Periodic density fluctuations in sputtered aluminum-doped silicon oxynitride layers

Roch, Tomas and Simurka, Lukas and Ow-Yang, Cleva W. and Sezen, Meltem and Satrapinskyy, Leonid and Türütoğlu, Tuncay (2019) Periodic density fluctuations in sputtered aluminum-doped silicon oxynitride layers. International Journal of Applied Glass Science . ISSN 2041-1286 (Print) 2041-1294 (Online) Published Online First http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijag.13616

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Abstract

Magnetron sputtering of silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) coatings on glass is widely used for large-area applications. Because repeated deposition simulates factory-scale in-line processing, around 250 nm-thick amorphous aluminum doped SiOxNy layers were deposited by reactive pulsed DC sputtering in a multi-pass process with repeated linear movement of a glass substrate under an Al-alloyed Si target. Using specular X-ray reflectivity, we show periodic fluctuations in material density through the entire thickness of the resulting coating. The number of periods corresponds to the number of passes of the substrate through the plasma formed inside the magnetron. Fitting results suggest a model consistent with a periodic alternation in O/N ratio. These subtle stoichiometric fluctuations in SiOxNy layer composition were confirmed with nanoscale resolution by scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis, with detailed elemental maps of characteristic X-rays of the layered cross-section. Our study demonstrates the superior sensitivity of the relatively simple, nondestructive X-ray reflectivity method for industrial line-process inspection, compared to ellipsometry.
Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > T Technology (General) > T175 Industrial research. Research and development
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Cleva W. Ow-Yang
Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2019 12:41
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 10:12
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/39374

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