High quality optical thin film deposition with gas cluster ion beam assisted deposition

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriaki Toyoda ◽  
Isao Yamada ◽  
Shunsuke Niisaka ◽  
Masatoshi Sato
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Optical Thin Film ◽  
Ion Beam Assisted Deposition ◽  
Cluster Ion ◽  
Gas Cluster Ion Beam

Optical thin film formation by gas-cluster ion beam assisted deposition

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Katsumata ◽  
J. Matsuo ◽  
T. Nishihara ◽  
T. Tachibana ◽  
K. Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Film Formation ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Optical Thin Film ◽  
Ion Beam Assisted Deposition ◽  
Cluster Ion ◽  
Thin Film Formation ◽  
Gas Cluster Ion Beam

Improvement of surface roughness by ultra-thin film deposition with oxygen cluster ion beam assist deposition

2002 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriaki Toyoda ◽  
Isao Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Average Roughness ◽  
Original Surface ◽  
Cluster Ion Beams ◽  
Cluster Ion ◽  
Gas Cluster Ion Beam

ABSTRACTTa2O5 films were deposited on a rough surface (average roughness 1.3nm, peak-to-valley 14nm) and surface roughness evolutions and improvements by O2 gas cluster ion beam (O2-GCIB) assisted deposition was studied. The average roughness dramatically decreased from 1.3nm to 0.5nm after deposition of Ta2O5 films 20nm in thickness with 7 keV of O2 cluster ion beams. As there was no etching or sputtering of Ta2O5 film by 7keV O2-GCIB irradiations, O2-GCIB assist deposition realized significant improvement of surface roughness by additional deposition of Ta2O5 film whose thickness was close to the peak-to-valley of original surface. It is expected that morphological evolution of the film by GCIB assist deposition becomes completely different from conventional ion assist deposition due to energetic cluster ion impacts.

Smoothing Thin Films with Gas-Cluster Ion Beams

2000 ◽  
Vol 614 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.B. Fenner ◽  
J. Hautala ◽  
L.P. Allen ◽  
J.A. Greer ◽  
W.J. Skinner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Spin Valve ◽  
High Spatial Frequency ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Tantalum Films ◽  
Cluster Ion Beams ◽  
Cluster Ion ◽  
Gas Cluster Ion Beam

ABSTRACTThin-film magnetic sensor and memory devices in future generations may benefit from a processing tool for final-step etching and smoothing of surfaces to nearly an atomic scale. Gas-cluster ion-beam (GCIB) systems make possible improved surface sputtering and processing for many types of materials. We propose application of GCIB processing as a key smoothing step in thin-film magnetic-materials technology, especially spin-valve GMR. Results of argon GCIB etching and smoothing of surfaces of alumina, silicon, permalloy and tantalum films are reported. No accumulating roughness or damage is observed. The distinct scratches and tracks seen in atomic-force microscopy of CMP-processed surfaces, are removed almost entirely by subsequent GCIB processing. The technique primarily reduces high spatial-frequency roughness and renders the topographic surface elevations more nearly gaussian (randomly distributed).

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