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High rate chemical vapor deposition of carbon films using fluorinated gases
Assignee: United States Department of Energy
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Filing: 1991-03-15
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Granted: 1993-03-30
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Expires: 2011-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A high rate, low-temperature deposition of amorphous carbon films is produced by PE-CVD in the presence of a fluorinated or other halide gas. The deposition can be performed at less than 100 DEG C., including ambient room temperature, with a radio frequency plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition process. With less than 6.5 atomic percent fluorine incorporated into the amorphous carbon film, the characteristics of the carbon film, including index of refraction, mass density, optical clarity, and chemical resistance are within fifteen percent (15%) of those characteristics for pure amorphous carbon films, but the deposition rates are high.
Inventors
- 👤 Byron L. Stafford
- 👤 C. Edwin Tracy
- 👤 David K. Benson
- 👤 Arthur J. Nelson
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 16:19
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/22; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/26; C23C16/44; C23C16/50; C23C16/505; C23C16/509; C23C16/5096; C03C2217/00; C03C2217/20; C03C2217/28; C03C2218/00; C03C2218/10; C03C2218/15; C03C2218/152; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S427/00; Y10S427/103; Y10S427/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A process of depositing an amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on a substrate, comprising the steps of: positioning said substrate in a chemical vapor deposition chamber; flowing hydrocarbon and halide gases into said chamber in respective quantities that provide a ratio of halogen species to carbon (F/C) present in a plasma in a range of about 0.1 to 2.5; and igniting a plasma reaction of said hydrocarbon and halide gases in said chamber to produce chemically active carbon and halogen species in said plasma in the chamber while maintaining the chamber and the substrate at ambient temperatures so as to deposit said amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A process of depositing an amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on a substrate, comprising the steps of: positioning said substrate in a chemical vapor deposition chamber; flowing hydrocarbon and halide gases into said chamber in respective quantities that provide a ratio of halogen species to carbon (F/C) present in a plasma in a range of about 0.1 to 2.5; and igniting a plasma reaction of said hydrocarbon and halide gases in said chamber to produce chemically active carbon and halogen species in said plasma in the chamber while maintaining the chamber and the substrate at ambient temperatures so as to deposit said amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1, including the step of flowing said hydrocarbon and halide gases into said chamber in respective quantities that provide an F/C ration in the range of about 1.0 to 1.5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said halide gas is a perfluoroethane (C 2 F 6 ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said halogen species is fluorine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, including the step of maintaining the temperature in the chamber at less than 100° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, including the step of igniting said plasma reaction with a radio frequency discharge into said chamber.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of depositing an amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on a substrate, comprising the steps of: flowing a gaseous mixture comprising hydrocarbon and a halide with a ratio of halogen species to carbon (F/C) in the range of about 0.1 to 2.5 adjacent said substrate at ambient temperature; and igniting a plasma reaction of said hydrocarbon and halide gases adjacent said substrate at ambient temperature to produce chemically active carbon and halogen species in a plasma and allowing some of said carbon and halogen species to deposit on said substrate to form said amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film thereof.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of depositing an amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film on a substrate, comprising the steps of: flowing a gaseous mixture comprising hydrocarbon and a halide with a ratio of halogen species to carbon (F/C) in the range of about 0.1 to 2.5 adjacent said substrate at ambient temperature; and igniting a plasma reaction of said hydrocarbon and halide gases adjacent said substrate at ambient temperature to produce chemically active carbon and halogen species in a plasma and allowing some of said carbon and halogen species to deposit on said substrate to form said amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said gaseous mixture comprises respective quantities of hydrocarbon and halide that provide a ratio of halogen species to carbon (F/C) in the range of about 1.0 to 1.5 in said plasma.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 7, including the step of forming said amorphous diamondlike carbonaceous film with the halogen comprising less than about 7.5 atomic percent of the film.
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