Hello everybody ! at the moment, I am trying to deposit silicon oxynitride films by PECVD, using TEOS-N2-O2-NH3 gaz mixtures. In order to characterise the samples, I have only a prism coupler, which enables me to get the index of refraction and the thickness.Could anyone help me to find some relation between the residual stress and/or the index of refraction . I am looking also for a relation between the stoicheometry and the index of refraction. I thank you in advance. Best regards. Nader