Open air deposition of SiO2 film from a cold plasma torch of tetramethoxysilane-H2-Ar system
- 3 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (1), 46-48
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.110916
Abstract
A rf plasma beam was generated in the stream of atmospheric pressure argon to be exhausted from a cylindrical nozzle into air. The temperature measurements indicate a nonequilibrium low temperature nature of this plasma. By using this cold plasma torch, films were deposited on the substrates placed in air at growth rates higher than 100 Å/s by feeding tetramethoxysilane into the plasma. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the films were essentially SiO2 and their structures and properties could be improved by admixing hydrogen in the plasma. The SiO2 films deposited at a rate of 120 Å/s from Si(OCH3)4‐H2‐Ar plasma had surfaces as smooth and hard as Corning 7059 glass.Keywords
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