Oxidation of Sn Thin Films to SnO2. Micro-Raman Mapping and X-ray Diffraction Studies
- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 13 (9) , 2457-2460
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1998.0343
Abstract
The oxidation of tin layers deposited onto alumina substrates is investigated with the aim to identify the different steps of the process and obtain information on the sample homogeneity, phase segregation, and degree of oxidation. It is shown that at least three phases coexist at 450 °C, Sn, SnO, and SnO2, and remarkable inhomogeneities, already visible at an optical inspection, are found in the thin film. A micro-Raman mapping of the layer shows that these inhomogeneities are related to the presence of different Sn oxidation states, as evidenced by the inhomogeneous distribution of SnO and SnOx Raman bands. The thin film becomes homogeneous after annealing treatments above 550 °C, where only the SnO2 cassiterite phase is detected.Keywords
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