TY  - JOUR
AU  - Novaković, Mirjana M.
AU  - Popović, Maja
AU  - Schmidt, Emanuel O.
AU  - Schoeppe, P.
AU  - Mitrić, Miodrag
AU  - Bibić, Nataša M.
AU  - Ronning, Carsten
AU  - Rakočević, Zlatko Lj.
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1793
AB  - This study reports on the changes of the structural and optical properties occurring in CrN thin films upon Ag ion implantation. The films were grown by reactive sputtering on top of Si (100) wafers at a temperature of around 150 degrees C. Subsequently, the films were implanted with Ag ion fluences in the range of 0.5 x 10(16) ions/cm(2) -2 x 10(16) ions/cm(2) with energy of 200 keV. The structural and morphological changes, promoted by in-vacuum annealing of the as-implanted thin films at 200 degrees C, 400 degrees C and 700 degrees C, resulted in different optical responses of the CrN: Ag films due to the formation of Ag nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were inhomogenously distributed through the layer, which is related to the implantation distribution of silver in CrN. Apart from this, Ag nanoparticles with a size of 20-25 nm were formed at the surface of the layer. These structural properties are responsible for the formation of a broad optical absorption peak. This peak is located at similar to 420 nm and can be associated with the plasmon resonance of Ag particles embedded in the CrN matrix. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
T2  - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
T1  - Evolution of structural and optical properties of Ag implanted CrN thin films with annealing temperature
VL  - 729
SP  - 671
EP  - 678
DO  - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.180
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Novaković, Mirjana M. and Popović, Maja and Schmidt, Emanuel O. and Schoeppe, P. and Mitrić, Miodrag and Bibić, Nataša M. and Ronning, Carsten and Rakočević, Zlatko Lj.",
year = "2017",
abstract = "This study reports on the changes of the structural and optical properties occurring in CrN thin films upon Ag ion implantation. The films were grown by reactive sputtering on top of Si (100) wafers at a temperature of around 150 degrees C. Subsequently, the films were implanted with Ag ion fluences in the range of 0.5 x 10(16) ions/cm(2) -2 x 10(16) ions/cm(2) with energy of 200 keV. The structural and morphological changes, promoted by in-vacuum annealing of the as-implanted thin films at 200 degrees C, 400 degrees C and 700 degrees C, resulted in different optical responses of the CrN: Ag films due to the formation of Ag nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were inhomogenously distributed through the layer, which is related to the implantation distribution of silver in CrN. Apart from this, Ag nanoparticles with a size of 20-25 nm were formed at the surface of the layer. These structural properties are responsible for the formation of a broad optical absorption peak. This peak is located at similar to 420 nm and can be associated with the plasmon resonance of Ag particles embedded in the CrN matrix. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Journal of Alloys and Compounds",
title = "Evolution of structural and optical properties of Ag implanted CrN thin films with annealing temperature",
volume = "729",
pages = "671-678",
doi = "10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.180"
}

Novaković, M. M., Popović, M., Schmidt, E. O., Schoeppe, P., Mitrić, M., Bibić, N. M., Ronning, C.,& Rakočević, Z. Lj.. (2017). Evolution of structural and optical properties of Ag implanted CrN thin films with annealing temperature. in Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 729, 671-678.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.180

Novaković MM, Popović M, Schmidt EO, Schoeppe P, Mitrić M, Bibić NM, Ronning C, Rakočević ZL. Evolution of structural and optical properties of Ag implanted CrN thin films with annealing temperature. in Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2017;729:671-678.
doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.180 .

Novaković, Mirjana M., Popović, Maja, Schmidt, Emanuel O., Schoeppe, P., Mitrić, Miodrag, Bibić, Nataša M., Ronning, Carsten, Rakočević, Zlatko Lj., "Evolution of structural and optical properties of Ag implanted CrN thin films with annealing temperature" in Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 729 (2017):671-678,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.180 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Popović, Maja
AU  - Novaković, Mirjana M.
AU  - Schmidt, Emanuel O.
AU  - Schoeppe, P.
AU  - Bibić, Nataša M.
AU  - Ronning, Carsten
AU  - Rakočević, Zlatko Lj.
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1800
AB  - Titanium nitride (TiN) has emerged as alternative plasmonic material in the visible and near-infrared spectral range due to its metallic properties. We studied the influence of silver ion implantation (fluence range from 0.5 x 10(16)-6 x 10(16) ions/cm(2)) on the structural and optical properties of reactively sputtered 260 nm thick TiN films. The columnar structure was partially destroyed by the irradiation and up to 5 at% of Ag was incorporated into the films within the projected ion range. The formation of cubic Ag nanoparticles with size of 1-2 nm was observed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and subsequent fast Fourier transform analysis. This presence of Ag within the TiN matrix drastically changes both the real and imaginary component of the dielectric function and provides low optical losses. A Drude Lorentz dielectric analysis based on free electron and oscillator model are carried out to describe the silver influence on the optical behavior of TiN. With increasing ion fluence, the unscreened plasma frequency decreased and broadening increased. The energy, strength and broadening of the interband transitions were studied with respect to the silver ion fluence and correlated with the microstructural changes induced in TiN films. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
T2  - Optical Materials
T1  - Low-loss and tunable near-zero-epsilon titanium nitride
VL  - 72
SP  - 775
EP  - 780
DO  - 10.1016/j.optmat.2017.07.035
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Popović, Maja and Novaković, Mirjana M. and Schmidt, Emanuel O. and Schoeppe, P. and Bibić, Nataša M. and Ronning, Carsten and Rakočević, Zlatko Lj.",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Titanium nitride (TiN) has emerged as alternative plasmonic material in the visible and near-infrared spectral range due to its metallic properties. We studied the influence of silver ion implantation (fluence range from 0.5 x 10(16)-6 x 10(16) ions/cm(2)) on the structural and optical properties of reactively sputtered 260 nm thick TiN films. The columnar structure was partially destroyed by the irradiation and up to 5 at% of Ag was incorporated into the films within the projected ion range. The formation of cubic Ag nanoparticles with size of 1-2 nm was observed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and subsequent fast Fourier transform analysis. This presence of Ag within the TiN matrix drastically changes both the real and imaginary component of the dielectric function and provides low optical losses. A Drude Lorentz dielectric analysis based on free electron and oscillator model are carried out to describe the silver influence on the optical behavior of TiN. With increasing ion fluence, the unscreened plasma frequency decreased and broadening increased. The energy, strength and broadening of the interband transitions were studied with respect to the silver ion fluence and correlated with the microstructural changes induced in TiN films. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Optical Materials",
title = "Low-loss and tunable near-zero-epsilon titanium nitride",
volume = "72",
pages = "775-780",
doi = "10.1016/j.optmat.2017.07.035"
}

Popović, M., Novaković, M. M., Schmidt, E. O., Schoeppe, P., Bibić, N. M., Ronning, C.,& Rakočević, Z. Lj.. (2017). Low-loss and tunable near-zero-epsilon titanium nitride. in Optical Materials, 72, 775-780.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.07.035

Popović M, Novaković MM, Schmidt EO, Schoeppe P, Bibić NM, Ronning C, Rakočević ZL. Low-loss and tunable near-zero-epsilon titanium nitride. in Optical Materials. 2017;72:775-780.
doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2017.07.035 .

Popović, Maja, Novaković, Mirjana M., Schmidt, Emanuel O., Schoeppe, P., Bibić, Nataša M., Ronning, Carsten, Rakočević, Zlatko Lj., "Low-loss and tunable near-zero-epsilon titanium nitride" in Optical Materials, 72 (2017):775-780,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.07.035 . .