Amorphous SiCx:H and SiCxNy:H Films Obtained from Hexamethyldisilane Vapor in Inductively Coupled RF Discharge Plasma
摘要
Abstract
Amorphous films of hydrogenated silicon carbide SiCx:H and carbonitride SiCxNy:H have been synthesized in an RF inductively coupled plasma reactor using hexamethyldisilane vapor and additional argon and/or nitrogen gases. The deposition process was carried out at temperatures of 50–400°C and plasma powers of 100–400 W. The dependences of the growth rate, chemical composition and structure of films, light transmittance, refractive index, and optical band gap on synthesis conditions have been obtained. An in situ study of the gas phase composition was performed using optical emission spectroscopy.