Formation mechanisms of boron oxide films fabricated by large-area electron beam-induced deposition of trimethyl borate [Formation Mechanisms of Boron Oxide Fillms Fabricated by Large Area Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Trimethyl Borate]
Abstract
Boron-containing materials are increasingly drawing interest for the use in electronics, optics, laser targets, neutron absorbers, and high-temperature and chemically resistant ceramics. In this article, the first investigation into the deposition of boron-based material via electron beam-induced deposition (EBID) is reported. Thin films were deposited using a novel, large-area EBID system that is shown to deposit material at rates comparable to conventional techniques such as laser-induced chemical vapor deposition. The deposition rate and stoichiometry of boron oxide fabricated by EBID using trimethyl borate (TMB) as precursor is found to be critically dependent on the substrate temperature. By comparing the deposition mechanisms of TMB to the conventional, alkoxide-based precursor tetraethyl orthosilicate it is revealed that ligand chemistry does not precisely predict the pathways leading to deposition of material via EBID. Lastly, the results demonstrate the first boron-containing material deposited by the EBID process and the potential for EBID as a scalable fabrication technique that could have a transformative effect on the athermal deposition of materials.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1438773
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-741040
Journal ID: ISSN 2190-4286; BJNEAH
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2190-4286
- Publisher:
- Beilstein Institute
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Martin, Aiden A., and Depond, Philip J. Formation mechanisms of boron oxide films fabricated by large-area electron beam-induced deposition of trimethyl borate [Formation Mechanisms of Boron Oxide Fillms Fabricated by Large Area Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Trimethyl Borate]. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.120.
Martin, Aiden A., & Depond, Philip J. Formation mechanisms of boron oxide films fabricated by large-area electron beam-induced deposition of trimethyl borate [Formation Mechanisms of Boron Oxide Fillms Fabricated by Large Area Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Trimethyl Borate]. United States. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.120
Martin, Aiden A., and Depond, Philip J. Tue .
"Formation mechanisms of boron oxide films fabricated by large-area electron beam-induced deposition of trimethyl borate [Formation Mechanisms of Boron Oxide Fillms Fabricated by Large Area Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Trimethyl Borate]". United States. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.120. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1438773.
@article{osti_1438773,
title = {Formation mechanisms of boron oxide films fabricated by large-area electron beam-induced deposition of trimethyl borate [Formation Mechanisms of Boron Oxide Fillms Fabricated by Large Area Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Trimethyl Borate]},
author = {Martin, Aiden A. and Depond, Philip J.},
abstractNote = {Boron-containing materials are increasingly drawing interest for the use in electronics, optics, laser targets, neutron absorbers, and high-temperature and chemically resistant ceramics. In this article, the first investigation into the deposition of boron-based material via electron beam-induced deposition (EBID) is reported. Thin films were deposited using a novel, large-area EBID system that is shown to deposit material at rates comparable to conventional techniques such as laser-induced chemical vapor deposition. The deposition rate and stoichiometry of boron oxide fabricated by EBID using trimethyl borate (TMB) as precursor is found to be critically dependent on the substrate temperature. By comparing the deposition mechanisms of TMB to the conventional, alkoxide-based precursor tetraethyl orthosilicate it is revealed that ligand chemistry does not precisely predict the pathways leading to deposition of material via EBID. Lastly, the results demonstrate the first boron-containing material deposited by the EBID process and the potential for EBID as a scalable fabrication technique that could have a transformative effect on the athermal deposition of materials.},
doi = {10.3762/bjnano.9.120},
journal = {Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology},
number = ,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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