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Yichen Duan¹, Sana Rani¹, Yuying Zhang²

¹Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and Interfaces

|June 28, 2017

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Silver nanostructures were deposited on silicon surfaces using a trimethylphosphine precursor. Deposition conditions significantly influenced silver formation, with DFT explaining substrate and temperature effects on precursor reactivity.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Surface Chemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Silver deposition on silicon is crucial for microelectronics and plasmonics.
Controlling silver nanostructure formation requires understanding precursor-substrate interactions.
Previous methods lacked control over deposition on diverse silicon surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate silver deposition on various silicon substrates using a novel precursor.
To compare deposition outcomes at room and elevated temperatures.
To elucidate the mechanisms governing silver deposition using theoretical calculations.

Main Methods:

Chemical deposition using Trimethylphosphine(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)silver(I) precursor.
Surface characterization via Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
Chemical state analysis using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).
Theoretical modeling with Density Functional Theory (DFT).

Main Results:

Successful deposition of silver nanostructures and nanostructured films on silica, H-Si(100), and OH-Si(100).
Metallic silver was the primary deposited species.
Precursor reactivity varied significantly with substrate type and deposition temperature (room vs. 350 °C).

Conclusions:

The precursor enables controlled silver deposition on silicon surfaces.
Temperature and substrate surface chemistry critically influence deposition outcomes.
DFT provides insights into the initial deposition mechanisms and precursor behavior.