Two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence on O and O3 in a dc plasma for oxidation of aluminum
Author(s) -
K. Knechten,
B. Kniknie,
R. Engeln,
H. J. M. Swagten,
B. Koopmans,
M. C. M. van de Sanden,
W. J. M. de Jonge
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of vacuum science and technology a vacuum surfaces and films
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1520-8559
pISSN - 0734-2101
DOI - 10.1116/1.1807837
Subject(s) - ozone , absorption (acoustics) , plasma , aluminium , oxygen , analytical chemistry (journal) , laser , fluorescence , laser induced fluorescence , photochemistry , materials science , chemistry , two photon absorption , optics , environmental chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , composite material
It has been conjectured that atomic oxygen and ozone can have a great influence on the plasma oxidation of ultrathin aluminum for magnetic tunnel junctions. In order to measure the density of O and ozone, two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence measurements are performed in the dc glow plasma that is used for the oxidation process. It was found that ozone is much more abundantly present compared to atomic oxygen. Using in situ, real-time ellipsometry measurements, we prove that ozone is not directly involved in the oxidation process.
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