Amorphous carbon films for electronic applications

IS Kim, CE Shim, SW Kim, CS Lee, J Kwon… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While various crystalline carbon allotropes, including graphene, have been actively
investigated, amorphous carbon (a‐C) thin films have received relatively little attention. The …

Boron-doped amorphous carbon deposited by DC sputtering for a hardmask: Microstructure and dry etching properties

S Kim, U Kim, J Ryu, D Kim, M Kim, YC Joo… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Boron-doped amorphous carbon (aC) films have been investigated as a hardmask material
for improving semiconductor integration, deposited using direct current (DC) magnetron …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of N doping on the microstructure and dry etch properties of amorphous carbon deposited with a DC sputtering system

S Kim, MW Jeong, K Kim, U Kim, M Kim, SY Lee… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The importance of developing a hardmask with excellent performance, and physical and
chemical properties to utilize in long-term etching is spotlighted due to the acceleration of …

Bonding structure and dry etching characteristics in amorphous B–C–N films for hardmask applications

H Kim, U Kim, D Hong, S Kim, S Han, YC Joo, SY Lee - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The etch selectivity of the hardmask layer in lithography process for semiconductor chip
manufacturing is being continually improved through the utilization of single-element …

[HTML][HTML] First principles investigation on energetics, structure, and mechanical properties of amorphous carbon films doped with B, N, and Cl

H Park, D Woo, JM Lee, SJ Park, S Lee, HJ Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Amorphous carbon (aC) films have received significant attention due to their reliable
structures and superior mechanical, chemical and electronic properties, making them a …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of surface adsorption kinetics of SiH4 and Si2H6 for deposition of a hydrogenated silicon thin film using intermediate pressure SiH4 plasmas

H Park, E Yoon, GD Lee, HJ Kim - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
For the future mass production of silicon-based devices, the deposition process of
hydrogenated silicon (Si: H) thin films must not only satisfy several important material …

Effect of N doping on Cr-doped amorphous carbon/CrN/Ti multilayer coatings on 316L stainless steel bipolar plate for PEMFC: First principles calculation, structure …

B Mi, T Chen, J Zhang, X Ma, J Wang, P Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve the corrosion resistance and interfacial contact resistance (ICR) 316L stainless
steel bipolar plates used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), a series of …

First-principles investigation of morphological evolution of tungsten growth on alumina surfaces: implications for thin-film growth

H Park, DH Han, HT Lim, W Choi… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The fundamentals and interfacial interaction mechanism of tungsten-alumina
heterostructures are not yet fully understood. Here, we present a first-principles investigation …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of hydrogen concentration in amorphous carbon films on mechanical properties and fluorine penetration: a density functional theory and ab …

H Park, D Woo, JM Lee, SJ Park, S Lee, HJ Kim… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Amorphous carbon (aC) films have attracted significant attention due to their reliable
structures and superior mechanical, chemical and electronic properties, making them a …

Understanding the CO2/CH4/N2 Separation Performance of Nanoporous Amorphous N‐Doped Carbon Combined Hybrid Monte Carlo with Machine Learning

B Li, S Wang, Z Tian, G Yao, H Li… - Advanced Theory and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amorphous carbon (aC) is widely used as the adsorbent in the purification of industrial gas.
Introducing nitrogen dopant can regulate the morphology and improve the adsorption …