Pulsed-N2 assisted growth of 5-20 nm thick β-W films
Author(s) -
Avyaya J. Narasimham,
Avery Green,
R. J. Matyi,
Prasanna Khare,
Tuan Vo,
Alain C. Diebold,
V. P. LaBella
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aip advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 2158-3226
DOI - 10.1063/1.4935372
Subject(s) - crystallinity , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , lattice constant , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , diffraction , electrical resistivity and conductivity , nitrogen , x ray crystallography , crystal structure , phase (matter) , crystal (programming language) , crystallography , optics , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , composite material , physics , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , chromatography , engineering , programming language , computer science
A technique to deposit 5-20 nm thick β-phase W using a 2-second periodic pulse of 1 sccm-N2 gas on Si(001) and SiN(5 nm)/Si(001) substrates is reported. Resistivity, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray reflectivity were utilized to determine phase, bonding and thickness, respectively. X-ray diffraction patterns were utilized to determine the crystal structure, lattice constant and crystal size using the LeBail method. The flow rate of Nitrogen gas (continuous vs. pulsing) had significant impact upon the crystallinity and formation of β-phase W
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