Sorina Iftimie

Structural and electrical properties of N doped SiC nanostructures obtained by TVA method

Ionized nitrogen doped Si-C thin films at 200°C substrate temperature were obtained by Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) method. To increase the energy of N, C and Si ions, -400V, -600V and -1000V negative bias voltages was applied on the substrate. The 400nm, 600nm and 1000nm N-SiC coatings on glass was deposed. To characterize the structure of as-prepared N-SiC coatings, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), X-Ray and Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) techniques was performed. Electrical conductivity was measured comparing the potential drop on the structure with the potential drop on a series standard resistance in a constant current mode. To justify the dependence of measured electrical conductivity by the temperature, we assume a thermally activated electrical transport mechanism.

The effect of the substrate temperature and the acceleration potential drop on the structural and physical properties of SiC thin filmsdeposed by TVA method

Crystalline Si-C thin films were prepared at substrate temperature between 200°C and 1000°C using Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) method. To increase the acceleration potential drop a negative bias voltage up to -1000V was applied on the substrate. The 200nm thickness carbon thin films was deposed on glass and Si substrate and then 200-500 nm thickness Si-C layer on carbon thin films was deposed. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and electrical conductivity measurement technique characterized the structure and physical characteristics of as-prepared SiC coating. At a constant acceleration potential drop, the electrical conductivity of the Si-C films deposed on C, increase with increasing of substrate temperature. On the other part, significant increases in the acceleration potential drop at constant substrate temperature lead to a variation of the crystallinity and electrical conductivity of the SiC coatings XPS analysis was performed using a Quantera SXM equipment, with monochromatic AlKα radiation at 1486.6eV. Electrical conductivity of the Si-C coating on carbon at different temperatures was measured comparing the potential drop on the sample with the potential drop on a series standard resistance in constant mode.