Swift heavy ion irradiation of metal containing tetrahedral amorphous carbon films

P. A. Karaseov*, V. S. Protopopova, K. V. Karabeshkin, E. N. Shubina, M. V. Mishin, Jari Koskinen, S. Mohapatra, A. Tripathi, D. K. Avasthi, A. I. Titov

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Abstract

Thin carbon films were grown at room temperature on (001) n-Si substrate using dual cathode filtered vacuum arc deposition system. Graphite was used as a source of carbon atoms and separate metallic electrode was simultaneously utilized to introduce Ni or Cu atoms. Films were irradiated by 100MeV Ag7+ ions to fluences in the range 1×1010-3×1011 cm-2. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, Raman scattering, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy in conductive mode were used to investigate film properties and structure change under irradiation. Some conductive channels having metallic conductivity type were found in the films. Number of such channels is less than number of impinged ions. Presence of Ni and Cu atoms increases conductivity of those conductive channels. Fluence dependence of all properties studied suggests different mechanisms of swift heavy ion irradiation-induced transformation of carbon matrix due to different chemical effect of nickel and copper atoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-166
JournalNUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B: BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
Volume379
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Conductive AFM
  • Conductive channel formation
  • Metal doping
  • Swift heavy ion irradiation
  • Tetrahedral amorphous carbon

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