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Pulsed laser deposition of carbon nitride thin films in nitrogen gas ambient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Masayuki Okoshi ,
Hiroshi Kumagai  and
Koichi Toyoda
Masayuki Okoshi
Affiliation:
Laser Science Research Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, (Riken), 2–1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351–01, Japan
Hiroshi Kumagai
Affiliation:
Laser Science Research Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, (Riken), 2–1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351–01, Japan
Koichi Toyoda
Affiliation:
Laser Science Research Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, (Riken), 2–1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351–01, Japan
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Abstract

Carbon nitride thin films have been successfully deposited by ablating a graphite target (99.999%) in nitrogen gas ambient using the second (532 nm) or third (355 nm) harmonic of a Q-switched Nd : YAG laser. Carbon nitride films consisting of approximately 40% nitrogen were obtained at 7.5 × 10−3 Pa of nitrogen gas pressure using the third harmonic laser. The C–N chemical bond in the films was observed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Ellipsometric studies revealed that the refractive index of the fabricated films decreased with increasing nitrogen concentration.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 3376 - 3379
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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