Sharif Digital Repository

The Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD), Sputtering, Evaporation and Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition are the common methods for thin film fabrication. The mentioned methods are very costly for commercials application. Due to the importance of cost in large thin film fabrication, scientist tried to find a low-cost method. The low-cost non-hazardious Metal Organic Deposition (MOD), method which is based on chemical manufacturing method was developed. The type of the solvent and removal the destructive residual materials are the main challenge in this method. In this project, by utilizing acetyl acetone method, high quality MOD YBCO superconducting thin film has been fabricated and will be... 

As technology scales down Integrated Circuits operates at higher frequency and lower dimensions. Interconnects inside these chips operate at gigahertz frequencies and manometer range. As mean free path of electrons become comparable with wire dimensions and skin depth, first one will result in Size Effect and second one will result in Anomalous Skin Effect. In this thesis we are trying to characterize these effects. The MFP of electron for copper at room temperature is about 38nm and therefore neither Size effect nor ASE are measurable at room temperature with our available equipment. Hence, the idea is to measure ASE for copper wires at liquid nitrogen temperature (77K). We showed that ASE... 

In recent years, thin-film photovoltaic cells with thicknesses of less than 1-2 µm have been developed with potentially lower production costs. Due to the small thickness of the absorbing semiconductor in these cells, the absorption is inevitably low at energies close to the electronic band gap of the semiconductor. This is particularly a problem for thin-film devices. Recently، periodic metallic nanostructures supporting surface plasmons have been introduced as alternative solutions to achieve light trapping in thin-film solar cells.Full numerical methods are usually used for the analysis of these periodic structures. The main drawback of these methods is that they are time-consuming and... 

In this study, surface modification of Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes was performed in order to enhancement of its performance and chlorine resistance. TFC membranes was prepared through the interfacial polymerization between m-phenylenediamine (MPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) on the polysulphone support membrane and surface modification performed through redox initiated graft polymerization of acrylic amide followed by acrylic acid. The successful surface modification of TFC membranes was evident from attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), contact angle (θ), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). Changes in... 

Dark and light conductivity has been investigated in Ca-doped bismuth ferrite thin films. Higher conductivity in the order of 105 magnitude of pure Bismuth ferrite has been observed for Bi0.85Ca0.15FeO3-δ. Structural analysis using Rietveld refinement showed a deviation from volume reduction for Bi0.85Ca0.15FeO3-δ that could be the reason of the abnormally high conductivity for this compound. Although higher calcium doping reduced conductivity but photoresponse could be revived. Atomic Forec Microscopy investigations showed that surface roughness decreases with increasing calcium concentration. Enhanced photoconductivity is reported for Bi0.7Ca0.3FeO3-δ with ~2.9 eV direct optical band gap... 

In the fabrication of semiconductor devices, uniformity of thin films has many important influences on optical and electrical properties of the device. many attempts have been done on the enhancement of the uniformity of thin films so far. In this thesis, first the effect of angular variation of source with respect to the target on uniformity in the evaporation coating system has been studied, then an in situ positioning system for substrate has been designed and fabricated. After finding the thickness’s profile for Ag and Cu in Electron Beam Gun system, we studied the motion pattern of the target for improving the uniformity. This positioning system can be used to any coating systems. in... 

Because of the high operating temperature, interconnect surface tends to be oxidized and Cr2O3 oxide layer will be created on the surface. This phenomenon is undesirable due to decreasing electrical conductivity, so a preservative coating is needed to improve the interconnect properties. In this paper, a dense spinel thin film was successfully synthesized on a ferritic stainless steel (type 430) substrate by a sol-gel dip coating method. This coating improved chemical stability, oxidation behavior of the substrate and decreased cathode poisoning. The Nickel-Cobalt spinel was coated on the substrate by sol-gel coating process. First, during a hydrolyze process, a stable sol was made up from... 

Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thin films are a promising candidate for dielectric capacitors due to their excellent ferroelectric properties. It is well known that BST has a high dielectric constant, low loss tangent, low leakage current and low Curie temperature. Pulse laser deposition (PLD) has been used extensively as it can maintain the stoichiometry of the target in the deposited film and also has high coverage ability, which both are important in capacitors. In this paper, Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) thin film has been deposited on the SiO2/Si substrate by pulsed laser deposition technique. The effect of post-annealed temperature, oxygen pressure deposition ambience and number of pulses on... 

Electrical and magnetic thin films have attracted many researchers’ attentions in random access memories, sensors, actuators and Nano electronic systems industries in recent years. Recent tendencies on decreasing the dimensions of the electronic equipment generate important investigations on coupling the electrical and magnetic properties. In this way multiferroic material as it has these two properties and has a significant between other similar materials, attracted much attention of researchers. So in this research at the first step, it has proceeded to make a multiferroc composite with depositing of barium titanate and strontium hegzaferrite by pulsed laser depositions and for decreasing... 

The synthesis and usage of TiO2/ZnO nanocomposite thin film in antibacterial activity against E-coli were experimented through a systematic research. TiO2/ZnO nanocomposite films can demonstrate different properties like gas sensing, self cleaning and treatment of the broad range of aqueous pollutants when it is exposed to light with wavelengths less than 400 nm. This phenomenon happens because of the photocatalytic reactions in the nanocomposite thin film which cause active species production on the surface of the thin film. The nanocomposite synthesis was based on sol-gel process in atmospheric pressure. In this study titanium dioxide is prepared by sol gel method from titanium... 

Sodium Hydroxide production industry is among the largest chemical industries that annually produces 66 million tons worldwide. NaOH which is produced through electrochemical cells needs to be further enriched. The use of membrane technology as a substitute for conventional processes has been a point of interest. Thin film composite membrane is among favorable membrane because of its ability to be customized layer by layer individually. In this thesis, for the purpose of making an optimized membrane for NaOH enrichment, we studied the preparation conditions and witnessed that by increasing MPD from 1.5 %wt. to 4.5%wt. The flux experiences a minimum at 3.5%wt, which is the maximum for... 

This study investigates three-dimensional modeling of nanodroplets over chemically patterned surfaces. The pattern can be established by changing the contact angle on the surface. The problem is studied numerically by solving the thin film equations.Both the long-range and short-range inter-molecular interactions are considered. The numerical procedure is validated by using the theoretical studies. The effects of parameters such as the size of the droplets, the gradient of the surface, and the slip coefficient on the dynamics and speed of droplets and the shape of them during the motion are inspected.By examining the dynamics of the system it is revealed that the velocity of the droplets... 

The main purpose of this research was simultaneous doping of carbon and nickel in the structure of barium strontium titanate, in order to investigate its dielectric and optical properties. Powders and films of BST, was synthesized by the sol-gel method in six different compositions: without any dopant, 0.04mol nickel dopant, 0.04mol nickel dopant accompanied by different amounts of carbon (0.01, 0.02, 0.03 and 0.04 mol). Suspensions were dip coated on alumina and quartz substrates. Structural features and chemical bonds, were studied through thermal analysis, XRD, FT-IR, FESEM and AFM. For electrical and optical properties, LCR-meter and UV-Vis were used. XRD and FESEM proved that nickel... 

In the present thesis the fabrication of various tungsten oxide nanostructures (films and colloidal nanoparticles) with coverage of catalyst on their surfaces has been investigated which show gasochromic properties. Tungsten oxide films and nanoparticles were synthesized by pulsed laser abalation technique in vacuum and liquid environment, respectively. To activate the synthesized films and nanoparticles against hydrogen gas, the catalyst nanoparticles (Pd or Pt) were deposited onto their surface through hydrogen reduction of metal salt and electroless methods, respectively. The products were characterized by XPS, UV-Vis., AFM and DLS techniques. The prepared samples show significant color... 

Thin liquid films on solid substrates are of considerable relevance in widespread of natural and technological fields. Examples are eye irrigation, biological cell interaction, tertiary oil recovery, coating, painting, lubrication, integrated circuits, micro- and nano-electronic devices, to name just a few. It is well known that liquid films are not always stable and there are verities of factors that may destabilize and expose the film to dynamical processes which leads to removal of the liquid from the substrate, the phenomenon so-called dewetting, either by nucleation or spinodal mechanisms. In many cases dewetting is destructive but there are several situation in which dewetting turns... 

Evaporation and condensation of thin films can rupture or stabilize thin film .We show that evaporation hastens dewetting of a thin film. Dewetting over nanometric downward step causes pinning of the contact line near the step. This phenomena is not permanent and after certain time that contact angle reaches to its critical value depinnnig happens. We also study the effect of the step size, contact angle, film thickness, slip and evaporation on the depinning time of the contact line. We show that depinnig time has a reverse relation with the rate of evaporation  

The Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) quaternary compound, with suitable optical and electrical properties, is one of the most interesting materials for absorber layer of thin film solar cell. Since all constituents of CZTS, are abundant in earth’s crust and non-toxic, it is a proper replacement for the materials like CdTe and CuInSe2. The CZTS pellet was synthesized by the solid-state reaction and deposited on soda lime glass substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. PLD technique has the advantages of offering stoichiometric preservation during the materials transformation from target to substrate and good crystallinity due to the highly energetic species. CZTS has was deposited in order to... 

The applications of science and technology of materials grows rapidly nowadays One of the major aspect of this science discuss about the growth of thin films via deposition of molecules and atoms. By this way we can diagnose physical and chemical properties of thin films whose applications in electronics, computer, microelectronic industry, material engineering telecommunications and so advances every day. In this way we smell out the process of the growth of diamond like carbon (DLC) thin films whose importance is extended nowadays. By acknowledgement of variables that influence the dynamics of film formation we make a big jump in attaining the optical, physical and electrical properties of... 

Considering the importance of biocompatibility of implantable prothesis’, metallic alloys have weaker corrosion resistance than ceramics. In order to extend usage of nanomaterials to improve the bio-properties of materials, Nano-structured ceramic coatings are being suggested to improve corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of prosthesis. Meanwhile, very good properties of TiN, such as corrosion resistance and mechanical properties as a thin film coating are undeniable. In this study, TiN and Ti2N thin film were deposited on Ti-based substrate, using PVD and Magnetron sputtering at different argon to nitrogen ratio. The crystal structure of the films was examined using Grazing XRD... 

In this study TiO2/SiO2 thin films were prepared by sol-gel method from Tetra isopropylortho Titanate(TIPT) as the principle of TiO2 material with Tera ethoxysilane(TEOS) as the principle of SiO2 material to achieve high scratch-resistant , antibacterial and self-cleaning surface area under the effect of various percentage of SiO2 . Film deposition was carried out using a dip-coating technique and heat-treatment was used at 700ºC to achieve crystalline of films with excellent adherence the of substrate.
The surface morphology of the films has been observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and the tribological properties of the surface were investigated by Atomic Force Microscope...