Influence of Plasma Surface Treatment of Polyimide on the Microstructure of Aluminum Thin Films
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Abstract
The effects of plasma treatment of polyimide substrates on the texture and grain size distribution of aluminum thin films were studied. Oxygen-argon plasma treatment increased the average grain size and enhanced the (111) film texture. For short oxygen-argon plasma treatment times, the deposited Al films showed a (111) texture with a bimodal grain structure and even a {111}<112¯> type in-plane texture. The preferential nucleation and grain growth of (111) grains are discussed in terms of the interface energy anisotropy.
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OpenAlex topics: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics · Copper Interconnects and Reliability · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8511, Japan
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