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Bayesian Machine Learning for Efficient Minimization of Defects in ALD Passivation Layers

[Image: see text] Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an enabling technology for encapsulating sensitive materials owing to its high-quality, conformal coating capability. Finding the optimum deposition parameters is vital to achieving defect-free layers; however, the high dimensionality of the paramet...

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Autores principales: Dogan, Gül, Demir, Sinan O., Gutzler, Rico, Gruhn, Herbert, Dayan, Cem B., Sanli, Umut T., Silber, Christian, Culha, Utku, Sitti, Metin, Schütz, Gisela, Grévent, Corinne, Keskinbora, Kahraman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8603353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34735111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c14586
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Sumario:[Image: see text] Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an enabling technology for encapsulating sensitive materials owing to its high-quality, conformal coating capability. Finding the optimum deposition parameters is vital to achieving defect-free layers; however, the high dimensionality of the parameter space makes a systematic study on the improvement of the protective properties of ALD films challenging. Machine-learning (ML) methods are gaining credibility in materials science applications by efficiently addressing these challenges and outperforming conventional techniques. Accordingly, this study reports the ML-based minimization of defects in an ALD-Al(2)O(3) passivation layer for the corrosion protection of metallic copper using Bayesian optimization (BO). In all experiments, BO consistently minimizes the layer defect density by finding the optimum deposition parameters in less than three trials. Electrochemical tests show that the optimized layers have virtually zero film porosity and achieve five orders of magnitude reduction in corrosion current as compared to control samples. Optimized parameters of surface pretreatment using Ar/H(2) plasma, the deposition temperature above 200 °C, and 60 ms pulse time quadruple the corrosion resistance. The significant optimization of ALD layers presented in this study demonstrates the effectiveness of BO and its potential outreach to a broader audience, focusing on different materials and processes in materials science applications.