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Synthesis of Cu/Fe bilayers: micro structure and optical properties

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Cu/Fe thin films were prepared by DC-Magnetron Sputtering system using Cu and Fe targets at room temperature and in the optimized conditions of power and pressure. Using 2 and 3 dimensional atomic force microscope images the surface morphology of samples were studied. The effect of introducing Fe to Cu layer was clearly seen from nanoparticles’ size. UV–visible spectroscopy was applied to investigate the optical properties. The absorption coefficient, the refractive and the absorption indices of thin films at different wavelengths were obtained using reflectance and transmittance spectra. Band gap studies show that when Fe atoms added to Cu layer the amounts of band gap decreases in thicker layers.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Rostam Moradian & Atefeh Ghaderi

  2. Nano Science and Technology Research Center, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Rostam Moradian

  3. Plasma Research Center, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Mohammad Elahi

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Moradian, R., Ghaderi, A. & Elahi, S.M. Synthesis of Cu/Fe bilayers: micro structure and optical properties. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 7987–7993 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4793-x

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