Titanium nitride thin films deposited by reactive pulsed-laser ablation in RF plasma

被引:22
作者
Giardini, A [1 ]
Marotta, V [1 ]
Orlando, S [1 ]
Parisi, GP [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR, IMS, ZOna Ind Tito Scalo, I-85050 Tito, PZ, Italy
关键词
reactive pulsed laser deposition; titanium nitride; radio frequency (RF) plasma;
D O I
10.1016/S0257-8972(01)01563-8
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Titanium nitride thin films were deposited on Si (100) substrates by pulsed laser ablation of a titanium target in a N-2, atmosphere (gas pressure approx. 10 Pa) using a doubled frequency Nd:YAG laser (532 nm) also assisted by a 13.56-MHz radio frequency (RF) plasma. Deposition was carried out at various substrate temperatures ranging from 373 up to 873 K and films were analyzed by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and optical emission spectroscopy. A comparison between the 'normal' pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and the RF plasma-assisted PLD showed the influence of the plasma on the structural characteristics of the thin films. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.
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页码:316 / 319
页数:4
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