Epitaxial growth of Cu(001) thin films onto Si(001) using a single-step HiPIMS process

Abstract We report on a new route to grow epitaxial copper (Cu) ultra-thin films (up to 150 nm thick) at ambient temperature on Si(001) wafers covered with native oxide without any prior chemical etching or plasma cleaning of the substrate. It consists of a single-step deposition process using high...

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Main Authors: Felipe Cemin, Daniel Lundin, Clarisse Furgeaud, Anny Michel, Guillaume Amiard, Tiberiu Minea, Gregory Abadias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01755-8