LAPSE:2023.36192
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LAPSE:2023.36192
Influence of Sputtering Pressure on the Micro-Topography of Sputtered Cu/Si Films: Integrated Multiscale Simulation
Guo Zhu, Mengxin Han, Baijun Xiao, Zhiyin Gan
July 4, 2023
In this work, an integrated multiscale simulation of magnetron sputtering epitaxy was conducted to study the effect of sputtering pressure on the surface micro-topography of sputtered Cu/Si films. Simulation results indicated that, as the sputtering pressure increased from 0.15 to 2 Pa, the peak energy of the incident energy distribution gradually decreased from 2 to 0.2 eV, which might be mainly due to the gradual decrease in the proportion of deposited Cu atoms whose energy ranged from 2 to 30 eV; the peak angle of the incident polar angle distribution increased from 25° to 35°, which might be attributed to the gradual thermalization of deposited Cu atoms; the growth mode of Cu film transformed from the two-dimensional layered mode to the Volmer-Weber mode. The transformation mechanism of growth mode was analyzed in detail. A comprehensive analysis of the simulation results indicated that incident energy ranging from 2 to 30 eV and incident angle between 10° and 35° might be conducive to the two-dimensional layered growth of sputtered Cu films. This work proposes an application-oriented modeling approach for magnetron sputtering epitaxy.
Keywords
Cu/Si film deposition, magnetron sputtering epitaxy, multiscale simulation, sputtered particle transport, surface topography
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Zhu G, Han M, Xiao B, Gan Z. Influence of Sputtering Pressure on the Micro-Topography of Sputtered Cu/Si Films: Integrated Multiscale Simulation. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36192
Author Affiliations
Zhu G: School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China [ORCID]
Han M: School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China
Xiao B: School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China
Gan Z: School of Mechanical Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Processes
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11
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6
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1649
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2023
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2023-05-28
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2227-9717
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