by N. Gordillo, R. Gonzalez-Arrabal, A. Rivera, F. Munnik and F. Agulló-López
Abstract:
Nitrogen sputtering yields as high as 104 atoms/ion, are obtained by irradiating N-rich-Cu3N films (N concentration: 33±2at.%) with Cu ions at energies in the range 10–42MeV. The kinetics of N sputtering as a function of ion fluence is determined at several energies (stopping powers) for films deposited on both, glass and silicon substrates. The kinetic curves show that the amount of nitrogen release strongly increases with rising irradiation fluence up to reaching a saturation level at a low remaining nitrogen fraction (5–10%), in which no further nitrogen reduction is observed. The sputtering rate for nitrogen depletion is found to be independent of the substrate and to linearly increase with electronic stopping power (Se). A stopping power (Sth) threshold of ∼3.5keV/nm for nitrogen depletion has been estimated from extrapolation of the data. Experimental kinetic data have been analyzed within a bulk molecular recombination model. The microscopic mechanisms of the nitrogen depletion process are discussed in terms of a non-radiative exciton decay model. In particular, the estimated threshold is related to a minimum exciton density which is required to achieve efficient sputtering rates.
Reference:
N. Gordillo, R. Gonzalez-Arrabal, A. Rivera, F. Munnik and F. Agulló-López, “Stopping power dependence of nitrogen sputtering yields in copper nitride films under swift-ion irradiation: Exciton model approach”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 289, no. Supplement C, pp. 74–78.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{gordillo_stopping_2012,
title = {Stopping power dependence of nitrogen sputtering yields in copper nitride films under swift-ion irradiation: {Exciton} model approach},
volume = {289},
issn = {0168-583X},
shorttitle = {Stopping power dependence of nitrogen sputtering yields in copper nitride films under swift-ion irradiation},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168583X12004764},
doi = {10.1016/j.nimb.2012.07.034},
abstract = {Nitrogen sputtering yields as high as 104 atoms/ion, are obtained by irradiating N-rich-Cu3N films (N concentration: 33±2at.%) with Cu ions at energies in the range 10–42MeV. The kinetics of N sputtering as a function of ion fluence is determined at several energies (stopping powers) for films deposited on both, glass and silicon substrates. The kinetic curves show that the amount of nitrogen release strongly increases with rising irradiation fluence up to reaching a saturation level at a low remaining nitrogen fraction (5–10%), in which no further nitrogen reduction is observed. The sputtering rate for nitrogen depletion is found to be independent of the substrate and to linearly increase with electronic stopping power (Se). A stopping power (Sth) threshold of ∼3.5keV/nm for nitrogen depletion has been estimated from extrapolation of the data. Experimental kinetic data have been analyzed within a bulk molecular recombination model. The microscopic mechanisms of the nitrogen depletion process are discussed in terms of a non-radiative exciton decay model. In particular, the estimated threshold is related to a minimum exciton density which is required to achieve efficient sputtering rates.},
number = {Supplement C},
urldate = {2017-10-10},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms},
author = {Gordillo, N. and Gonzalez-Arrabal, R. and Rivera, A. and Munnik, F. and Agulló-López, F.},
month = oct,
year = {2012},
keywords = {Swift heavy ion irradiation, Copper nitride, Electronic sputtering, Ion beam modification of materials},
pages = {74--78},
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