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Deposition Mechanism of Oxide Thin Films Manufactured by a Focused Energetic Beam Process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2011
Abstract
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a versatile deposition technique for both dielectrics and metals. CVD is based upon the adsorption of a volatile species from the gas phase and the decomposition of the adsorbed molecules on the sample surface resulting in the deposition of solid material. In contrast to thermal CVD or plasma assisted CVD used for large area coatings this work focuses on a method for locally confined deposition. A focused energetic beam is used to provide the necessary activation energy for CVD. With a focused beam material could be deposited locally within a strictly confined area down to the nanometer range. The deposition of silicon oxide microstructures utilizing two precursor gases - siloxane and oxygen - was performed by direct-write nanolithography. For initiating the CVD process energy is introduced by local ion exposure utilizing a scanning focused ion beam (FIB). The influence of the different ion fluxes and the effect of the mixture ratio of precursors were studied. Deliberate changes in the process parameters allowed adjusting the physical properties and the chemical composition of the solid silicon oxide. Process control allows tailoring of material properties according to requirements of the application.
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