Panwar, O. S. and Khan, Mohd Alim and Dixit, P. N. and Satyanarayana, B. S. and Bhattacharyya, R. and Kumar , Sushil and Rauthan, C. M. S.
(2008)
Plasma diagnostic studies of S bend filtered cathodic vacuum arc system for the deposition of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films.
Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics , 46 (4).
255-260 .
ISSN 0019-5596
Abstract
The plasma parameters obtained using Langmuir probe of the vacuum arc generated in the outer region of an S bend filtered cathodic vacuum arc system developed for the deposition of tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) film and also hydrogen and nitrogen incorporated ta-C films have been reported. The effects of varying arc current and the magnetic field have been studied oil the plasma parameters of the vacuum arc used in depositing ta-C. ta-C:H and ta-C:N films at different hydrogen and nitrogen partial pressures. The values of ion-saturation current (I-is), electron temperature (T,) and electron density (n(e)) are found to be in the range 1.50x10(-7)-2.63x10(-6) A, 1.90-2.29 eV and 3.6x10(9)-7.4x10(10) cm(-3), respectively, of the vacuum arc generated for the deposition of as grown ta-C films. Hydrogen and nitrogen incorporation of the precursors are found to reduce the values of I-is, T-e and n(e) of the arc generated. The presence of magnetic field is found to increase the values of lis and it, and reduce those of T, in depositing as grown ta-C films whereas hydrogen and nitrogen incorporation of the precursors decrease the values of I-is and n(e) and enhances those of T-e. The properties of ta-C film so grown are also briefly summarized and found to have some novel features.
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