Mk. Gunde et M. Macek, Infrared optical constants and dielectric response functions of silicon nitride and oxynitride films, PHYS ST S-A, 183(2), 2001, pp. 439-449
The complex refractive indices of thick plasma-enhanced chemical vapour dep
osited silicon nitride and oxynitride films were determined within the infr
ared spectral region (4000-400 cm(-1) i.e. 2.5-25 mum) and used further to
obtain their complex dielectric response functions. The imaginary part, i.e
. the so-called energy-loss-function was analysed to get accurate phonon da
ta of the amorphous layer. This way, TO-phonon frequencies, half-widths, an
d intensities of characteristic infrared absorptions were determined for ea
ch film. The dependence of the obtained data upon the variation of chemical
/physical structure of the amorphous lattice was discussed.