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Processing–Structure–Property Correlation In Dc Sputtered Molybdenum Thin Films

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  • MAJID KHAN

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) and College of Nuclear Science and Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230029, China)

  • MOHAMMAD ISLAM

    (College of Engineering, King Saud University, P. O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia;
    School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • AFTAB AKRAM

    (School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • UMAIR MANZOOR

    (Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

Abstract

Molybdenum thin films were sputter deposited under different conditions of DC power and chamber pressure. The structure and topography of the films were investigated using AFM, SEM and XRD techniques. Van der Pauw method and tape test were employed to determine electrical resistivity and interfacial strength to the substrate, respectively. All the films are of sub-micron thickness with maximum growth rate of 78 nm/min and crystallite size in the range of 4 to 21 nm. The films produced at high power and low pressure exhibit compressive residual strains, low electrical resistivity and poor adhesion to the glass substrate, whereas the converse is true for films produced at high pressure.

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  • Majid Khan & Mohammad Islam & Aftab Akram & Umair Manzoor, 2013. "Processing–Structure–Property Correlation In Dc Sputtered Molybdenum Thin Films," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(06), pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:20:y:2013:i:06:n:s0218625x13500650
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X13500650
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