofold. X-ray diffraction analysis confirms the intensification of the phosphate formation process. The morphological characteristics of the films were determined by atomic force microscopy.
Pre-oxidative pulsed photon treatment with an optimal radiation density of 15 J/cm2 activates the thermal oxidation of V2O5/InP heterostructures. It is associated with the formation of new active centres and  accelerated rearrangement of chemical bonds in the intermediate complexes of the V2O5 catalyst with semiconductor components

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Author Biographies

Elena V. Tomina, Morozov Voronezh State Forest Engineering University, 8 Timiryazeva ul., Voronezh 394087, Russian Federation; Voronezh State University, 1 Universitetskaya pl., Voronezh 394018, Russian Federation

DSc in Chemistry, Associate
Professor, Head of the Department of Chemistry,
Morozov Voronezh State University of Forestry and
Technologies, Voronezh, Russian Federation; e-mail:
tomina-e-v@yandex.ru

Boris V. Sladkopevtsev, Voronezh State University, 1 Universitetskaya pl., Voronezh 394018, Russian Federation

PhD in Chemistry, Associate
Professor at the Department of Materials Science and
Nanosystems Technologies, Voronezh State University,
Voronezh, Russian Federation; e-mail: dp-kmins@yandex.ru

Dmitrii V. Serikov, Voronezh State Technical University, 14 Moskovsky prosp., Voronezh 394026, Russian Federation

engineer researcher of the
Department of Solid-State Physics, Voronezh State
Technical University, Voronezh, Russian Federation,
e-mail: dmitriy.tut@mail.ru

Irina Ya. Mittova, Voronezh State University, 1 Universitetskaya pl., Voronezh 394018, Russian Federation

DSc in Chemistry, Professor,
Professor at the Department of Materials Science and
Nanosystems Technologies, Voronezh State University,
Voronezh, Russian Federation; e-mail: imittova@mail.ru

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Published
2021-08-17
How to Cite
Tomina, E. V., Sladkopevtsev, B. V., Serikov, D. V., & Mittova, I. Y. (2021). Activation of film growth on indium phosphide by pulsed photon treatment. Condensed Matter and Interphases, 23(3), 432-439. https://doi.org/10.17308/kcmf.2021.23/3534
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