Near-Room-Temperature Soft Plasma Pulsed Deposition of SiCxNy from 1,3,5-tri(isopropyl)cyclotrisilazane

Autor:	Barry C. Arkles, Jonathan D. Goff, Alain E. Kaloyeros, Chad Brick
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification Adsorption Materials science chemistry X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Remote plasma Analytical chemistry Deposition (phase transition) Substrate (electronics) Polymer Plasma Thin film
Zdroj:	ECS Transactions. 98:121-135
ISSN:	1938-6737 1938-5862
DOI:	10.1149/09803.0121ecst
Popis:	Results are presented from an exploratory study of near-room-temperature pulsed deposition of SiCxNy thin films using 1,3,5-tri(isopropyl)cyclotrisilazane (TICZ, C9H27N3Si3) and soft remote ammonia (NH3) plasma co-reactants. The process involved four pulses: thermal adsorption of TICZ to the substrate at very low temperature, nitrogen (N2) purge, soft NH3 remote plasma step, and N2 purge. These steps were repeated until the desired film thickness was reached. The ratio of C to N in the films was modulated by controlling the substrate temperature in the range of 30 to 200oC. In-situ analysis of the deposition process was carried-out using spectroscopic ellipsometry, and the films were analyzed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The findings of this study indicate that the combination of reduced substrate thermal budget and soft remote plasma provides an optimum low energy environment for the controlled deposition of SiCxNy protective coatings on thermally fragile, chemically sensitive substrates, including plastics and polymers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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