Column IIIA metal film deposition by dissociative photoionization of metal halide vapors

D. B. Geohegan, J. G. Eden

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Abstract

Films of column IIIA metals (In, Al, and Tl) have been deposited on several different substrates (stainless steel, nickel, copper, and silver) by dissociatively photoionizing the corresponding metal iodide in a uniform electric field. Thin (≲0.2 μm) indium films have been grown on nickel by photoionizing indium monoiodide (InI) vapor with an argon fluoride (ArF) excimer laser at 193 nm. A similar process has resulted in thallium films produced from thallium iodide (TlI) vapor with a high pressure xenon lamp.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1146-1148
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume45
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984
Externally publishedYes

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