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Stoichiometry of the diamond/silicon interface and its influence on the silicon content of diamond films

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Title Stoichiometry of the diamond/silicon interface and its influence on the silicon content of diamond films
 
Creator SHARDA, T
VAIDYA, A
MISRA, DS
BHARGAVA, S
BIST, HD
VELUCHAMY, P
MINOURA, H
SELVAM, P
 
Subject ray photoelectron-spectroscopy
chemical vapor-deposition
raman-scattering
thin-films
polycrystalline diamond
amorphous-carbon
growth
surface
nucleation
hydrogen
 
Description Thin films of diamond were grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition at growth pressures of 10, 20, 40, and 60 Torr keeping the substrate temperature constant at 975 degrees C. Increase in the growth pressure reduced the size of the plasma ball resulting in an increase in the microwave power density (MPD). The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, micro-Raman, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. A systematic variation was observed in surface morphology and quality of the films. The intensity of the peak at 1.68 eV in the PL spectra of the films, which is assigned to Si impurities was also observed to increase consistently with the MPD. The stoichiometry of the diamond/silicon interface was studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and found to be a sensitive function of the MPD. XPS results showed the formation of nonstoichiometric SiC along with other carbon phases in the initial stages of the growth. A correlation was observed between the composition of the interface and the intensity of the 1.68 eV peak. The above results are explained in terms of the increase in the impingement flux density of atomic hydrogen with the MPD. (C) 1998
 
Publisher AMER INST PHYSICS
 
Date 2011-07-16T15:53:18Z
2011-12-26T12:49:50Z
2011-12-27T05:35:35Z
2011-07-16T15:53:18Z
2011-12-26T12:49:50Z
2011-12-27T05:35:35Z
1998
 
Type Article
 
Identifier JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 83(2), 1120-1124
0021-8979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.366803
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/4465
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/4465
 
Language en