Indeks bias (n) dan koefi sien absorpsi optis (α) lapisan tipis amorf silikon karbon terhidrogenasi (a-SiC:H) telah diteliti dari hasil pengukuran refl eksi dan transmisi. Lapisan tipis a-SiC:H dihasilkan dengan metode deposisi dc sputtering menggunakan target silikon dalam campuran gas argon dan metan. Indeks bias (n) berkurang dengan peningkatan fl ow rate gas metan. Koefi sien absorpsi optis (α) bergeser ke energi yang lebih tinggi dengan bertambahnya fl ow rate gas metan. Lapisan tipis cenderung makin tidak teratur dan memiliki gap optis yang lebih lebar pada fl ow rate gas metan tinggi. Relasi komposisi terhadap sifat?sifat optik lapisan tipis akan didiskusikan demikianpula terhadap ketidakteraturan jaringan amorf.

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Methane Flow Rate Effects On The Optical Properties of Amorphous Silicon Carbon (a-SiC:H) Films Deposited By DC Sputtering Methods. We have investigated the refractive index (n) and the optical absorption coeffi cient (α) from refl ection and transmission measurements on hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbon (a-SiC:H) fi lms. The a-SiC:H fi lms were prepared by dc sputtering method using silicon target in argon and methane gas mixtures. The refractive index (n) decreases as the methane fl ow rate increase. The optical absorption coeffi cient (α) shifts to higher energy with increasing methane fl ow rate. At higher methane fl ow rate, the fi lms tend to be more disorder and have wider optical gap. The relation of the optical properties and the disorder amorphous network with the compositional properties will be discussed.