Influence of deposition time on the optical and morphological properties of silver–copper thin films: experimental and statistical studies

• Published in: Optical and quantum electronics Vol. 53; no. 6
• Main Authors: Noorbakhsh, Razia, Rezaee, Sahar, Nia, Borhan Arghavani, Boochani, Arash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorption spectra; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Computer Communication Networks; Copper; Deposition; Electrical Engineering; Fractal analysis; Fractal geometry; Fractals; Grain size; Lasers; Nanoparticles; Optical Devices; Optical properties; Optics; Photonics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Thin films; AFM; DC magnetic sputtering; Ag–Cu thin films; Statistical features; Optical properties

In this study, silver-copper layers were grown by DC magnetic sputtering under nitrogen gas at different time periods. Using AFM analysis, a relatively uniform distribution of almost spherical nanoparticles was observed on the surface of the layers, which by increasing the deposition time, the grain...