Chin. Phys. Lett.  2009, Vol. 26 Issue (5): 056102    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/5/056102
CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURE, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES |
Controlled Evolution of Silicon Nanocone Arrays Induced by Ar+ Sputtering at Room Temperature
LI Qin-Tao1,2, LI Zhi-Gang2, XIE Qiao-Ling1, GONG Jin-Long1, ZHU De-Zhang1
1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 2018002Department of Physics, Taizhou Univeristy, Taizhou 317000
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LI Qin-Tao, LI Zhi-Gang, XIE Qiao-Ling et al  2009 Chin. Phys. Lett. 26 056102
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Abstract Controlled evolution of silicon nanocone arrays induced by Ar+ sputtering at room temperature, using the coating carbon as a mask, is demonstrated. The investigation of scanning electron microscopy indicates that the morphology of silicon nanostructures can be controlled by adjusting the thickness of the coating carbon film. Increasing the thickness of the coating carbon film from 50-60nm, 250-300nm and 750-800nm to 1500nm, the morphologies of silicon nanostructures are transformed from smooth surface ripple, coarse surface ripple and surface ripple with densely distributed nanocones to nanocone arrays with a high density of about 1×109-2×109 cm-2.
Keywords: 61.46.-w      78.70.-g      79.20.-m      81.16.Rf      81.15.Gh     
Received: 16 September 2008      Published: 23 April 2009
PACS:  61.46.-w (Structure of nanoscale materials)  
  78.70.-g (Interactions of particles and radiation with matter)  
  79.20.-m (Impact phenomena (including electron spectra and sputtering))  
  81.16.Rf (Micro- and nanoscale pattern formation)  
  81.15.Gh (Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.))  
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