Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon

In this paper we present the first characterisation of growth of a carbonaceous film on a silicon substrate exposed to a metastable atom beam using an in situ rotating polariser ellipsometer. The initial deposition of oil due to a background partial pressure in vacuum is investigated. Subsequent exp...

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Main Authors: Beardmore, Joshua, Palmer, A., Fabrie, C., Van Leeuwen, K., Sang, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier S.A. 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66387
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author Beardmore, Joshua
Palmer, A.
Fabrie, C.
Van Leeuwen, K.
Sang, R.
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description In this paper we present the first characterisation of growth of a carbonaceous film on a silicon substrate exposed to a metastable atom beam using an in situ rotating polariser ellipsometer. The initial deposition of oil due to a background partial pressure in vacuum is investigated. Subsequent exposure of the deposited oil to a high flux metastable neon (Ne*) beam results in cross-linking of the oil film, creating a polymerised carbonaceous layer. Values for the mean residence time, polymerisation cross-section, and desorption cross-section are calculated and compared to similar studies performed for ion bombardment. Simple estimates can provide reasonable values for application of the theory to other systems. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-663872018-04-30T02:49:02Z Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon Beardmore, Joshua Palmer, A. Fabrie, C. Van Leeuwen, K. Sang, R. In this paper we present the first characterisation of growth of a carbonaceous film on a silicon substrate exposed to a metastable atom beam using an in situ rotating polariser ellipsometer. The initial deposition of oil due to a background partial pressure in vacuum is investigated. Subsequent exposure of the deposited oil to a high flux metastable neon (Ne*) beam results in cross-linking of the oil film, creating a polymerised carbonaceous layer. Values for the mean residence time, polymerisation cross-section, and desorption cross-section are calculated and compared to similar studies performed for ion bombardment. Simple estimates can provide reasonable values for application of the theory to other systems. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66387 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.09.073 Elsevier S.A. restricted
spellingShingle Beardmore, Joshua
Palmer, A.
Fabrie, C.
Van Leeuwen, K.
Sang, R.
Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title_full Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title_fullStr Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title_full_unstemmed Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title_short Characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
title_sort characterisation of the growth of a carbonaceous film on silicon
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66387