The optical properties of sputtered Co3O4 films. Cook, J. & van der Meer, M. Thin Solid Films, 144(2):165--176, November, 1986.
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Films of cobalt oxide were prepared by r.f. reactive sputtering of a cobalt target in Ar-O2 mixtures, and their optical properties were determined by absorption spectroscopy and scanning ellipsometry. The films were further characterized by electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The films were found to consist of Co3O4 when the oxygen flow rate exceeded a critical value, in agreement with previous studies. The optical properties of this oxide are due to intense ligand field absorption by Co2+ and Co3+ ions in a spinel structure. The optical properties of cobalt films oxidized near 500 °C were very similar to those of the sputtered films. Reactive co-sputtering of nickel and cobalt blackened the films for low Ni:Co ratios as a result of charge transfer absorption. Smooth films of Co3O4 did not function well as selective thermal absorbers of solar radiation.
@article{cook_optical_1986,
	title = {The optical properties of sputtered {Co}3O4 films},
	volume = {144},
	issn = {0040-6090},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0040609086904098},
	doi = {10.1016/0040-6090(86)90409-8},
	abstract = {Films of cobalt oxide were prepared by r.f. reactive sputtering of a cobalt target in Ar-O2 mixtures, and their optical properties were determined by absorption spectroscopy and scanning ellipsometry. The films were further characterized by electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The films were found to consist of Co3O4 when the oxygen flow rate exceeded a critical value, in agreement with previous studies. The optical properties of this oxide are due to intense ligand field absorption by Co2+ and Co3+ ions in a spinel structure. The optical properties of cobalt films oxidized near 500 °C were very similar to those of the sputtered films. Reactive co-sputtering of nickel and cobalt blackened the films for low Ni:Co ratios as a result of charge transfer absorption. Smooth films of Co3O4 did not function well as selective thermal absorbers of solar radiation.},
	number = {2},
	urldate = {2012-03-08TZ},
	journal = {Thin Solid Films},
	author = {Cook, J.G. and van der Meer, M.P.},
	month = nov,
	year = {1986},
	pages = {165--176}
}

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