%0 Journal Article %T Properties of AlNx thin films prepared by DC reactive magnetron sputtering %A Andrzej Stafiniak %A Donata Muszynska %A Adam Szyszka %A Bogdan Paszkiewicz %J Optica Applicata %D 2009 %I %X In this paper, the results of investigation of the influence of cathode current on optical and dielectric AlNx thin-film properties are presented. AlNx films were prepared by pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering of Al target on substrates at room temperature. For characterization of fabricated test structures C-V spectroscopy, ellipsometry measurement and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used. %K aluminum nitride (AlN) %K thin films %K reactive magnetron sputtering %K alternative dielectrics %U http://www.if.pwr.wroc.pl/~optappl/pdf/2009/no4/optappl_3904p717.pdf