Análise das propriedades químicas, morfológicas e estruturais de filmes finos de a-Si1-xCx:H depositados por PECVD. / Analysis of the chemical, morphological and structural properties of a-Si1-xCx:H thin films deposited by PECVD.

AUTOR(ES)

Rogério Junqueira Prado

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

RESUMO

In this work we discuss the growth and characterization of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide thin films (a-Si1-xCx:H) deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). It was used a gaseous mixture of silane, methane and hydrogen, at the silane starving plasma regime. Samples grown at these conditions and with a very low silane flow have a larger concentration of Si-C bonds, that is, better coordination among Si and C atoms, with smaller amount of C-Hn and Si-H bonds, presenting a hydrogen content of about 20 at.%, and low density of pores. Material’s properties were correlated for the deposited films, exploring the rf power and hydrogen dilution of the gaseous mixture, aiming to improve the chemical, structural and morphological order in the solid phase. The composition of the films was determined by Rutherford backscattering and forward recoil spectrometry. The Fourier transform infrared spectrometry analysis studied the chemical bonding inside the material, X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the silicon K edge the structural properties in samples as-grown and after thermal annealing, and small angle X-ray scattering was used for the morphological characterization. The hardness was measured and transmission electron microscopy micrographs were taken for a stoichiometric sample, in order to complement the obtained data. Stoichiometric films presented a very high chemical order, having between 80 and 90% of their bonds formed by Si and C atoms and Vickers hardness of 33 GPa. Annealing processes between 600 ºC and 1000 ºC, performed in an inert N2 atmosphere, showed that stoichiometric films are more stable against oxygen absorption.

ASSUNTO(S)

ligas amorfas a-si1-xcx:h amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide exafs pecvd carbeto de silicio amorfo hidrogenado

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