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Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) has generated a great deal of interest by offering significant advantages such as high target ionization rate, high plasma density, and the smooth surface of the sputtered films. This study discusses the deposition of copper nitride thin films via HiP...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9415204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36014680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12162814 |
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author | Chen, Yin-Hung Lee, Pei-Ing Sakalley, Shikha Wen, Chao-Kuang Cheng, Wei-Chun Sun, Hui Chen, Sheng-Chi |
author_facet | Chen, Yin-Hung Lee, Pei-Ing Sakalley, Shikha Wen, Chao-Kuang Cheng, Wei-Chun Sun, Hui Chen, Sheng-Chi |
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description | High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) has generated a great deal of interest by offering significant advantages such as high target ionization rate, high plasma density, and the smooth surface of the sputtered films. This study discusses the deposition of copper nitride thin films via HiPIMS at different deposition pressures and then examines the impact of the deposition pressure on the structural and electrical properties of Cu(3)N films. At low deposition pressure, Cu-rich Cu(3)N films were obtained, which results in the n-type semiconductor behavior of the films. When the deposition pressure is increased to above 15 mtorr, Cu(3)N phase forms, leading to a change in the conductivity type of the film from n-type to p-type. According to our analysis, the Cu(3)N film deposited at 15 mtorr shows p-type conduction with the lowest resistivity of 0.024 Ω·cm and the highest carrier concentration of 1.43 × 10(20) cm(−3). Furthermore, compared to the properties of Cu(3)N films deposited via conventional direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS), the films deposited via HiPIMS show better conductivity due to the higher ionization rate of HiPIMS. These results enhance the potential of Cu(3)N films’ use in smart futuristic devices such as photodetection, photovoltaic absorbers, lithium-ion batteries, etc. |
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spelling | pubmed-94152042022-08-27 Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering Chen, Yin-Hung Lee, Pei-Ing Sakalley, Shikha Wen, Chao-Kuang Cheng, Wei-Chun Sun, Hui Chen, Sheng-Chi Nanomaterials (Basel) Article High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) has generated a great deal of interest by offering significant advantages such as high target ionization rate, high plasma density, and the smooth surface of the sputtered films. This study discusses the deposition of copper nitride thin films via HiPIMS at different deposition pressures and then examines the impact of the deposition pressure on the structural and electrical properties of Cu(3)N films. At low deposition pressure, Cu-rich Cu(3)N films were obtained, which results in the n-type semiconductor behavior of the films. When the deposition pressure is increased to above 15 mtorr, Cu(3)N phase forms, leading to a change in the conductivity type of the film from n-type to p-type. According to our analysis, the Cu(3)N film deposited at 15 mtorr shows p-type conduction with the lowest resistivity of 0.024 Ω·cm and the highest carrier concentration of 1.43 × 10(20) cm(−3). Furthermore, compared to the properties of Cu(3)N films deposited via conventional direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS), the films deposited via HiPIMS show better conductivity due to the higher ionization rate of HiPIMS. These results enhance the potential of Cu(3)N films’ use in smart futuristic devices such as photodetection, photovoltaic absorbers, lithium-ion batteries, etc. MDPI 2022-08-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9415204/ /pubmed/36014680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12162814 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Yin-Hung Lee, Pei-Ing Sakalley, Shikha Wen, Chao-Kuang Cheng, Wei-Chun Sun, Hui Chen, Sheng-Chi Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title | Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title_full | Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title_fullStr | Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title_short | Enhanced Electrical Properties of Copper Nitride Films Deposited via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering |
title_sort | enhanced electrical properties of copper nitride films deposited via high power impulse magnetron sputtering |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9415204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36014680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12162814 |
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