In:
Advanced Optical Technologies, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 3, No. 1 ( 2014-2-1), p. 91-102
Abstract:
The optical properties of opaque sputtered silver films are investigated and related to their surface morphology. As reference, an evaporated sample produced by thermal flash evaporation has been studied, too. Standard optical and electrical characterizations as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray reflectometry have been carried out with unprotected silver films directly after deposition and reveal strong correlations between the corresponding characterization results. The aging behavior of the normal incidence reflectance has been studied over a time period of 36 weeks. Protected silver mirrors have been prepared by sputtering using silica and alumina as the protective coating. It is shown by model calculations that the main spectral features occurring in the reflectance spectra of as-deposited unprotected coatings, unprotected coatings after aging, and protected coatings can be reproduced assuming a rough silver surface covered by a corresponding ultrathin absorbing interface layer or overlayer.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2192-8584
,
2192-8576
DOI:
10.1515/aot-2013-0052
Language:
English
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2663362-0
