ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Focused ion-beam direct deposition has been developed as a new method for fabricating patterned metal films directly on substrates. The principle of this method is to perform ion-beam deposition by low-energy focused ion beams. We designed and constructed a low-energy focused ion-beam apparatus for direct deposition. Metal ions are extracted from liquid metal ion source, accelerated to 20 keV for single charged ions, focused, mass separated, deflected, and finally, decelerated to 30–1000 eV in this system. The beam diameter estimated by the deposited linewidth can be tuned between 0.5 and 8 μm and the beam current varies from 40 pA to 10 nA corresponding to the beam diameter for the Au+ ion in the energy range from 30 to 200 eV. The sticking probabilities of ion-beam deposition were measured and the critical energies for Au+, Cu+, Al+, and Nb2+ were about 210, 230, 800, and 1300 eV, respectively. The purity of gold film was measured by Auger electron spectroscopy and secondary-ion-mass spectroscopy. The concentration of carbon and oxygen was estimated below 100 ppm and was consistent with theoretically expected amounts. Resistivities of deposited gold, copper, and aluminum line were measured 1.5–1.6 times larger than that of bulk gold, 1.2–1.5 times larger than that of bulk copper, and 2.2–2.7 times larger than that of bulk aluminum. The critical temperature of deposited niobium line was also measured and a clear relationship was obtained between the critical temperature and the concentration of contaminations. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1146945
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