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A Novel Silicon-Carbon Precursor for Oligomer Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Carbide for Harsh Environmental Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Ulrike Futschik ,
Harry Efstathiadis ,
James Castracane ,
Alain E. Kaloyeros ,
Leo Macdonald ,
Susan Hayes  and
Costas Fountzoulas
Ulrike Futschik
Affiliation:
School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, The University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, New York12222;
Harry Efstathiadis
Affiliation:
School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, The University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, New York12222;
James Castracane
Affiliation:
School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, The University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, New York12222;
Alain E. Kaloyeros
Affiliation:
School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, The University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, New York12222;
Leo Macdonald
Affiliation:
Starfire Systems Inc, Watervliet, New York 12189
Susan Hayes
Affiliation:
Starfire Systems Inc, Watervliet, New York 12189
Costas Fountzoulas
Affiliation:
Army research laboratory, Weapons Material Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.
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Abstract

Silicon carbide (SiC) films have been successfully deposited on various substrates by oligomer thermal chemical vapor deposition (OTCVD) from a novel, halogen free, oligomer precursor family of polysilyenemethylenes (PSMs) called SP-4000. The high quality films were grown at substrate temperatures in the range of 620°C to 850°C and at process pressures in the range of 1 - 200Torr. SP-4000 is a silicon carbide precursor with formula [-SiH2-CH2-]n, n=2-8, composed of an alternating silicon and carbon backbone with hydrogen side groups. Depositions on Si and graphite substrates yielded SiC films with Si/C ratios in the range 1.1 to 1.2 and thicknesses in the range 0.3 to 50μm.

Structural and chemical characterizations were performed by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), x-ray diffraction (XRD), nuclear reaction analysis (NRA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

The SiC coatings deposited at substrate temperatures below 1100°C were found to be amorphous. Ex-situ, post deposition annealing in inert gas ambient above 1100°C converted the SiC films to a polycrystalline phase.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 697: Symposium P – Surface Engineering 2001--Fundamentals and Applications , January 2001 , P5.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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