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Surface characterization of Cu/Ti thin films by fractal analysis

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Copper/Titanium (Cu/Ti) metallic thin bilayer films, xCu/10nmTi/Si and xCu/30nmTi/Si (x=10nm, 20nm, 30nm, respectively), were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering technique. An atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to measure the surface morphology. The height-height correlation function, described by the surface parameter of roughness exponent α, together with the evolutions of the familiar parameters of roughness w and autocorrelation length ξ, was used to describe the surface quantitatively. The fractal dimension D of the surface was calculated. The values of D reduce with the Cu film thickness increasing for the samples of Cu/10nmTi/Si and increase for the samples of Cu/30nmTi/Si. The surface will be rougher for the samples of Cu/10nmTi/Si as the Cu film increasing from 10nm to 30nm and become smoother for the samples of Cu/10nmTi/Si.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 12th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 12th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2012 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Aug 201223 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
ISSN (Print)1944-9399
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9380

Conference

Conference2012 12th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBirmingham
Period20/08/1223/08/12

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