DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL RESPONSE IN (Mo/AlN) SAW DEVICES

Abstract

This paper describes the experimental conditions in surface acoustic wave (SAW) designed on aluminum nitride (AlN) films grown on Si3N4 substrates by using pulsed laser deposition. Moreover it was studied the dependency of optical properties with temperature of deposition. The thickness, measured by profilometry technology, was 150 nm for all films. Moreover, SAW devices with a Mo/AlN/Si3N4 configuration were fabricated employing AlN buffer and Mo Channel. The morphology and composition of the films were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis (XPS), respectively. The optical reflectance spectra and color coordinates of the films were obtained by optical spectral reflectometry technique in the range of 400–900 cm-1. In this work, a clear dependence in morphological properties, optical properties, frequency response and acoustic wave velocity as function of applied deposition temperature was found. It was also observed a reduction in reflectance of about 10% and an increase of acoustic wave velocity of about 1.2% when the temperature was increased from 200°C to 630°C.