Plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition: basics, opportunities, and challenges

HB Profijt, SE Potts, MCM Van de Sanden… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2011‏ - pubs.aip.org
Plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an energy-enhanced method for the
synthesis of ultra-thin films with Å-level resolution in which a plasma is employed during one …

Advances in non-equilibrium plasma kinetics: a theoretical and experimental review

LD Pietanza, O Guaitella, V Aquilanti… - The European Physical …, 2021‏ - Springer
Numerous applications have required the study of CO 2 plasmas since the 1960s, from CO 2
lasers to spacecraft heat shields. However, in recent years, intense research activities on the …

Principles of plasma discharges and materials processing

MA Lieberman, AJ Lichtenberg - MRS Bulletin, 1994‏ - cambridge.org
The authors have done an excellent job of clearly explaining the different nomenclature
used in plasma processing, with the meaning of the symbols and constants commonly …

Chemical kinetics and reactive species in atmospheric pressure helium–oxygen plasmas with humid-air impurities

T Murakami, K Niemi, T Gans… - Plasma Sources …, 2012‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In most applications helium-based plasma jets operate in an open-air environment. The
presence of humid air in the plasma jet will influence the plasma chemistry and can lead to …

Global model of low-temperature atmospheric-pressure He+ H2O plasmas

DX Liu, P Bruggeman, F Iza, MZ Rong… - … Sources Science and …, 2010‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A detailed global model of atmospheric-pressure He+ H 2 O plasmas is presented in this
paper. The model incorporates 46 species and 577 reactions. Based on simulation results …

Oxygen discharges diluted with argon: dissociation processes

JT Gudmundsson… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2007‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We use a global (volume averaged) model to study the dissociation processes and the
presence of negative ions and metastable species in a low pressure high density O 2/Ar …

Air plasma kinetics under the influence of sprites

FJ Gordillo-Vázquez - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A full time-dependent kinetic study is presented for the main microscopic collisional and
radiative processes underlying the optical flashes associated with an impulsive (τ= 5 µs) …

Main Species and Physicochemical Processes in Cold Atmospheric‐pressure He + O2 Plasmas

DX Liu, MZ Rong, XH Wang, F Iza… - Plasma Processes …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
The main species and chemical processes in low‐temperature atmospheric‐pressure He+
O2 plasmas are identified using a comprehensive global model. The simulation results …

Foundations of atomic-level plasma processing in nanoelectronics

K Arts, S Hamaguchi, T Ito, K Karahashi… - Plasma Sources …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This article discusses key elementary surface-reaction processes in state-of-the-art plasma
etching and deposition relevant to nanoelectronic device fabrication and presents a concise …

[HTML][HTML] The role of plasma in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of crystalline films

DR Boris, VD Wheeler, N Nepal, SB Qadri… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020‏ - pubs.aip.org
The inclusion of plasma in atomic layer deposition processes generally offers the benefit of
substantially reduced growth temperatures and greater flexibility in tailoring the gas-phase …