Understanding ion and atom fluxes during high-power impulse magnetron sputtering deposition of NbCx films from a compound target
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23520%2F23%3A43969596" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23520/23:43969596 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002944" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002944</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/6.0002944" target="_blank" >10.1116/6.0002944</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Understanding ion and atom fluxes during high-power impulse magnetron sputtering deposition of NbCx films from a compound target
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
A combination of time-averaged mass spectroscopy (MS), time-averaged optical emission spectroscopy (OES), and plasma transport modeling was employed to understand the transport processes of ions and atoms in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges resulting in changes in the stoichiometry of NbC films during their deposition from a stoichiometric NbC compound target at different repetition frequencies and duty cycles. Mass spectrometry showed that the fluxes of ions originating from the elements of the target increase with increasing pulse power density due to an increasing electron density and, thus, electron-impact ionization probability. Due to the higher ionization energy and much lower ionization cross section of C (compared to Nb), it was found that the contribution of C ions to the deposition flux is practically negligible. Additionally, OES tracked the densities of ions and atoms at different distances from the target. The OES analysis revealed that the atom densities decreased as the pulse power density increased. In contrast, the ion densities exhibited an increase, which is consistent with the findings of MS. Using the data from MS, OES, and modeling, we were able to estimate the fluxes of atoms to the substrate. Our observations demonstrated a transition from C-rich toward Nb-rich flux of film-forming species with increasing pulse power density, corresponding to changes in the film composition. We further discuss the role of internal plasma processes that are responsible for this transition.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Understanding ion and atom fluxes during high-power impulse magnetron sputtering deposition of NbCx films from a compound target
Popis výsledku anglicky
A combination of time-averaged mass spectroscopy (MS), time-averaged optical emission spectroscopy (OES), and plasma transport modeling was employed to understand the transport processes of ions and atoms in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges resulting in changes in the stoichiometry of NbC films during their deposition from a stoichiometric NbC compound target at different repetition frequencies and duty cycles. Mass spectrometry showed that the fluxes of ions originating from the elements of the target increase with increasing pulse power density due to an increasing electron density and, thus, electron-impact ionization probability. Due to the higher ionization energy and much lower ionization cross section of C (compared to Nb), it was found that the contribution of C ions to the deposition flux is practically negligible. Additionally, OES tracked the densities of ions and atoms at different distances from the target. The OES analysis revealed that the atom densities decreased as the pulse power density increased. In contrast, the ion densities exhibited an increase, which is consistent with the findings of MS. Using the data from MS, OES, and modeling, we were able to estimate the fluxes of atoms to the substrate. Our observations demonstrated a transition from C-rich toward Nb-rich flux of film-forming species with increasing pulse power density, corresponding to changes in the film composition. We further discuss the role of internal plasma processes that are responsible for this transition.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2023
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A
ISSN
0734-2101
e-ISSN
1520-8559
Svazek periodika
41
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
6
Stát vydavatele periodika
US - Spojené státy americké
Počet stran výsledku
15
Strana od-do
1-15
Kód UT WoS článku
001094046900001
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85175522607