Conformity of Silica-like Thin Films Deposited by Atmospheric Pressure Townsend Discharge and Transport Mechanisms
Autor: | Patrice Raynaud, I. Enache, Thierry Paulmier, I. Savin de Larclause, Nicolas Gherardi, Hubert Caquineau, Françoise Massines |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials science Silicon Atmospheric pressure Plasma activation chemistry.chemical_element Atmospheric-pressure plasma Dielectric barrier discharge Condensed Matter Physics chemistry Townsend discharge Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition Thin film Composite material |
Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 37:970-978 |
ISSN: | 1939-9375 0093-3813 |
DOI: | 10.1109/tps.2009.2017023 |
Popis: | In this paper, homogeneous and dense silicon-based coatings have been deposited from hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO: Si2O(CH3)6) on patterned silicium in a Townsend dielectric barrier discharge operating at atmospheric pressure. A brief description of the physical mechanisms ruling the step coverage is first described, followed by a description of the atmospheric pressure plasma process used. The step coverage is discussed with regard to the aspect ratio of the patterned wafers. Coatings deposited in and after the discharge region have also been characterized to understand the influence of plasma activation. In order to understand the experimental results, numerical simulations have been performed using a simplified reactive transport model. These results provide information and first general insight on the physical mechanisms ruling the conformity of silicon-based films deposited with this technique. |
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