Abstract
Tantalum oxynitride films were created by direct nitridation/oxidation during rapid thermal annealing at temperatures 450–700 °C. Instead of during deposition, this post process may be proved to be an alternative way to make transition metallic oxynitride films. With sufficient supply of oxygen flow (≥ 30 sccm), TaO xN y was formed as examined from X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. This oxynitride film has a broad optical absorption over the range of visible light and sufficient photocatalytic function. For optical absorption, the films' transmittance and reflectance were measured by a UV–VIS–NIR spectrophotometer with wavelengths ranging from 300 to 900 nm. The broad visible light absorption is associated with the formation of band gap in TaO xN y film, which was examined by the theoretical calculations combining the Beer–Lambert law and Tauc formula. Lastly, the photocatalysis of TaO xN y was gauged by the photodegradation test which measured the reduction of light absorbance affected by the decomposition of methylene blue (C 16H 18N 3SCl.3H 2O) on TaO xN y under visible light irradiation.
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