Effects of the deposition parameters on the growth of ultrathin and thin SiO{sub 2} films
- Department of Physical Chemistry and INSTM, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 16, 27100 Pavia (Italy)
SiO{sub 2} ultrathin and thin films have been deposited on single-crystal Si substrates by means of nonreactive radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The temperature of the substrate and the deposition times have been varied in the range of 200-500 deg. C and 60-14 400 s, respectively. The average deposition rate has a range of 0.5-5 nm/min and tends to decrease with the increase of the substrate temperature. Two different growth regimes may be observed for ultrathin and thin films, the transition taking place in the range of 5-10 nm depending on the substrate temperature. The roughness of the film surface and the grain dimensions do increase with the substrate temperature for short deposition times (t{<=}300 s), whereas their behavior is less defined for intermediate ones (300 s<t<1800 s). Finally, for long deposition times (t>1800 s) the roughness increases again with T, and its slope is higher, the higher the substrate temperature is.
- OSTI ID:
- 20979368
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, International Journal Devoted to Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 25, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1116/1.2714958; (c) 2007 American Vacuum Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1553-1813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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