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Self-organized nickel nanoparticles on nanostructured silicon substrate intermediated by a titanium oxynitride (TiNxOy) interface

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Author(s):
Morales, M. [1] ; Droppa, Jr., R. [2] ; de Mello, S. R. S. [3] ; Figueroa, C. A. [3] ; Zanatta, A. R. [4] ; Alvarez, F. [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Fis Gleb Wataghin, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
[3] UCS, Programa Posgrad Engn & Ciencias Mat PGMAT, BR-95070560 Caxias Do Sul, RS - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, IFSC, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: AIP ADVANCES; v. 8, n. 1 JAN 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

In this work we report an experimental approach by combining in situ sequential top-down and bottom-up processes to induce the organization of nanosized nickel particles. The top-down process consists in xenon ion bombardment of a crystalline silicon substrate to generate a pattern, followed by depositing a similar to 15 nm titanium oxynitride thin film to act as a metallic diffusion barrier. Then, metallic nanoparticles are deposited by argon ion sputtering a pure nickel target, and the sample is annealed to promote the organization of the nickel nanoparticles (a bottom-up process). According to the experimental results, the surface pattern and the substrate biaxial surface strain are the driving forces behind the alignment and organization of the nickel nanoparticles. Moreover, the ratio between the F of metallic atoms arriving at the substrate relative to its surface diffusion mobility determines the nucleation regime of the nickel nanoparticles. These features are presented and discussed considering the existing technical literature on the subject. (c) 2018 Author(s). (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10127-5 - Research and development of nanostructured materials for electronic and surface physics applications
Grantee:Fernando Alvarez
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants