Effect of nitrogen addition on the elastic and structural properties of amorphous carbon thin films

被引:16
作者
Valentini, L
Kenny, JM
Carlotti, G
Guerrieri, M
Signorelli, G
Lozzi, L
Santucci, S
机构
[1] Univ Perugia, Mat Engn Ctr, I-05100 Terni, Italy
[2] Univ Perugia, Dipartimento Fis, Unita INFM, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
[3] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Fis, Unita INFM, I-67010 Laquila, Italy
关键词
elastic properties; Raman scattering; Brillouin light scattering; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-6090(01)00879-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Nitrogen-doped amorphous hydrogenated hard carbon films were deposited by r.f. glow discharge from methane-nitrogen mixtures onto silicon substrates. The elastic properties of films obtained for different N-2 partial pressures were investigated by Brillouin light scattering, while Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray reflectivity were exploited to study their structural and vibrational properties. Addition of a low percentage of nitrogen in the films induces marked modifications of the microscopic film structure, which induces a clear decrease of the elastic constants. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:315 / 320
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