Particle agglomeration study in rf silane plasmas:Insitustudy by polarization‐sensitive laser light scattering
作者:
C. Courteille,
Ch. Hollenstein,
J.‐L. Dorier,
P. Gay,
W. Schwarzenbach,
A. A. Howling,
E. Bertran,
G. Viera,
R. Martins,
A. Macarico,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Physics
(AIP Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 80,
issue 4
页码: 2069-2078
ISSN:0021-8979
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1063/1.363118
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
To determine self‐consistently the time evolution of particle size and their number densityinsitumulti‐angle polarization‐sensitive laser light scattering was used. Cross‐polarization intensities (incident and scattered light intensities with opposite polarization) measured at 135° andexsitutransmission electronic microscopy analysis demonstrate the existence of nonspherical agglomerates during the early phase of agglomeration. Later in the particle time development both techniques reveal spherical particles again. The presence of strong cross‐polarization intensities is accompanied by low‐frequency instabilities detected on the scattered light intensities and plasma emission. It is found that the particle radius and particle number density during the agglomeration phase can be well described by the Brownian free molecule coagulation model. Application of this neutral particle coagulation model is justified by calculation of the particle charge whereby it is shown that particles of a few tens of nanometer can be considered as neutral under our experimental conditions. The measured particle dispersion can be well described by a Brownian free molecule coagulation model including a log‐normal particle size distribution. ©1996 American Institute of Physics.
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