Properties of amorphous Al–Yb alloy coating for scanning near-field optical microscopy tips
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Abstract
Pinholes due to grain boundaries are a major source of defects in coatings of scanning near-field optical probes. We found amorphous Al rich thin films to have superior properties when compared to conventional Al films: they are pinhole free and smoother than Al films. Al1−xYbx deposited by thermal coevaporation on glass and Si(100) substrates at room temperature was found to be amorphous in the range of 10<x<35 at. %. The optical and electrical properties of these films in the as-deposited and annealed state was studied. The morphologies of amorphous and crystallized films was investigated by atomic force microscopy and compared to pure Al films. For the optimal composition of Al88Yb12 the absence of grain boundaries in the amorphous phase leads to pinhole-free films that are also much smoother than pure Al films, even when the initially amorphous film is crystallized. Finally, we demonstrated deposition of Al–Yb coatings on scanning near-field optical microscopy fiber tips.
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