The Importance of Vibrationally Excited Nitrogen in Silicon Nitride Deposition Systems

Abstract

We have investigated the kinetics of N2(X, v) quenching by silane. These studies were a first step in understanding the kinetic processes important in silicon nitride coating systems using the remote plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. Our experiments were carried out in a discharge-flow reactor and used metastable energy transfer diagnostics to detect N2(X, v) in vibrational levels from zero up to at least 13. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274874

Entities

People

  • Lawrence G. Piper

Organizations

  • Physical Sciences (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Afterglows
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Coatings
  • Coefficients
  • Crystals
  • Detection
  • Energy Transfer
  • Kinetics
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Single Crystals
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Vapor Deposition

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials