Abstract
Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) films comprise nanoclustering graphites (nc-G), fused aromatic rings (nR), and olefinic chain clusters (nC) of sp2-bonded carbons in an sp3 matrix. In this study, the sp2 composition of the nc-G, nR and nC in a-C:H films is found to be determined by the ion bombardment energy flux (ΓEi), which can be estimated as the product of ion bombardment energy and ion flux onto the deposited surface, in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using a plasma mixture of H2 and CH4 gases with the H radical injection method. The sp2 composition is analyzed using Raman spectroscopy and near-edge X-ray absorption structure spectroscopy. a-C:H becomes increasingly graphitized with increasing ΓEi. The precise control of the sp2 C structure composition can be achieved by controlling the very-high-frequency input power and radio frequency input bias power via the ion flux and ion bombardment energy.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 107651 |
Journal | Diamond and Related Materials |
Volume | 104 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Apr |
Keywords
- Amorphous carbon
- Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS)
- Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)
- Raman spectroscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Chemistry(all)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering