Abstract
The chemistry of argon, argon/nitrogen and argon/nitrogen/acetylene expanding thermal plasmas is investigated in order to unravel the role of plasma species in the fast deposition (up to 40 nm s-1) of hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride (a-C:H:N) films. The precursor dissociation is determined and the emission from the different plasmas is compared in order to distinguish possible mechanisms for species production and excitation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 513-523 |
Journal | Plasma Sources Science and Technology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |