CHARACTERIZATION OF PLASMA-DEPOSITED AMORPHOUS HYDROGENATED CARBON-FILMS BY NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY

被引:11
作者
GRUNDY, MJ
RICHARDSON, RM
ROSER, SJ
BEAMSON, G
BRENNAN, WJ
HOWARD, J
ONEIL, M
PENFOLD, J
SHACKLETON, C
WARD, RC
机构
[1] UNIV BRISTOL,DEPT PHYS CHEM,BRISTOL BS8 1TS,AVON,ENGLAND
[2] ICI PLC,WILTON MAT RES CTR,MIDDLESBOROUGH TS6 8JE,CLEVELAND,ENGLAND
[3] ISIS,RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,DIDCOT OX11 0JY,OXON,ENGLAND
关键词
Films--Radiation Effects - Neutrons--Reflection - Plasma Devices - Silicon and Alloys--Substrates;
D O I
10.1016/0040-6090(89)90654-8
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Thin films (less than 2000 angstrom) of amorphous hydrogenated carbon have been characterized by neutron reflectivity measurements. Films were deposited onto silicon substrates from a methane r.f. plasma to produce both very hard and very soft materials. The critical angle and density give the film composition (CH0.55±0.05 hard film, CH0.78±0.08 soft film). Fitting the interference pattern to a model gives the film thickness and a measure of the extent of mixing at the silicon-carbon interface. A structural model for plasma-deposited carbon films is used to correlate film composition with plasma deposition conditions and optical band gap measurements.
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页码:269 / 282
页数:14
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