Multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide
deposited by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering for
dielectric applications

J 2023

Multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide deposited by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering for dielectric applications

DREVET, Richard Gaetan Paul, Pavel SOUČEK, Pavel MAREŠ, Martin DUBAU, Zsolt CZIGÁNY et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide deposited by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering for dielectric applications

Autoři

DREVET, Richard Gaetan Paul (250 Francie, garant, domácí), Pavel SOUČEK (203 Česká republika, domácí), Pavel MAREŠ, Martin DUBAU, Zsolt CZIGÁNY, Katalin BALÁZSI a Petr VAŠINA (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Vacuum, Elsevier, 2023, 0042-207X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

20506 Coating and films

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 4.000 v roce 2022

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00130405

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111870

UT WoS

000927302000001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Reactive magnetron sputtering; Aluminum oxide; Tantalum oxide; Multilayer thin films; Dielectric strength; Dielectric breakdown

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 16. 3. 2023 10:47, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

This research describes the synthesis of multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide for dielectric applications. The multilayer thin films are made of two, four, or eight oxide layers produced by physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically mid-frequency pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering. The oxide layers are stoichiometric Al2O3 and Ta2O5 with two specific morphologies observed from cross-section images obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Al2O3 layers exhibit a columnar structure whereas the Ta2O5 layers are uniform and dense. However, the morphology of the Ta2O5 layers changes progressively in the four-layer and eight-layer systems under the influence of the morphology of the Al2O3 layer below. This behavior is induced by the morphological continuity of the interface between two oxide layers. X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows the low crystallinity of these oxide layers due to the experimental conditions used during the magnetron sputtering process, particularly the low deposition temperature. The dielectric behavior of the multilayer thin films is studied by dielectric strength measurements. The results are compared to the values obtained for single layers of Al2O3 and Ta2O5 produced under the same experimental conditions. The two-layer system shows an intermediate value compared to the single layers, higher than Al2O3 and lower than Ta2O5. The dielectric strengths of the four-layer and the eight-layer systems are higher than those measured for the single layers of Al2O3 and Ta2O5. Finally, the morphology and the crystallinity of the multilayer thin films are changed by thermal annealing of these samples at 850 °C under vacuum. The thermal annealing induces crystallization of the Ta2O5 layers and the loss of morphological continuity at the interface between the oxide layers. These modifications result however in a lower dielectric strength for all the multilayer thin films.

Citovat

DREVET, Richard Gaetan Paul, Pavel SOUČEK, Pavel MAREŠ, Martin DUBAU, Zsolt CZIGÁNY, Katalin BALÁZSI a Petr VAŠINA. Multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide deposited by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering for dielectric applications. Vacuum. Elsevier, 2023, roč. 210, April, s. 1-10. ISSN 0042-207X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111870.

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   volume = {210},
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N2  - This research describes the synthesis of multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide for dielectric applications. The multilayer thin films are made of two, four, or eight oxide layers produced by physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically mid-frequency pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering. The oxide layers are stoichiometric Al2O3 and Ta2O5 with two specific morphologies observed from cross-section images obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Al2O3 layers exhibit a columnar structure whereas the Ta2O5 layers are uniform and dense. However, the morphology of the Ta2O5 layers changes progressively in the four-layer and eight-layer systems under the influence of the morphology of the Al2O3 layer below. This behavior is induced by the morphological continuity of the interface between two oxide layers. X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows the low crystallinity of these oxide layers due to the experimental conditions used during the magnetron sputtering process, particularly the low deposition temperature. The dielectric behavior of the multilayer thin films is studied by dielectric strength measurements. The results are compared to the values obtained for single layers of Al2O3 and Ta2O5 produced under the same experimental conditions. The two-layer system shows an intermediate value compared to the single layers, higher than Al2O3 and lower than Ta2O5. The dielectric strengths of the four-layer and the eight-layer systems are higher than those measured for the single layers of Al2O3 and Ta2O5. Finally, the morphology and the crystallinity of the multilayer thin films are changed by thermal annealing of these samples at 850 °C under vacuum. The thermal annealing induces crystallization of the Ta2O5 layers and the loss of morphological continuity at the interface between the oxide layers. These modifications result however in a lower dielectric strength for all the multilayer thin films.
ER  -

DREVET, Richard Gaetan Paul, Pavel SOUČEK, Pavel MAREŠ, Martin DUBAU, Zsolt CZIGÁNY, Katalin BALÁZSI a Petr VAŠINA. Multilayer thin films of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide deposited by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering for dielectric applications. \textit{Vacuum}. Elsevier, 2023, roč.~210, April, s.~1-10. ISSN~0042-207X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111870.

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