Abstract
Thin films of molybdenum oxide were prepared by thermal evaporation. The effects of the preparation conditions (substrate temperature and oxygen partial pressure) on the optical constants (n and k) were studied. It was found that the optical constants increased with increasing substrate temperature and they decreased with the introduction of oxygen into the deposition chamber. Thermocoloration of the films was carried out by annealing them in vacuum. The annealing of the films produced significant changes in the transmittance of the films, and thus, in their optical constants. These changes resulted from the observed changes in film thickness and atomic oxygen-to-molybdenum ratio in the films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 188-193 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 408 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Apr 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The support provided by the Physics Department and the Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is acknowledged. Thanks are due to Dr N. Tabet for his assistance with the XPS spectra.
Keywords
- Molybdenum oxide
- Optical properties
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
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