MORPHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF BETA-FESI2 FILMS GROWN BY ION-BEAM-ASSISTED DEPOSITION

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作者
TERRASI, A
RAVESI, S
SPINELLA, C
GRIMALDI, MG
LAMANTIA, A
机构
[1] SGS THOMSO MICROELECTR,I-95121 CATANIA,ITALY
[2] CNR,IST METODOL & TECNOL MICROELECTR,I-195129 CATANIA,ITALY
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10.1016/0040-6090(94)90423-5
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T [工业技术];
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08 [工学];
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In this work we present the application of ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) to the growth of beta-FeSi2. Iron disilicide films, about 120 nm thick, were obtained by the deposition of Fe onto (001)Si single crystal maintained at T = 600-degrees-C. During evaporation a low energy (120-650 eV) Ar+ ion beam bombarded the growing film. Scanning and transmission electron microscopies were used to characterize respectively the morphology and structure of the deposited layer. A reduction in both the surface roughness and grain size was observed in the IBAD films with respect to those grown by standard deposition techniques. Moreover, a remarkable enhancement of the epitaxy was found for one of the IBAD samples.
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