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These are the Lecture Slides of Thin Film Materials Processing which includes Vaporization, Vapor Pressure Curves, Thermal Desorption, Molecular Binding Energy, First Order Desorption, Desorption Rate, Real Surfaces, Diffusion of Gas Particles etc. Key important points are: Plasma Physics, Plasma Properties, Plasma Density, Dc Glow Discharge, Ionization and Plasma Current, Townsend Equation, Ionization Coefficient, Paschen Curve, Particleinelastic Events
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Plasma Physics
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Plasma Physics
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A → A+^ + e -
hv
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i initial current
d distancebetweenelectrodes
Townsendsecondary-electroncoefficient
Townsendionizationcoefficient
1 exp 1
exp( )
0
e
0
=
=
=
=
− −
=
γ
α
γ α
α
where
d
i i d e
meanfree path
E electricfield
q electroncharge
ionizationpotential
exp 1
=
=
=
=
λ
λ λ
α
i
i
V
qE
V
Plasma Physics
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The probability per unit length of ionization occurring during an Electron-gas collision. Increase Field, decrease Ionization Potential you will increase α. At low pressure α approaches the mean free path.
1
10
100
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Pressure (Pa)
alpha (mm-1)
alpha (d=100mm, Vi=15eV, E=100V/10mm) E=500/10mm Vi = 20 Vi = 10 1/lambda
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Pd
Paschen Limit
Plasma Physics
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e -^ (100eV) + AB inelastic e -^ (<100eV) + A + B + e -
e -^ (100eV) + AB inelastic e -^ (<100eV) + A +^ + B + 2e -
e -^ (100eV) + AB inelastic e -^ (<100eV) + A +^ + B-^ + e -
Dissociation/ Fragmentation
Dissociative Ionization
Dissociative Ionization with Attachment
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100V
e (^) A +
Cathode Anode
Plasma Physics
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e -^ A +
e - e - A + e - e -
Cathode
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100V
Cathode Anode
e-
e-
e-^ + A+ → A e-^ + A → A-
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Plasma Physics
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Particle Energies and Temperatures
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Plasma Physics
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Various Magnetron Configurations
Plasma Physics
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Various Magnetron Configurations
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Plasma Physics
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v
θ
where istheenergy transfer function
( )
4
:
cos ( )
4
2
1
2
1
2 1 2
1 2
2 2 1 2
1 2 2 11
2 2 2 1
2
γ
γ
θ
=
= =
M M
MM
where
M M
MM Mv
Mv E
E
Electron mass << ion/molecule, therefore γ is ~ 10 -
v1 sin(θ)
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Plasma Physics
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kT
k T k E
k
k T n n dt
dn
AB
AB
AB A B
p
= −
=
rateconstant ( ) exp
where isthethermallyactivatedreaction
( )
0
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Electron stimulated reactions:
e- + A → P
( )isthetotalelectroncollisionalcross- section
( )istheelectron velocitydistribution
( )istheelectronenergydistribution
:
( , ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( , )
0
E
v E
f E
where
k eT f E v E E dE
k eT nn dt
dn
T
e
e
e e T
e A
p
σ
=
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0
1
1 10 100 1000 10000 Energy (eV)
Normalized Probability (au)
Cross-section for SF 6
Secondary Electron Distribution