中国物理B ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 36802-036802.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/28/3/036802

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Controllable fabrication of self-organized nano-multilayers in copper-carbon films

Wei-Qi Wang(王伟奇), Li Ji(吉利), Hong-Xuan Li(李红轩), Xiao-Hong Liu(刘晓红), Hui-Di Zhou(周惠娣), Jian-Min Chen(陈建敏)   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-12-19 修回日期:2019-01-16 出版日期:2019-03-05 发布日期:2019-03-05
  • 通讯作者: Li Ji, Hong-Xuan Li E-mail:jili@licp.cas.cn;lihx@licp.cas.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51472250, U1637204, and 51775537).

Controllable fabrication of self-organized nano-multilayers in copper-carbon films

Wei-Qi Wang(王伟奇)1,2, Li Ji(吉利)2, Hong-Xuan Li(李红轩)2, Xiao-Hong Liu(刘晓红)2, Hui-Di Zhou(周惠娣)2, Jian-Min Chen(陈建敏)2   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2018-12-19 Revised:2019-01-16 Online:2019-03-05 Published:2019-03-05
  • Contact: Li Ji, Hong-Xuan Li E-mail:jili@licp.cas.cn;lihx@licp.cas.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51472250, U1637204, and 51775537).

摘要:

In order to clarify the influence of methane concentration and deposition time on self-organized nano-multilayers, three serial copper-carbon films have been prepared at various methane concentrations with different deposition times using a facile magnetron sputtering deposition system. The ratios of methane concentration (CH4/Ar+CH4) used in the experiments are 20%, 40%, and 60%, and the deposition times are 5 minutes, 20 minutes, and 40 minutes, respectively. Despite the difference in the growth conditions, self-organizing multilayered copper-carbon films are prepared at different deposition times by changing methane concentration. The film composition and microstructure are investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). By comparing the composition and microstructure of three serial films, the optimal growth conditions and compositions for self-organizing nano-multilayers in copper-carbon film are acquired. The results demonstrate that the self-organized nano-multilayered structure prefers to form in two conditions during the deposition process. One is that the methane should be curbed at low concentration for long deposition time, and the other condition is that the methane should be controlled at high concentration for short deposition time. In particular, nano-multilayered structure is self-organized in the copper-carbon film with copper concentration of 10-25 at.%. Furthermore, an interesting microstructure transition phenomenon is observed in copper-carbon films, that is, the nano-multilayered structure is gradually replaced by a nano-composite structure with deposition time and finally covered by amorphous carbon.

关键词: nano-multilayers, self-organized, controllable fabrication, copper-carbon films

Abstract:

In order to clarify the influence of methane concentration and deposition time on self-organized nano-multilayers, three serial copper-carbon films have been prepared at various methane concentrations with different deposition times using a facile magnetron sputtering deposition system. The ratios of methane concentration (CH4/Ar+CH4) used in the experiments are 20%, 40%, and 60%, and the deposition times are 5 minutes, 20 minutes, and 40 minutes, respectively. Despite the difference in the growth conditions, self-organizing multilayered copper-carbon films are prepared at different deposition times by changing methane concentration. The film composition and microstructure are investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). By comparing the composition and microstructure of three serial films, the optimal growth conditions and compositions for self-organizing nano-multilayers in copper-carbon film are acquired. The results demonstrate that the self-organized nano-multilayered structure prefers to form in two conditions during the deposition process. One is that the methane should be curbed at low concentration for long deposition time, and the other condition is that the methane should be controlled at high concentration for short deposition time. In particular, nano-multilayered structure is self-organized in the copper-carbon film with copper concentration of 10-25 at.%. Furthermore, an interesting microstructure transition phenomenon is observed in copper-carbon films, that is, the nano-multilayered structure is gradually replaced by a nano-composite structure with deposition time and finally covered by amorphous carbon.

Key words: nano-multilayers, self-organized, controllable fabrication, copper-carbon films

中图分类号:  (Microscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films)

  • 68.37.-d
68.55.-a (Thin film structure and morphology) 81.05.uj (Diamond/nanocarbon composites) 81.15.Cd (Deposition by sputtering)