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Effect of deposition time on surface plasmon resonance and Maxwell-Garnett absorption in RF-magnetron sputtered carbon-nickel films

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 34 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
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|May 2016

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Fig. 1

FESEM images of C–Ni films deposited at deposition times of 50 s (a), 90 s (b), 180 s (c) and 600 s (d), and the size distribution of Ni nanoparticles of C–Ni films deposited at 180 s (e) and 600 s (f), respectively.
FESEM images of C–Ni films deposited at deposition times of 50 s (a), 90 s (b), 180 s (c) and 600 s (d), and the size distribution of Ni nanoparticles of C–Ni films deposited at 180 s (e) and 600 s (f), respectively.

Fig. 2

EDAX spectrum of C–Ni film deposited at 600 s (a) and variation of Ni content with deposition time (b).
EDAX spectrum of C–Ni film deposited at 600 s (a) and variation of Ni content with deposition time (b).

Fig. 3

The experimental absorption spectra of C–Ni films for the films deposited at different deposition times.
The experimental absorption spectra of C–Ni films for the films deposited at different deposition times.

Fig. 4

Variation of ωp and νf (a), εbulk(ω) and εm, (b) and Ni nanoparticle size (c) of the C–Ni films with respect to the deposition time.
Variation of ωp and νf (a), εbulk(ω) and εm, (b) and Ni nanoparticle size (c) of the C–Ni films with respect to the deposition time.

Fig. 5

The theoretical Maxwel-Garnett absorption spectra (a) and the imaginary part of the effective dielectric constant εeff (b) of C–Ni films for the films obtained at different deposition times.
The theoretical Maxwel-Garnett absorption spectra (a) and the imaginary part of the effective dielectric constant εeff (b) of C–Ni films for the films obtained at different deposition times.

Fig. 6

Variation of resistivity with temperature for the films deposited for 50 s, 90 s, 180 s and 600 s.
Variation of resistivity with temperature for the films deposited for 50 s, 90 s, 180 s and 600 s.

Optical parameters of the C-Ni films deposited at different deposition times_

DepositionNiNi nanoparticleεbulkεmωρ × 1015νf × 1017
time [s][at.%]size [nm][1/s][cm/s]
504216.440.99910.056923.114.31
904816.761.18480.091444.214.26
1808582.2124.18890.401587.2610.72
6005617.9511.05760.135415.377.32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0050 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 337 - 343
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 11, 2016
Published on: May 24, 2016
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
surface plasmon resonance (SPR),
carbon-nickel films,
deposition time,
deposition rate
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

© 2016 Vali Dalouji, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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