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Effect of Sputtering Temperature on Fluorocarbon Films: Surface Nanostructure and Fluorine/Carbon Ratio
Qi Zhao1, Feipeng Wang2, Kaizheng Wang3
1State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. zhaoqi@cqu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
In this work, fluorocarbon film was deposited on silicon (P/100) substrate using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as target material at elevated sputtering temperature. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to investigate the surface morphology as well as structural and chemical compositions of the deposited film. The surface energy, as well as the polar and dispersion components, were determined by water contact angle (WCA) measurement. The experimental results indicated that increasing sputtering temperature effectively led to higher deposition rate, surface roughness and WCA of the film. It was found that the elevated temperature contributed to increasing saturated components (e.g., C-F2 and C-F3) and decreasing unsaturated components (e.g., C-C and C-CF), thus enhancing the fluorine-to-carbon (F/C) ratio. The results are expected aid in tailoring the design of fluorocarbon films for physicochemical properties.
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