Effect of heavy ion implantation on the properties of tetrahedral amorphous carbon film

Citation
Jr. Shi et al., Effect of heavy ion implantation on the properties of tetrahedral amorphous carbon film, THIN SOL FI, 377, 2000, pp. 269-273
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
THIN SOLID FILMS
ISSN journal
00406090 → ACNP
Volume
377
Year of publication
2000
Pages
269 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6090(200012)377:<269:EOHIIO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The influence of energetic Auf beam implantation on tetrahedral amorphous c arbon (ta-C) films prepared by the filtered cathodic vacuum are technique w as studied. The ta-C films were implanted by 2 MeV Au+ with dose varying fr om 10(12)-3 x 10(14) cm(-2). The as-deposited and ion implanted films were characterized using atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and ellipso metry. All films have a smooth surface morphology with RMS roughness less t han 0.3 nm over an area of 1 mum(2). The Raman spectra of the as-deposited and ion implanted films all show a G peak at approximately 1565 cm(-1) and a D peak at approximately 1395 cm(-1). The intensity ratio of the D to G pe ak, I-D/I-G, remains unchanged (similar to 0.50) for films implanted with a n ion dose below 10(13) cm(-2), and increases to 2.10 for the film implante d with an ion dose of 3 x 10(14) cm(-2). The Tauc optical band gap decrease s from 2.05 eV for the as-deposited film to 1.40 eV for the film implanted with an ion dose of 10(13) cm(-2), and becomes Very close to zero for the f ilms implanted with an ion dose greater than 3 x 10(13) cm(-2). Both Raman and ellipsometric results show that a large percentage of carbon atoms beco me sp(2)-bonded in the films implanted with large ion doses. (C) 2000 Elsev ier Science B.V. All rights reserved.