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Applied Physics Letters / Volume 97 / Issue 21 / LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS

Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 211107 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3514257 (3 pages)

Ultrathin, ultrasmooth, and low-loss silver films via wetting and annealing

W. Chen1, K. P. Chen1, M. D. Thoreson2, A. V. Kildishev1, and V. M. Shalaev1

1Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907 Indiana, USA
2Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany

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(Received 25 July 2010; accepted 20 October 2010; published online 23 November 2010)

We have demonstrated that a thermal annealing treatment can reduce the optical losses in ultrathin, ultrasmooth, silver films deposited on a Ge wetting layer to values as low as the bulk material value and at the same time maintain an ultrasmooth surface. The annealing effect is sensitive to the annealing temperature and time, both of which should be carefully controlled. This annealing treatment is also effective for Ag–SiO2 multilayer composite films.

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Keywords

annealing, metallic thin films, optical constants, optical losses, silver, surface structure, wetting

PACS

  • 78.66.Bz

    Metals and metallic alloys

  • 68.55.at

    Other materials

  • 68.55.J-

    Morphology of films

  • 78.20.Ci

    Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity)

  • 68.08.Bc

    Wetting

  • 81.40.Gh

    Other heat and thermomechanical treatments

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3514257

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0003-6951 (print)  
1077-3118 (online)

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