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  • Master Thesis
    The Growth of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering Technique and Terahertz Wave Modulation Characteristics
    (01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2020) Özyüzer, Lütfi; Ata, Bengü; Özyüzer, Lütfi; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 04.05. Department of Pyhsics; 04. Faculty of Science
    Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a fascinating material thanks to its unique insulator-metal transition (IMT) at 68 °C which is very close to the room temperature. This reversible change in electrical resistivity is around several orders of magnitude and the electrical change accompanied by optical and structural change as well. Thanks to these unique properties vanadium dioxide material has been studied intensively past decades. This phase transition allows us to apply the transition properties widen application such as field effect transistor (FET), uncooled bolometers, tunable metamaterial filters, high data rate wireless communication etc. Especially for terahertz region which is the most unexplored region of the electromagnetic spectrum, vanadium dioxide is a promising material having ability to modulate terahertz waves by IMT phenomena. In this work, vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films fabricated by reactive DC magnetron sputtering method and its properties optimized to minimize the amounts of secondary phases by optimizing the oxygen concentration, sputtering power and deposition time. Samples which show the maximum resistivity change during the transition have been used for the terahertz modulation experiments. It has been observed that when the VO2 samples triggered by continuous wave (CW) laser, VO2 transforms to the metallic phase, behave as an opaque material to the terahertz wave. At room temperature, in insulating phase it is partially transparent to terahertz radiation. This results indicate that VO2 thin films can be a good candidate for THz wave modulators.
  • Master Thesis
    Fabrication and Characterization of Superconducting Bi2212 Bolometer for the Detection of Thz Waves
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2014) Kurt, Metin; Özyüzer, Lütfi; Aygün, Gülnur; Kurt, Metin; Aygün Özyüzer, Gülnur; Özyüzer, Lütfi; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 04.05. Department of Pyhsics; 04. Faculty of Science
    Since terahertz (THz) waves can pass through materials like clothing, plastic, wood, ceramic, leather and without harm to the body, it can be used for characterization, detection and 3D imaging of these materials. THz application area expands day by day such as high-speed wireless communications, medical imaging, security in airports and shopping centres and detection of chemical and biological materials. Rapidly increasing applications of the electromagnetic waves (EM) in the under developed terahertz frequency (0.1-10 THz) range requires a well understandings of efficient terahertz wave detection. An intense, coherent and continuous electromagnetic wave source is obtained by High-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ (Bi2212) single crystal. At the same time Bi2212 single crystal can detect THz waves in suitable conditions. Nowadays, different types of bolometers are used for detection of THz waves. But they have many limitations like slow response time which is the most significant problem and costly cryogenic spending. In this study, single crystal of Bi2212 is cleaved to layer by layer by scotch tape until the necessary is reached thickness. Afterwards, it is pasted on a sapphire substrate and the scotch tape is etched with the aid of chloroform solution and ultrasonic cleaner. After the crystal fabrication, the exact thickness of the crystal were obtained using atomic force microscopy. Then, the samples were annealed at 400oC for 1 hour in order to adjust the oxygen doping level and then deposited with 150 nm Au layer by thermal evaporation. Afterwards they were annealed again at 425oC for 30 minutes to decrease the contact resistivity. After clean room process, our log-periodic antenna design was formed on the crystal by using e-beam lithography and Ar-ion beam etching step by step. Finally, four probe wires were connected to the two contact paths and log-periodic antenna by silver epoxy. The temperature dependence of a-b axis resistivity (R-T) for Bi2212 single crystals were performed.