EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIAS-ENHANCED NUCLEATION OF DIAMOND ON SI

被引:49
作者
GERBER, J [1 ]
SATTEL, S [1 ]
JUNG, K [1 ]
EHRHARDT, H [1 ]
ROBERTSON, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT ENGN,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1PZ,ENGLAND
关键词
DIAMOND NUCLEATION; DC BIAS MEASUREMENT; ION BOMBARDMENT; CHARACTERIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/0925-9635(94)05215-8
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper reports an extensive characterisation of the bias process used to increase the nucleation density of diamond on Si. The nucleation density has been measured as a function of bias voltage, methane gas flow ratio, and temperature. The nucleation density is found to be increased above 650 degrees C and reach a maximum at around -250 V. The nucleation density increases rapidly with time, up to a saturation value of about 10(10) cm(-2). The ion energy distribution is measured by a retarding field probe and has a maximum at approximate to 70-90 eV. This is close to the optimum energy for ion subplantation, responsible for sp(3) bonding in diamond-like carbon, which suggests that bias aids nucleation by some form of subplantation process.
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页码:559 / 562
页数:4
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