Abstract
Abstract
Mist-assisted methods have recently attracted much attention for plasma deposition in high-quality (multi)functional thin films. However, very little is known on plasma interactions with misted colloidal solutions and their role in plasma process kinetics. Time-resolved optical diagnostics have been carried out to study the deposition of TiO2–SiO2 nanocomposite thin films in low-pressure oxygen-argon plasmas with organosilicon precursors and TiO2 suspensions. Each pulsed injection of the dispersion was followed by a pressure rise due to solvent evaporation. This caused a significant reduction in the electron temperature and density, which mitigated matrix precursor fragmentation and SiO2 deposition as TiO2 nanoparticles were supplied to the film. Comparing injections with and without nanoparticles, misty plasma effects were dominated by plasma droplets rather than plasma-nanoparticle interactions. Successive matrix-rich and nanoparticle-rich deposition steps were confirmed by in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry.
Funder
Université de Montréal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Université de Nantes
Subject
Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Acoustics and Ultrasonics,Condensed Matter Physics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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