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. 2018 Mar 19;10(15):13158–13180. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b00183

Table 4. GPC (Film Thickness Per Cycle and Number of Atoms Deposited per nm2 per Cycle) and Elemental Composition of Silicon Nitride Films Deposited at 500 °C with and without Average Bias Voltages, ⟨Vbias⟩, Applied during the N2 Plasma Exposure Stepa.

    RBS
ERD
Vbias GPC GPC [Si] GPC [N]   [O] [C] [H]
(V) (Å/cycle) (# Si at. per nm2 per cycle) (# N at. per nm2 per cycle) N/Si at. % at. % at. %
0 0.14 ± 0.02 0.55 ± 0.02 0.79 ± 0.04 1.4 ± 0.1 2 ± 2 <d.l.b 4 ± 3
–103 0.21 0.53 0.91 1.7 10 8 ± 3 6
a

Typical uncertainties are given in the first row unless otherwise stated.

b

Values below detection limit (d.l.) of 8 at. % for [C].