We report optical characterization of PtSi films for thermoelectric device applications by nondestructive spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). Pt monolayer and Pt-Si multilayer which consists of 3 pairs of Pt and Si layers were deposited on p-doped-silicon substrates by sputtering method and then rapid annealing process was done to form PtSi films through intermixing of Pt and Si atoms at the interface. Pseudodielectric function data <{\epsilon}> = <{\epsilon}1> + i<{\epsilon}2> of the PtSi/Si samples were obtained from 1.12 to 6.52 eV by using spectroscopic ellipsometry. Employing Tauc-Lorentz and Drude models, the dielectric function ({\epsilon}) of PtSi films were determined. We found that the composition ratio of Pt:Si is nearly 1:1 for PtSi monolayer and we observed transitions between occupied and unoccupied states in Pt 5d states. We also observed formation of PtSi layers in Pt-Si multilayer sample. The SE results were confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
@article{arxiv.1606.03767,
title = {Optical Characterization of PtSi/Si by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry},
author = {Van Long Le and Tae Jung Kim and Han Gyeol Park and Hwa Seob Kim and Chang Hyun Yoo and Hyoung Uk Kim and Young Dong Kim and Junsoo Kim and Solyee Im and Won Chul Choi and Seung Eon Moon and Eun Soo Nam and},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.03767},
year = {2016}
}