Effect of angular distribution of ejected atoms from a target on the uniformity of thickness and composition of mosix sputtering films

Toshinari Yamazaki*, Kenji Matsuda, Hideo Nakatani

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Abstract

The distribution of the thickness and the composition of MoSix films formed by the DC magnetron sputtering method was measured by varying the distance between the target and the substrate and the distribution of the erosion depth of the target. The angular distribution of the ejected atoms from the target is expected to affect the uniformity of the thickness and the composition. A model involving the effect of the angular distribution was considered to calculate the thickness and the composition, and the data were analyzed using the model. The model accounted for the data fairly well, and it was concluded that the angular distribution of the ejected atoms was very important in the determination of the distribution of the thickness and especially of the composition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1304-1309
Number of pages6
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume29
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990/07

Keywords

  • Angular distribution
  • Composition
  • Molybdenum silicide
  • Sputtering
  • Thickness
  • Thinfilm
  • Uniformity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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