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In this study we use the double step gas cluster ion beam treatment to improve smoothing process of mechanically polished 4H-SiC (1000) wafers and compare it with conventional single-step smoothing. The first step is a higher energy treatment with 15 keV Ar cluster ions, and the second step is a lower 5 keV treatment. Single-step treatments are performed at 15 and 5 keV. It is shown that single-step 15 keV smoothing as compared with lower 5 keV one is very effective for removing the initial surface morphological feature (scratches), however, cluster ions impacting on the surface can create larger craters, resulting in roughness Rq of 1.05 nm. Whereas, 5 keV treatment at a selected fluence cannot remove initial scratches, which requires using higher fluences, i.e. such smoothing becomes time consuming. On the other hand, crater morphology with such a treatment is less developed, hence, the roughness slightly decreases to 0.9 nm. Using the double-step treatment, one can obtain the surface with lower Rq roughness of 0.78 nm as compared with single-step treatment, at the same total cluster ion fluence. Therefore, the double-step treatment combines the advantages of the effective smoothing of scratches at high energy and smaller crater morphology at low energy. To evaluate the contribution of the cluster morphology introduced by the accelerated clusters into the total roughness, the cluster ion beam treatment of an atomically smooth 4H-SiC (1000) surface is also carried out. It is shown that the crater diameter increases in a range of 15–30 nm with the cluster energy increasing. More detailed analysis of the smoothing process is carried out by using two-dimensional isotropic PSD function. It is shown that the cluster treatment of mechanically polished 4H-SiC wafers effectively reduces the roughness in a wavelength range of 0.05–0.20 μm and the efficiency of smoothing is higher at higher cluster energy. In a range of 0.02–0.05 μm, a roughening effect is observed, which is due to the formation of craters. This roughening effect can be effectively reduced by the subsequent lower energy step treatment, which can be shown by the PSD function analysis of the smooth SiC surface treated initially by cluster ion beam.
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Keywords:
- gas cluster ion beam /
- surface smoothing /
- steps energy model /
- surface roughness
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图 1 4H-SiC(1000)经不同能量的Ar团簇垂直辐照后的AFM表面形貌图 (a) 15 keV; (b) 15 keV (更高倍率); (c) 图(b)中弧坑的截面轮廓图; (d) 5 keV; (e) 两步法, 15, 5 keV
Figure 1. AFM images of 4H-SiC(1000) surface after Ar cluster bombardment at different energies: (a) 15 keV; (b) 15 keV at higher magnification; (c) cross section of a crater from Fig. (b); (d) 5 keV; (e) 15 keV and subsequent 5 keV.
图 2 4H-SiC(1000)经不同能量的团簇轰击后, AFM图像对应的PSD曲线
Figure 2. PSD functions of 4H-SiC (1000) surface after Ar cluster bombardment at different energies.
图 3 4H-SiC(1000)经不同能量的Ar团簇垂直辐照后的AFM表面形貌图 (a) 原始形貌; (b) 15 keV; (c) 5 keV; (d) 15–5 keV两步能量
Figure 3. AFM images of mechanically polished 4H-SiC (1000) surface before and after Ar cluster bombardment with different energy: (a) Initial surface; (b) 15 keV; (c) 5 keV; (d) 15 and subsequent 5 keV.
图 4 4H-SiC(1000)经不同能量的团簇轰击后, AFM图像对应的PSD曲线插图表示短波区域, 箭头表示粗糙度随团簇能量的增加而变化
Figure 4. PSD functions of 4H-SiC (1000) surface after Ar cluster bombardment at different energies. The inset represents short wavelength region. The arrow represent change of the roughness with increasing cluster energy.
表 1 具有原子级平坦表面4H-SiC的团簇辐照参数(团簇能量、离子剂量、辐照时间)和辐照结果(均方根表面粗糙度Rq)
Table 1. The smoothing parameters (cluster energy, ion flux, and treatment time) and root mean square roughness Rq. The samples have atomically smooth initial surface.
团簇能
量/keV离子剂量/(1016 ions·cm–2) 辐照时
间/min均方根粗
糙度/nm0 0 0 0.15 15 3 20 0.99 5 3 40 0.61 15–5 1.5+1.5 10+20 0.62 
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表 2 4H-SiC(1000)样品(含有机械损伤)的平坦化参数(团簇能量、离子剂量、平坦化时间)和平坦化结果(均方根表面粗糙度Rq)
Table 2. The smoothing parameters (cluster energy, ion flux, and treatment time) and root mean square roughness Rq. The samples have mechanically polished (scratched) initial surface.
团簇能
量/keV离子剂量/(1016 ions·cm–2) 抛光时
间/min均方根粗
糙度/nm0 0 0 1.35 15 3 20 1.05 5 3 40 0.90 15–5 1.5+1.5 10+20 0.78
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[1] Yamada I, Matsuo J, Toyoda N, Kirkpatrick A 2001 Mater. Sci. Eng., R 34 231
Google Scholar
[2] Toyoda N, Ogawa A 2017 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 50 184003
Google Scholar
[3] Korobeishchikov N G, Nikolaev I V, Roenko M A 2019 Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 438 1
Google Scholar
[4] Suzuki K, Kusakari M, Fujii M, Seki T, Aoki T, Matsuo J 2016 Surf. Interface Anal. 48 1119
Google Scholar
[5] Toyoda N, Tilakaratne B, Saleem I, Chu W K 2019 Appl. Phys. Rev. 6 020901
Google Scholar
[6] Ieshkin A, Kireev D, Ozerova K, Senatulin B 2020 Mater. Lett. 272 127829
Google Scholar
[7] Prasalovich S, Popok V, Persson P, Campbell E E B 2005 Eur. J. Phys. D 36 79
Google Scholar
[8] Gspann J 1995 Sens. Actuators A 51 37
Google Scholar
[9] Takeuchi D, Seki T, Aoki T, Matsuo J, Yamada I 1998 Mater. Chem. Phys. 54 76
Google Scholar
[10] Matsuo J, Seki T, Yamada I 2003 Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 206 838
Google Scholar
[11] Houzumi S, Takeshima K, Mochiji K, Toyoda N, Yamada I 2008 Electron. Commun. Jpn. 91 312
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Google Scholar
[13] Isogai H, Toyoda E, Senda T, Izunome K, Kashima K, Toyoda N, Yamada I 2007 Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 257 683
Google Scholar
[14] Seki T, Matsuo J 2007 Surf. Coat. Technol. 201 8646
Google Scholar
[15] Toyoda N, Fujimoto A, Yamada I 2013 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 52 06GF01
Google Scholar
[16] Matsuo J, Toyoda N, Akizuki M, Yamada I 1997 Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 121 459
Google Scholar
[17] 曾晓梅, Vasiliy Pelenovich, Rakhim Rakhimov, 左文彬, 邢斌, 罗进宝, 张翔宇, 付德君 2020 69 093601
Google Scholar
Zeng X M, Pelenovich V, Rakhimov R, Zuo W B, Xing B, Luo J B, Zhang X Y, Fu D J 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 093601
Google Scholar
[18] Zeng X M, Pelenovich V, Wang Z S, Zuo W B, Belykh S, Tolstogouzov A, Fu D J, Xiao X H 2019 Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 10 135
Google Scholar
[19] Pelenovich V O, Zeng X M, Ieshkin A E, Chernysh V S, Tolstogouzov A B, Yang B, Fu D J 2019 J. Surf. Invest. 13 344
Google Scholar
[20] Zeng X M, Pelenovich V, Liu C S, Fu D J 2017 Chin. Phys. C 41 087003
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