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Ion energies in high power impulse magnetron sputtering with and without localized ionization zones.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 3/23/2015, Vol. 106 Issue 12, p1-5. 5p. 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- High speed imaging of high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges has revealed that ionization is localized in moving ionization zones but localization disappears at high currents for high yield targets. This offers an opportunity to study the effect ionization zones have on ion energies. We measure that ions have generally higher energies when ionization zones are present, supporting the concept that these zones are associated with moving potential humps. We propose that the disappearance of ionization zones is caused by an increased supply of atoms from the target which cools electrons and reduces depletion of atoms to be ionized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 106
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101828481
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916233