Characterization of SiC Thin Films Deposited by HiPIMS

In this work thin films of silicon carbide (SiC) were deposited on silicon wafers by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) technique varying the average power of the discharge on a stoichiometric SiC target. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and profilome...

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Autores: Leal, Gabriela, Campos, Tiago Moreira Bastos, Silva Sobrinho, Argemiro Soares da, Pessoa, Rodrigo Savio, Maciel, Homero Santiago, Massi, Marcos [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/37469
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-14392014005000038
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/37469
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HiPIMS
thin film
silicon carbide
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Sumario:In this work thin films of silicon carbide (SiC) were deposited on silicon wafers by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) technique varying the average power of the discharge on a stoichiometric SiC target. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and profilometry were used to analyze the films. It was observed that high values of the average electric power favors the formation of C-C bonds, while low values of the power promote the formation of Si-C bonds. At high power, we have also observed higher deposition rates, but the samples present surface imperfections, causing increase in the roughness and decrease in the film uniformity.