Fluence and fluence rate effects on electrical conductivity and shrinkage in polyimide bombarded by an ion beam

Autor: C. Jussiaux, B. Mazière, T. Trigaud, J.P. Moliton
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 107:323-326
ISSN: 0168-583X
DOI: 10.1016/0168-583x(95)01022-x
Popis: When the ion fluence is increasing, a diminishing of the thickness and a rise in electrical conductivity can be simultaneously observed with polyimide films. However, in the 100 keV energy range, a saturation limit appears in both processes. Two experimental processes are presented to increase the conductivity limit (≅ 10−1 S cm−1 with N+ ions), while the shrinkage effect is maintained or even reduced. 1) Multiple irradiations of N+ ions implemented from high to low energies induce tenfold increase in conductivity, and stop the thickness decrease beyond a fluence threshold. 2) Liquid-metal ion sources (LMIS) with Ga+ ions (keV) perform high conductivities (above 300 S cm−1) without notable shirinkage.
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