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THE
E L E C T R I C A L P R O P E R T I E S
OF
G O L D A N D T A N T A L U M
T H I N F I L M S
AFTER
A R G O N I O N I M P L A N T A T I O N
R. G. R. ROBINSON, B .S c . DUNELM 1943
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Foreword by I.H. Wilson (Supervisor)
This thesis has been assembled by myself from papers found
at his home after the tragic death of Graham Robinson3 known to
us all as Gray. His experimental work was nearly complete and he had
finished the chapters on experimental procedure and the results
for his thesis. The other main document available to us was
his transfer report and parts of this are reproduced in the
appropriate chapters. The work falls into two parts - argon
bombardment of gold filmss and drgon bombardment of tantalum
films. The transfer report refers only to the former and so
comments by myself (in italics) will be included where necessary.
Extracts from other material will be included where appropriate.
The main results of the work on gold films has already been 1
published.
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Abstract 11 Introduction 42 Theory 7
2.1 Introduction 72.2 The effect of sputtering on the conductivity 8
of thin films2.2.1 Ion bombardment 82.2.2 Electrical resistance 92.2.3 Tantalum films (unknown density) 10
2.3 Strain sensitivity 112.3.1 Longitudinal gauge factor 132.3.2 Transverse gauge factor 14
2.4 The temperature coefficient of strain gauge 14factor 8
2.5 Theoretical value of the temperature 15coefficient of resistance a
2.6 Statistical methods 173 Experimental Techniques 18
3.1 Thin films 183.1.1 Substrate Preparation 183.1.2 Gold Films 183.1.3 Tantalum Films 183.1.4 Electrode Pads 193.1.5 Ion Bombardment 19
3.2 Measurements 20
ContentsPage
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3.2.1 Resistance Measurement 203.2.2 Temperature Control and Measurement 233.2.3 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 253.2.4 Strain-Gauge Factor ' 27
3.3 Anodising 313.4 Vacuum Annealing 34
4 Results 374.1 Gold Films 38
4.1.1 Sheet Resistance 384.1.2 Resistivity 404.1.3 Annealing 404.1.4 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 464.1.5 Strain-Gauge Coefficient of Resistance 464.1.6 Temperature Coefficient of Strain-Gauge 52
Factor4.1.7 S.E.M. Microscope Examination 524.1.8 Microprobe Analysis 55
4.2 Tantalum Films Before Bombardment 554.2.1 Sheet Resistance 574.2.2 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 574.2.3 Strain-Gauge Coefficient of Resistance 62
4.3 Bombarded Tantalum Films 674.3.1 Resistance 674.3.2 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 714.3.3 Strain-Gauge Factor 754.3.4 Annealing 754.3.5 Depth profiling by anodization 80
Contents (continued)
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5 Discussion of results 87
5.1 Gold films 87
5 .1 .1 Strain gauge coefficient (y) 87
5 .1 .2 Tunnelling 88
5 .1 .3 Metallic conduction 89
5 .1 .4 The temperature coefficient of . . 90resistance (a)
5 .1 .5 The temperature coefficient of strain : 91gauge factor ( 8)
5 .1 .6 The structure of the bombarded films 92
5 .1 .7 The resistance ageing effect 93
5 .1 .8 The drop in resistance for doses below • 952 x 1015 ions cm 2
5.2 Tantalum films 95
5 .2 .1 The as-deposited films 95
5 .2 .2 The effect of argon bombardment on 95re sistiv ity
5 .2 .3 Changes in T.C.R. as a result of argon 97bombardment
5 .2 .4 Changes in strain gauge factor as . 98a result of argon bombardment.
5 .2 .5 Resistance ageing 93
6 Conclusions iqo
6.1 Argon bombardment of gold films 100
6.2 Argon bombardment of tantalum films 102
7 References 104
8 Appendices 10$
Contents (continued)
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ABSTRACT
Evaporated gold and tantalum films have been bombarded with argon ions. In the case of gold films this resulted in an increase of the sheet-resistance by sputter etching to a maximum of 40 kft/a .The strain-gauge coefficient of resistance (y) (i.e. the fractional change in resistance per unit strain) was measured for films with a wide range of sheet-resistance, and was found to be almost invariant with an average of 2.6. This contrasts, greatly with the published values of y of up to 100 for thin island-structure evaporated films of similar sheet-resistance.
The temperature coefficient of strain-gauge factor (8) was found to be similar in magnitude but opposite in sign to the temperature coefficient of resistivity (a), which was measured as +12 x 10V°C.
The measured values of y, 8 and a agree well with values calculated assuming metallic conduction modified by reduction of the electron mean- free-path. We, therefore, conclude that a connected metallic layer still exists at very high values of sheet-resistance.
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In the case of tantalum films (that contain 30 atomic
per cent oxygen) conduction was found to be by a combination
of metallic and activated tunnelling. In the latter case
there is some evidence for an increase in importance of this
mechanism with oxygen concentration and for the existence of
at least two activation energies.
After bombardment with low doses of argon the resistivity
(p/ and also a shifted markedly towards values expected of very
pure tantalum films3 probably as a result of radiation enhanced
diffusion and preferential sputtering of oxygen combined with
re-arrangement of the film to form large precipitates of b.c.c.
tantalum.
There was aso a significant increase in y (from cm
average of 3 up to 5 .2) at similar doses3 possibly as a result
of changes in the microstructure increasing the importance of
strain induced changes in the metallic conduction paths in the
film..
The metallic phase appears to be metastable as p increases
with time (up to two years) at room temperature3 probably due to
reaction with oxygen near the film/substrate interface.
For higher doses p drops (but not in a way explainable by
sputter etching) a changes from a large positive value to a small
negative oney and y drops towards a value of 2 which is the pre
dicted value for Ta. on glass.
ABSTRACT (continued)
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These results indicate that a single phase3 stable3 low
sputtering rate compound is formed, probably by reaction with
the glass substrate. This compound has a mixture of activated
tunnelling and metallic conduction with the strain gauge factor
apparently determined by the metallic component of conduction.
Some preliminary attempts at electrical depth profiling
of the bombarded tantalum films by anodization are reported
and the results support the models proposed above.
ABSTRACT (continued)
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1. Introduction
This work is part of a programme aimed at understanding the effects of ion bombardment on the electrical properties of thin metal films.
Measurement of strain-gauge coefficient of resistance, henceforth called strain-gauge factor, was undertaken because it provides information on conduction mechanisms that are dominant in the implanted thin films, and because work on active ion implantation of active metal films has indicated that this— . 2i3~technique might be used to produce useful devices;
Argon bombardment of gold films was chosen for the first study because of the inert nature of ion and target, and because the sputtering characteristics are reasonably well understood.In addition evaporated gold films have shown a very large difference in strain-gauge factor (y) (two orders of magnitude) between structures of the connected type (metallic conduction) and discontinuous island structures (tunnelling conduction).
The strain gauge factor is defined by; y E (<$R/R) / (5£/il) where R is the resistance and i is the length of the conductor.
Continuous 200 & evaporated gold films on glass substrates have been bombarded with 40 keV argon ions to increase the sheet- resistance by several orders of magnitude, into the region where
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thin evaporated films would be discontinuous. The values of y and a(the temperature coefficient of resistance or T.C.R.) and also the temperature coefficient of the strain-gauge factor (8), were measured.
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In the second study the same (inert) ion was used
but a chemically reactive film3 tantalum3 was used in order
to determine the effects on strain-gauge factor of structural6 , 7 , 8
changes observed by other workers at Surrey on similar films.
A large amount of data was accumulated on the properties of
the1 as deposited’films (resistivity3 T.C.R.3 activation energy
for conduction3 strain-gauge factor and stability)3 as well as
determination of the effects of argon bombardment on these
properties.
A first attempt was made at determining electrical
properties as a function of depth by anodic oxide profiling.
ATthough the latter was not completely successful it provided the
groundwork,that lead to a very successful, technique being developed
by other workers at Surrey. 8
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2.I Introduction
This section is a compilation of the relationships
devised by Gray. These are used in the results section for
comparison with experimental results.
2. Theory
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2.2 The effect of sputtering ori the conductivity of thiri filmsConsider 1 cm3 of pure gold. Its mass is 19.3 g,
and its relative mass is 19.3 mole.197
The number of atoms contained in 1 cm3, is, byAvogadro’s Number,
19.3 x 6.025 x 1023, = 59 x 1021 atoms.197
Thus the number of gold atoms per unit atomic area in a 1 cm length is, on average,
^ 5 9 x 1021' = 3.893 x 107 ;per unit atomic area
and the average numbei^in the thickness of a 240 film is240 x 10 x 3.893 x 107 =* 93.5 atoms.
The mean linear distance between atoms is 2.57 & ,
2.2.1 Ion BombardmentA monatomic layer of gold 1 cm2 in area would contain,
(3.893 x 107)2 = 15.15 x 10lk atoms.Let the number of conducting atoms affected by the
ion bombardment be S atoms/ion. ^Note: this is'-similar to thesputter rate which, for gold, is 10 atoms/ion with argon ions at 40 lcevj]
The number of ions required to remove, by sputtering, the numberof atoms equivalent to;a monatomic layer of gold is, therefore,
“215.15 x 101** ions.cm ;S
and this would involve an electric charge of-1 915.15 x 1011* x 1.60 x 10 coulomb/cm2
S” 242 pC.cm • — — — — — — — — 2.1
S
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u The charge to remove atoms equivalent to a film of mean
thickness 240-X would be„ 2
22620 yC.cm.S
2 .2 .2 E lectrical Resistance
The re sistiv ity of gold in bulk is-6
= 2.285 x 10 ft cm, (at 30 C),
and the resistance of a slab, of thickness t , length £ and
breadth b is
R * p £_ ft bt
When the slab is of square format £ = b, and the
resistance
R = £ ft/D .t
The Conductance of such a slab, of thickness 240 & ,
is
G = 1 “ 240 x 10
R 2.285 x 10*“= 1.05 siemen/square (at 30°C).
Under argon-ion bombardment the film thickness (and
hence the film conductance) w ill be reduced.
Consider such a film after ion bombardment with
charge C coulomb. The mean film thickness remaining w ill be '22620
t (22620 - SC) cm.22620 22620
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The conductance would be G = t (22620 - SC)
22620O,S/D 2.2
which is shown in figure 4-.3 for. three-.values of .S.
The resistance of the film would be R = 22620 pp
t (22620 - SC)ft/Q -2 .3
2 .2 .3 Tantalum films (unknown density)
3 _DAtoms/cm = x No
(Wt)Atoms/cm = 3*
Wt cmlinear spacing =
3\f D x No
' DNo (Wt)
%Atoms/cm monolayer = D No
(Wt)
Ions needed to remove a monolayer = —\ ONo'
wry
Ions needed to remove thickness t
I•&, % D NoWET wt
D Noy3
D No (Wt) x t Ions/cm"
NoT— ---^AtWt
x t
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N = D 6.025 x 1023 ^ _ ~ 8 v , '■g x l 8~o" 95----- x 750 x 10 Ions/cm
= £ x 0,250 x 1017 Ions/cm2S
By experiment this = 3 x 1017 i Ons/cm2determined by extrapolation of the resistance versus dose curve
° ‘25 § . = 3 D = 12S
N = D x 0.25 x 1017 = 3 x 1017 Ions/cm
Film sheet resistance during bombardment
N(N - » )
RS . = £ x N - - - - 2 . 4
2,3 Strain Sensitivity y.-Under tensile e lastic deformation the change in resistance
of a thin film is given by
dR = d£ = db - dt_ + dpR £ b t p
Poisson’ s ratio for unconstrained dimensions would give
db = dt = - a , and£
Parker and Krinsky1* have shown that this leads to a Strain-
Gauge Coefficient of Resistance of
v = dR/R = i + 2a + dp/pY a , i 2-5
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The dimensions (apart from the thickness) of thin films, however, may be assumed to be the same as those of the substrate, so that the width b is constrained by the contraction experienced by the substrate; that is
db = -a d&— s — 9b £ a circumstance which gives rise to a differential lateral tensilestrength of amount
which, in turn, causes a further lateral strain in the direction of the film thickness' and a stress reaction in the direction of jfche applied strain.
Consider the three principal strains in an isotropic medium (the film);
V = |< - ° f ( P; * p ,) =EE s
V = P2 - Of { P1 + P3) _0E~ -----5 =
h Es
e. = - qf (pi + p2) ■T E
where = strain in the direction of the length & andthe applied stress p s
£ = strain in the direction of the width b and2the differential lateral stress p ,
2
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e3 = strain in the direction of the thickness tand the lateral stress p , (=0),
3
E = Young’s modulus for the film material,Es = Young's modulus for the substrate,
Rs = the stress applied to the substrate by thebending rig.
By combining the above three equations and applying theknown end-conditions, e • may be obtained in terms of e .• and
3 i
Poisson's ratios for film and substrate, e = a (1 - a ) .B f S' G 5
(1 - Of ) 1ii . - ofa - o ) d4or t -----------
( 1 - af) i
This leads to values for the strain-gauge coefficients of resistance.
V = « £ = 1 + a t o - ( 1 - Vd i / i s f ________ + dp/p
( 1 - af) d i / i
2 . 6
l oThis is similar to the result of Verma
2.3.1 Longitudinal Gauge Factor YhChange of resistance is measured in the direction (± i ) of
the applied strain.iThe resistance R0 = p __ >
* btso that 3R = 3p - 3t t 3JI - 8b
Ri p t i b *
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Using the relationship derived above, the longitudinal ,'strain-gauge coefficient of resistance is;
Y& " 9R/R£ = + (1 + aQ) + crf (1 - os) + 8p/p
B£/£ £ 7 3£/£(1 - a jf-
2.7
2.3.2 Transverse Gauge Factor y^
In this case change of resistance is measured in the direction(±b) at right-angles to the direction (±£) of the applied strain.
The resistance R, = p k ,b £ t
so that aR = 3 £ - l t - 3 £ + 8bR. p t £ bD
again, using the same relationships, the transverse strain- gauge coefficient of resistance is formulated as,
yb - 9R7Rb = - ( 1 + a ) + af ( l - a ) + 3p/p
W * -
2 . 8
It is assumed that the films are isotropic, and that, Pb = = P .
2.4 The temperature coefficient of strain-gauge factor 8The temperature coefficient of resistance (T.C.R.) is defined
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as1 3y
Writing the temperature coefficient of strain-gauge factor
we have
and
y,9T 9
1 38 - 3R/R 3T
3 SL/Z
3 R
3R/R
& = 3R/3& 3&3T1 U & 3T
1 3R R 3T
The first term is a temperature coefficient of the rate of change of resistance with length - which should be invariant: the second term is the coefficient of linear expansion, which may be neglected as being two orders of magnitude below the third term: the third term is the T.C.R. This result has been obtained by Witt and Coutts11,
8 = - a 2.9
2.5 Theoretical value of the temperature coefficient of resistance aWe will derive a value of q assuming metallic conduction in
the film that is limited by the reduction in electron mean freepath caused by the proximity of the film surfaces.
1 2It has been suggested that the average free path length is
given byT - 3t t £nA - -jj. + j
XB
where t is the film thickness and Xg is the bulk mean free path. The relative conductivity is then given by
o , A _
BSt , t
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where is the bulk conductivity. This expression has to be13 9m
modified to account for diffuse scattering at boundaries , giving
the relation
3t4A, (1 + 2 ) (&n + 0.4228}
2.10
where p is the fraction of incident electrons specularly reflected 2
and p <:<i. Using an extension of Matthiessen1s rule, the re s is t
iv ity of the film is the sum of components due to la ttice
scattering scattering by defects and impurities (pR) and
su rface scattering (p ) . The bulk resistiv ity p is just composedS D
of the f ir s t two components since p is assumed to be negligible.sThe T.C.R. is defined as
_ _1 dR _ _1 dp• R dT " p dT
As a f ir s t approximation one can say that pn and p do notu sdepend strongly on temperature so that for a continuous, homogeneous film
a, ' i f fdT
1 ’dp] Pf dT
and
a. _ 1 - dP«-B '• PB- dT
dpjdT~
Then
a,a
1 2B
Using Heavens’ approximate solution for eqn.2.10 for t « A ,
‘f ~ % iiri + 0,4228}-l
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2.11This model includes a large number of assumptions, and i t may
be more re a listic to take into account scattering at grain boundaries.
2 .6 S tatistica l Methods
The measurements made in the course o f this strain-gauge
evaluation include unpredictable errors s an(} although an attempt
was made to minimise their occurrence the graphs show their
preswence only too clearly.
It is assumed that these errors are randan in occurrence
and magnitude, and that they have a Normal probability,distribution.
It follows, therefore, that Standard Deviations may be calculated
for suitable quantities such that the probability o f the quantity
lyirg within the range
It is usually satisfactory to take the range ± 1.96 S.D. as
defining the 95% confidence lim its.
mean value ± 1 S.D. is 0.68
or mean value ±1.96 S.D. is 0.95
or mean value ± 2.58 S.D. is 0.99
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3.1 Thin Films
Films were vacuum evaporated onto soda-glass substrates
approximately I ram thick. High temperature annealing was not employed.
It was therefore hoped that no problems would be encountered from out-other metal ions from the substrate,
diffusion of sodium an d / For gold films 3” x 1" glass was used
whilst for tantalum both l n x I 1’ squares and 3" x 0 .2 ” strips
were used. A few tantalum films were laid onto mica and some
onto alumina substrate: these were used for sheet resistance and
TCR measurements but no significant difference was noted as'a result
of their use.
3 .1 .1 Substrate Preparation
The substrate was cleaned by gentle abrasion in hot detergent
"'solution . By rinsing in hot water and hot d istille d water, and
with a fin al rinse in de-ionised water. Drying was carried out on a
lamina-flow bench, and only those substrates that dried without
cloudiness to give clear specula reflections were used for film
deposition.
3 .1 .2 Gold Films
Gold was evaporated from a tungsten wire spiral e lectrica lly_ 6 _ G
heated in a vacuum of between 1 x 10 and 2 x 10 torr. The sub
strate temperature was that o f the equipment ambient.
Films were laid down having a thickness within the range 200 8
to 300 &. This was measured after evaporation by Talystep Indicator.
But thickness was monitored during some evaporation runs using a
quartz crystal thickness monitor oscillating at about 250 Khz, whilst
for other runs the resistance o f a test film was monitored, and evap
oration was stopped when this had reached a resistance o f 10 ft.
3 .1 .3 Tantalum Films
Tantalum was evaporated by electron-bean heating in an ultra-
high vacuum system pumped by an o i l diffusion pump and fitted with a
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3.______Experimental Techniques
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liquid nitrogen cold trap. A titanium sublimation pump was
available, enabling a pressure of 5 x 1CT9 torr to be reached at
the start of each evaporation run. During evaporation the pressure
(and temperature) rose and after about five minutes had reached an-6
indicated level of about 10 , at which point the run was usually
interrupted for cooling.
Film thickness measurements made after unloading the evap
orator indicated consistently a rate of deposition of tantalum of
50 X per minute, and this rate was used to estimate film thickness
during the subsequent evaporation runs.
3 .1 .4 Electrode Pads
Each film had gold electrodes formed at either end to define
the film length and to enable electrical connections to be made. The
gold pads were evaporated in vacuo through masks, after a preliminary
flash evaporation of a titianium "glue" layer. The resulting elect
rodes were robust enough to allow connecting leads to be soft-soldered
into place.
The. masks used for the gold and tantalum films are shown in
Figures 3.1 and 3.2 respectively,
3 .1 .5 Ion Bombardment
The ion bombardment was carried out in a 500 keV heavy ion
accelerator with sector-magnet mass-analysis and closed loop voltage
control using the mass defining s l i t s . Uniformity of dose was achieved
by electrostatic scanning of the beam on a raster equivalent to double
the area of the beam defining aperture. Uniformity is estimated at
better than 1%, beam convergence is estimated to be less than 0. 2° .
The ion dose was monitored by measuring the charge collected by the
target. An electrostatic fie ld was used to suppress secondary electrons.
The target chamber was pumped by liquid nitrogen trapped diffusion
pump with a cold finger (liquid nitrogen) mounted close to the target.
Typical operating pressure was 5 X 10 7 torr.
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All electrical measurements were conducted with the specimens
at atmospheric pressure.
The effect of the unimplanted ends on the r e sistiv ity , TCR
and strain gauge factor of implanted gauges was corrected for by
using formulae derived by M. R. Moulding (transfer report 1977) and
reproduced here as appendix 3.
3 .2 .1 Resistance Measurement
An equal-arm Wheatstone Bridge circuit was used for measuring
film resistance, the DC supply being 2 V for most films so as to lim it
the power dissipation to 2 mW/cm2 and so avoid thermal errors. For
high resistance films the bridge ratio arms were unequal and the
supply could be increased to 10 V.
3.2 ’ ■ Measurements
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Mask for electrode areas.
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FIG. 3.1 MASKS FOR GOLD FILMS.
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10 mm
1 <
10mm
Tantalum films Gold electrodes Bombardment window
1" x 1” Composite film
2 5 mm
Bombardment area
Tantalum film
Electrode mask
3” x 0.2” Composite film
FIG. 3.2 MASKS FOR TANTALUM FILMS
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For the measurement o f the gold films a centre-zero micro-
ammeter was used as balance detector (+-100 pA range), and a series
of spot measurements was made for each run. In the case o f the
tantalum films an x-y plotter was available and this allowed a
continuous record to be made o f the measurements.
Before use the films were annealed at rocm temperature for a
minimum time o f one week, and also at 120° C for two hours.
3 .2 .2 Tenperature Control and Measurement
In order to avoid errors due to tenperature variation during
the measurement o f strain-gauge factor the temperature must be held
constant. The use of glass as the substrate lim its the maximum safe
strain to about 250 PPM and the change o f resistance this gives is ,in
the case o f gold film s, the equivalent of a temperature change o f less
than one h alf degree celsius. Thus, for there to be no more than a
5% error in strain-gauge factor from this cause the temperature must
not vary by more than 0 .02° C during straining. This is d iffic u lt to
achieve over protracted periods but seems possible for the duration o f
one strain run.
The four-point straining rig was positioned inside a fan-blown
environmental chamber in such a way that strain could be applied, and
measured, from the outside. The schematic arrangenent o f this equip
ment is shown in Figure 3 .3 . Temperature could be tightly controlled
by a closed-loop servo over the range 20° C to 120° C using a filamentary
air-heating element and a filamentary tungsten resistor as the sensor.
The temperature was measured with an iron-constantan thermocouple
soldered to a copper vane o f 2 sq.cm. placed in the air stream of the
chamber, and with the cold junction kept in melting ice . The thermal
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EMF was read on a moving co il indicator. Temperature control was
possible, but to a reduced accuracy, over the extended range - 20° C
to + 150° C with the aid of auxiliary cooling or heating.
The environmental chamber was also used for making TCR
measurements.
3 .2 .3 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
In the case of the gold films precise measurements o f r e s is t
ance were made at about twelve spot temperatures between room tempera
ture and 120° C both for rising and for falling temperature. The
results were corrected for end effects in the case o f bombarded films
by a simple computer routine, and were displayed as a graph plot for a
visual check on high temperature sta b ility : a simple line fittin g pro
cedure was used to obtain the TCR and the sheet resistance at 30° C.
Host o f the tantalum films were measured with the aid o f an x-y
p lotter, vertical deflection being the out-of~balance output of the
Wheatstone Bridge and horizontal deflection the thermocouple EMF. The
procedure adopted here was to heat the chamber to about 120° C, to
start the x-y p lo t, and to allow the chamber to cool slowly over a
period o f about an hour. Half way through the period water cooling
was started so as to maintain a more or less constant cooling rate down
to room temperature. The resistance scale was calibrated each time by
altering the bridge balance point and marking the change on the p lo t,
and the temperature scale was calibrated once and for a l l with the thermo
junction in steam. A b e s t -f it straight line was drawn through the p lo t,
and this was subsequently corrected for end effects to give the TCR and
sheet resistance at 30° C. Figure 3.4 shows a typical TCR run for a
tantalun film .
A few tantalum films were measured over the extended temperature
range -190° C to + 110° C.*'' 'These films were mounted within an aluminium
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block narrow enough to pass through the neck o f an ordinary picnic
dewar flask and also through an aperture into the environmental
chamber; see Figure 3 .5 . The flask was half f i l le d with liquid
nitrogen and the block was carefully lowered into i t so as to cool
the films to -195° C. The block was then raised so that the temper
ature would rise slowly, to reach 0° C after about four hours.
Temperature was again measured by thermocouple and moving co il
indicator, and resistance by Wheatstone Bridge., Spot measurements
were made at approximately 10° C intervals, and when the temperature
had reached about + 5° C the block was transferred to the environ
mental chamber, and heating was applied in steps to + 110° C. The
results were corrected for end effect and were plotted (R V.T)and
(log R v .l /T ) . Typical outputs o f data for these plots are shown
in Table 3.1 and plotted in Figure 3. 6.
3 ,2 .4 Strain/-Gauge Factor
The substrates were loaded into the four-point bending rig
positioned inside the environmental chamber, see Figure 3 .7 . Strain
was calculated fran a measurement o f substrate deflection, made mid-way
between the two fixed posts o f the bender. Using a d ifferen tial trans
former transducer. With the maximum safe strain for 1 mm thick glass
substrate applied by the rig (+-250 x 10 6) the deflection obtained was
0.1 irm and the transducer output was +- 118 m illiv o lt .
For gold films the transducer output was measured on a centre-
zero millivoltmeter having a backing-off fa c ility . A number o f spot
readings o f resistance and deflection were taken as the strain was
applied; then the results were corrected for end e ffe c ts , were displayed
in graphical form, and a straight line established through than to give
the strainvgavge factor. , A ll these calculations and the plots were
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carried out using a d igital computer. Each strain run was completed
within a time span of about two minutes so as to minimise temperature
errors (see Section 3 .2 .2 ) , and the results from four runs in tension
and four in compression were averaged to obtain the final strain-gauge
factor. A typical computer plot for a gold strain-gauge is shown in
Figure 3 .8 .
For the tantalum films the x-y plotter was available, and this
was used to display Wheatstone Bridge out-of-balance vertically and
transducer output horizontally. A typical strain run for a tantalum
film is shown in Figure 3 .9 . , where the film was strained from tension
to compression and back again as a check on temperature d r ift . The
resistance scale was established by altering the bridge balance point,
the slope of the best straight line drawn through the plot being used
to calculate the strain-gauge factor after end corrections had been
applied. The correction for the unbombarded section of bombarded
gauges necessary in order to determine the true value of K was done
using formulae similar to those derived by M. R. Moulding' (transfer
report 1977) Appendix
3.3 Anodising
Some of the tantalum films were examined in layers by progressive
anodic oxidation. A strong solution of acetic acid was used as: the
electrolyte (50% glacial acetic acid in water), and a platinum fo il of
2.5 sq. cm. was the counter electrode. A d ifficu lty encountered in this
work is that of insulating the submerged electrode and defining the anodised
portion of the film . This was overcome here by the use of a generous
layer of apiezon wax applied over the electrode and its lead so as partially
to cover the tantalum film and to leave the required window exposed.
The anodic potential was increased in steps of approximately 2 V
from a source current limited to 25 yA. At each step the film was withdrawn
from the electrolyte, washed in several changes of d istille d water, dried,
and placed in the environmental chamber for the resistance and TCR
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Strain measurement of an Argon- bombarded Gold Film.(E lectrical Resistance/
Substrate D eflection)
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to be measured. Anodising was continued at increasing potential
until the film became open circu it. The results of a typical run
are listed in Table 3 .2 .
3 .4 . Vacuum Annealing
A number of tantalum films were annealed isothermally in
vacuo at temperarures up to 300°C.
The films were loaded .onto a sliding platform. This was
positioned at the cool end of a metals research vacuum furnace and
kept there until the pressure was reduced below lO” 1* Torr. The
platform was then pushed into the hot region of the furnace for one
hour, by which time the pressure was usually better than 5 x 10*"5
Torr. The platform was then withdrawn to cool for haly* an hour, and
then unloaded.
At each step in the annealing^the sheet resistance of the films
was measured. This was done using a four-point probe because of the
impracticability of using soft-soldered jo in ts . The probe spacing was
1.0 mm and a current of 1 mA was used for measuring the low resistance
films and 0.1 mA for those with high resistance.
The temperature was increased in steps of 50° C from 150° C to
300° C.
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*4-.~ Results
The electrical properties of the metal films made as described above in section 3, have been measured for different levels of bombardment with argon ions. In this work all ion bombardment was carried out using argon.
The electrical properties investigated are:
Sheet Resistance,Temperature Coefficient of Resistance, Strain-Gauge Coefficient of Resistance.
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A ll the gold films were made by evaporation *in vacuo1 onto
glass substrate; the film thickness being controlled (see 3 .1 .2 )
so as to produce films o f approximately 12 ohms resistance.
4 .1 .1 Sheet Resistance
The sheet resistance o f the gold film at evaporation was, on
average, 4 .8 ohm/sq + - 0 ,6 ohn/sq, measured at 30° C. Multiplication
by the film thickness shows an apparent resistiv ity o f 11.5 microhm-cm.
(The re sistiv ity o f bulk gold is 2.25 microhm-an.)
The effect o f ion bombardment on the sheet resistance of a
single 240 - 2 gold film is shown in Figure 4 ,1 . Here the resistance
of a particular film is plotted against bombardment dose at different
stages duriqg the ion bombardment. The main feature is the dramatic
increase in sheet resistance that occurs at a bombardment dose o f 6.5 x 10
ions/cm2 (corresponding to 1050 pC/cm2), It is at this level o f bombard
ment that the film goes open c ircu it, so that only a small increase in
bombardment effects a large chaqge.
In itia lly on bombardment the sheet resistance drops sligh tly with
increasing ion dose, reaching -40% at 1.5 x 1015 ions/cm2. Beyonjd
this dose the resistance rises steadily through two orders of magnitude.
For argon-ion bombardment above 6.5 x 1015 ions/cm2 the resistance rises
rapidly to an open-circuit condition.
The continuous curve shown in Figure 4 .1 is anbest f i t " line
calculated using equn.2.3 for assumed values o f sputter rate and in it ia l
r e s is tiv ity , and is based on the promise that the film is uniformly
thinned as the bombardment proceeds. The curve which most closely f i t s
the observed points is that for a sputter rate o f 20 atoms/ion and an
in it ia l re sistiv ity o f 22.5 microhm-cm.
4.1 Gold Films
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Electrical Resistance Changes of a Gold Film during Argon— ion bombardment.(Sheet Resistance/lon Dose)
Ion Bombardment Dose Ions / cm
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4 .1 .2 R esistivity
The effective resistiv ity o f the film during ar gon bombardment
may be calculated frcm the sheet resistance/bombardment dose relation
ship plotted in Figure 4 .1 by assuming the film thickness to vary
inversely as the dose. This calculated result is plotted in Figure 4.2
against bombardment dose.
The in it ia l re sistiv ity o f this film was 24 yQ.cm., but dropped
gradually to 12 yft.cm. at a bombardment dose o f 1.9 x 1015ions/cm2. On
further bombardment the re sistiv ity progressively increased {intil the film became effectively open-circuit.In Figure 4 .3 is shown the variation o f conductivity with ion dose with
theoretical curves for three values o f sputtering rate. The relationshipXT' V
between volune re sistiv ity and sheet resistance is shown in Figure 4 .4 .
4 .1 .3 Annealing
The isothermal annealing o f gold films at rocm temperature is
shown in Figures 4 .5 , and 4 .6 . Figure 4.5 shows the resistance change
for a film bombarded to a resistance o f 100 ohms. No significant change
occurred over a period of about 200 hours (-1 week), but after this the
resistance increased steadily and reached 2000 ohms after 1000 hours.
Beyond this period the resistance remained practically constant. During
the rapid resistance change the slope o f the line (on the log /log scale)
is 2 , indicating a second-order dependance with time.
Annealing curves for several more films are given in Figure 4 .6 .
The resistances have been normalised to the values obtaining at the end o f
the ion banbardment. It is characteristic o f a l l films that the re s is t
ance remained constant for about 200 hours, increased during the next 200
or 300 hours, and thereafter remained relatively unchanged for several
thousand hours.
The extent o f the resistance change has been observed to be as much
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as x40 and as l i t t le as x l . l , but the high resistance films become
open-circuit eventually, after about 5000 hours.
The resistance changes for 12 films are given in Table 4 .1 .
4 .1 .4 Temperature Coefficient o f Resistance
The tonperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the
sputtered films was measured after annealing for two weeks at room
temperature and two hours at 120° C, and is plotted against their
sheet resistance in Figure 4.7£a; lijln the main the TCR’ s a l l lie
between 1000 parts per million per degree C and 1500 PPM/°C, though
there is some indication o f an increase in TCR at low sheet resistance
(above 10 ohms/square). The average TCR df ion-bombarded gold films
Slaving sheet resistances between 3 ohms/square and 4 x 1011 ohms/square
is +1175 PPM/°C + - 95 PPM/°C.
The theoretical curve is based on equn.2.11 for the TCR of thin
film s, using MPF = 800 resistiv ity = 50 yQ.cm and TCR of bulk gold
= 4000 PPM/°C.
Values of TCR for 15 specimens are given in Table 4 .2 . It from this and Fig. 4.7 (#=),
can be seen/that for the 35M.fi/square specimen we have a negative value.
4 .1 .5 Strain-Gauge Coefficient of Resistance
The strain-gauge coefficients o f the sputter-etched gold film s,
measured after annealing, are shown in Figure 4.8 plotted against their
sheet resistance. Those having low sheet resistance (< 6 ohm/sq) are
for films measured before bombardment, although the sheet resistances
extend from less than 3 ohms/square to more than 4 x 10H ohms/square the
resulting strain-gauge coefficients show no corresponding variation. The
average value o f strain-gauge coefficient for a l l gauges is y = 2.58+-0.07.
The straight horizontal line drawn at y = 2,43 is developed frcm
the theoretical relationship given in equn. 2 .6 .
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The curved line is taken from the work o f Parker and Krinsky,
and shows the variation in y with sheet resistance found by them for
evaporated thin gold films (without ion bombardment). They found
that the strain-gauge factor o f this type o f film has a minimum value
of y = 1.2 at R - 150 ohms/square, that i t rises to the bulk value
(y = 4.48) for low sheet resistances (thicker film s), and that i t
rises steeply towards y = 100 for films having Rg greater than about
2 x 105 ohms/square.
4 .1 .6 . Temperature Coefficient o f Strain-Gauge Factor
Measurements were made by strain-gauge factor at different
temperatures, with the result shown in Figure 4 .9 . Because no sig
nificant variation o f y was found with change in Rg due to ion bombard
ment, measurements are included of films having had different ion bomb
ardment doses. The very large scatter in the strain-gauge measurements
arises from d iffic u ltie s in controlling the bending o f the specimens in
the environmental chamber.
A simple lin e -fitt in g routine was used to obtain the temperature
coefficient of strain-gauge factor o f p = - 1590 PPM/°C + - 1100 PPM/°C,
and an average value for y of 2.58 at 30° C. This result is s ta tis tic a lly
sign ifican t.
4 .1 .7 S.E.M. Microscopic Examination
The structure o f the bombarded gold films has been examined under
the scanning electron microscope at a magnification o f X14000.
UrXbombarded films show a smooth featureless surface; but after bombardment
this is found covered with irregularly shaped dark areas (substrate).
Figure 4.10 shows micrographs of four films at different bombardment levels.
At a dose o f 4 x 1015ions/cm2(Film No. 25) the micrographs shows
thin fissures in the film surface: the resistance o f this film had been
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increased by ion bombardment to 30 ohm/sq. A second film (No.47)
bombarded to 4.7 x 1015 ions/cm2 , had a sheet resistance of 980 ohm/sq.
The fissures in this had thickened about five times without a significant
increase in their length, though the mean spacing o f the damage sites was
the same as in the f ir s t case.
Film No.26 had been bombarded to 6.2 x 1015ions/cm2 . Here the
areas of damage (dark areas) covered more than half the film surface and
the remaining metal had taken on a spongifom appearance. The resistance
o f this film seens unually low (being 290 ohm/sq) since film No. 21, bomb
arded to 6.5 x 1015 ions/cm2 had a sheet resistance o f 99 kilohm/sq. In
this film also the appearance was spongiform, though having a finer texture
than that o f No. 26.
4 .1 .8 Microprobe Analysis
An examination was made o f the light and dark areas shown in the
micrographs, using x-ray analysis in a C .S .I. microprobe analiser. Film
No. 26 was used for this(bombardment was 4.7 x 1015 ions/cm2): the
spectrograms are shown in Figure 4 .11. The trace on the le ft was made
with the probe on a light area, and it shows a well defined gold response
o f about one-half that obtained for silicon . On the right is the trace
for a dark area, which has no gold peak but shows correspondingly similar
values for sodium, silicon and calcium.
This result demonstrates that the light areas of the micrographs
are gold film and that the dark areas are holes in the film through which
the soda glass substrate is observed.
With the probe directed to an unbombarded part o f the film the
response peaks for gold and for silicon were o f equal amplitude.
4.2 Tantalun Films before Bombardment
The tantalum films used for strain measurement were a l l deposited
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onto glass substrates, but a few others - used for sheet resistance
and TCR measurement - were deposited onto alumina and a few onto mica
substrates, no noticeable difference was observed in their use.
4 .2 .1 Sheet Resistance
The variation o f sheet resistance with film thickness was
explored within the thickness range 50 8 to 2600 X, and was found to
extend from R = 80 KQ/sq to R = 14Q/sq respectively. A plot of s sthis result is given in Figure 4 .12 . The sheet resistance varies
inversely with film thickness, being asymptotic to a line p = 360 pfi.cm
for the thicker films and rising steeply above this line at film thick
nesses below 100 S.
The corresponding variation o f re sistiv ity with film thickness
has been calculated for the mean sheet resistance line (shown dotted in
Figure 4.12) and is given in Figure 4 .13. This shows that for film
thickness above 400 X the resistiv ity is sensibly constant, being
380 pfi.cm for T = 2500 X and 400 pQ.cm for T = 400 8. Below this
thickness the resistiv ity rises rapidly, and reaches 2500 pfi.cm at
T = 50 8.
4 .2 .2 . Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
The TCR of evaporated tantalum film measured between rocm
tanperature and about 120° C is very small, and is practically constant
for films of greater thickness than 200 8. The average TCR of these
films is -150 PPM/° C. Films o f lesser thickness show a progressively
greater negative TCR, 50-X films having a TCR of -1800 PPM/ °C'. This
is shown in Figure 4 .14 . The transition (around T = 150 8) between
large negative TCR and a constant, small TCR is quite abrupt.
TCR plotted against sheet resistance is given in Figure 4 .15 .
The region of constant TCR extends from R = 14 Q/sq to R = 9KQ/sq.
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Relation between Sheet Resistance and Film Thickness of Tantalum Films.(Sheet Resistance/
Film Thickness)
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At greater sheet resistance the TCR becomes larger and more negative,
but the transition is not abrupt.
A few films with sheet resistance below 1000 ft/sq have TCR
greater than usual, but this seems to be abnormal.
The resistance o f one film (No.3706, T = 730 X) has been
observed over the temperature range -195° C to + 110° C, see Figure
4.16 . By treating this result as a second order relationship the
following expression is obtained:
R = 40.9(1 - 144 x 10~6 T + 0.28 x 10~6 T2) ft /sq .s
Extrapolation indicates a minimum sheet resistance of 40.1 ft/sq.
occurring at a temperature of 257° C.
An Arrhenius plot from these resistance/temperature measurements
is given in Figure 4 .17 . Three activation levels are evidence in th is ;
at tenperatures below -130° C an activation energy o f 0 .23 x 10 3 eV;-
between -130° C and -35 ° C a level o f 0.51 x 10 3 eV; and for temperatures
above -35° C a level o f 1.04 x 10 3 eV . These activation energies stand
approximately in the ratios 1 :2 :4 .
The activation energies o f a l l films are shown plotted against
sheet resistance in Figure 4 .18 . The energies were measured over the
temperature range room temperature to about 120° C. Although there is a
general trend towards higher activation energy at greater sheet resistance,
there is a considerable spread in the energy values, extending over about
one order o f magnitude.
4 .2 .3 Strain-Gauge Coefficient o f Resistance
Strain-gauge measurements were made on tantalum films evaporated
to a nominal thickness o f 750 X : those used had sheet resistances between
30 ft/D and 50 ft /p . Under simple four-point bendirg up to a value of
about 250 m icro-strain, the strain-gauge effect was linear, with an average*
coefficient o f y = 3.04 and, standard error 0.15 (5%). No significant change
in y was observed with sheet resistance, see Figure 4 .19 .
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Arrhenius Plot Tantalum Film without Ion Bombardment. t ■ 730 X.
Log(resistivity)/_______ Reciprocal Temperature
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Strain-gauge factor was used as a measure o f the repeatability
of the evaporated tantalum film s. Figure 4.20 shows histograms o f y
for three different evaporation runs and also for the combined result.
The mean y obtained in each evaporation run is within 3% of the average
value for y quoted above for a l l runs combined, and generally is very
much closer than th is .
A cumulative frequency diagram for the same films is shown in
Figure 4 .21 .
4 .3 Bombarded Tantalum Films
The films previously used for strain-gauge measurements were
then subjected to argon-ion bombardment at 50 KeV. The projected
Q16range of such ions in - tantalum is 210 A , so that nearly a ll the
beam energy was absorbed within the film thickness, nominally o f 750 $ .
The maximum dose used was 2.8 x 1017 ions/cm2 .
4 .3 .1 Resistance
The effect o f ion bombardment on the resistance o f tantalum films
was similar to its effect on gold film s. In itia lly bombardment reduced
the resistance but as i t proceeded the resistance was increased until
eventually the film became open circuit. At a dose of 0 .6 x 1017ions/cifi
the sheet resistance was reduced to 50% of its original value (40 £2/D ) ,
and this was followed by a steady rise in resistance that reached 6000 S7/CI
at 2.6 x 1017 ions/cm2 (see Figure 4 .2 2 ). A ll the films bombarded with
doses greater than 2.8 x 1017 ions/cm2 were found to be open circuit upon
measurement.
Shown as a continuous line is the result o f simple sputtering
theory (equn.2.4).
The minimum ion dose needed to remove a given film completely is
related to this value, but a contributary cause of increased resistance
must be the oxidation that follows breaking the vacuum. Thus i t may be
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Ion Bombarded Tantalum Films(Sheet Resistance/
Bombardment Dose)
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assumed that a dose o f 3.0 x 1017 ions/cm2 is required to sputter
such films right throqgh. Assuming this and also that sputtering
uniformly reduces the film thickness, values for film re sistiv ity
were calculated and plotted against ion dose; Figure 4 .23 . The
in it ia l resistivityuwas 360 pft.cm before bombardment, which was
reduced to 160 yft.cm at 0.6 x 1017 ions/cm2 and thereafter increased
steadily towards in fin ity at a dose o f 3 x 1017 ions/cm2 .
The re sistiv ity o f bulk tantalum is 13.9 pft.cm at 30° C.
4 .3 .2 Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
Figure 4.24 shows the TCR of tantalum films plotted against ion
bombardment dose: TCR was measured between roan temperature and + 120°C.
Films bombarded with a dose greater than 1 .3 x 1017 ions/cm2
showed constancy in TCR; the value being close to -100 PPM/°C. This
was sligh tly less than the TCR of unbombarded films o f -150 PPM/°C.
Between 0.2 x 1017 and 1 .2 x 1017 ions/cm2 bombardment raises
the TCR considerably. In this region the curve forms a cusp, centred
at 0 .6 x 1017 ions/cm2 , which extends into positive TCR values. The
largest TCR value encountered so far is + 420 PPM/° C.
The resistance o f four films having representative values of
bombardment within the dose range established above was measured over
the temperature range boiling point o f nitrogen to the boiling., point of water.
.The graphs of the non-bombarded. film- have already, beqn reported, see .Figures
4.16 and 4 .17 , but a l l the results accord well with measurements made only
above room temperature. Table 4 .3 shows the principal results for these
film s. Negative TCR is shown both by the non-bombarded and by the heavily
bombarded film (with dose = 2.6 x 1017 ions/cm2 ) ; the TCR of the bombarded
film being sligh tly the lesser (-127PPM/°C as against -160PPM/°C before
bombardment.) The two films with bombardment doses within the transition
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region both show positive TCR with values similar to those given above
in Figure 4 .2 4 ., and they show considerably linearity in their
resistance-temperature p lots ; the standard error being only about one
part in 10 ** in each case. Arrhenius plots were made for these films
and were found to have a linear region at each end of the temperature scale
FILM NUMBER 3706 3610 3714 3703
BOMBARDMENT DOSE
' (X 1017IONS/CM2)
NIL 0.6 0.8 2.6
SHEET RESISTANCE
( ft /P 30° C)
00orf- 28.6 36.8 7 330
TCR (PPM/°C) -160 +177 +175 -127
ACTIVATION ENERGY
T < -130°C (me\0
T > -35°C {m&V)
0.25
X. 02
-0 .24
-1 .41
- 0.22
-1 .51
0.20
0.90
Table 4 .3 Tantalum Film Resistance Measurements over the Temperature Range -195*C to + HO* C.
connected by a curved transition. In the case o f the non-bombarded film
three linear regions were evident (see section 4 .2 .2 . and Figure 4 .1 7 ) .The
ratio o f the activation energy at high temperature to that at low temper
ature is about 4 :1 for the negative TCR films.
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The Strain-Gauge factors found for non-bombarded tantalum films
averaged y = 3.04. A plot of strain-gauge factor of films bombarded
with different ion dose levels is given in Figure 4 .25 . It shows a
transition region between doses of 0 .3 x 1017 ions/cm2 and 1 .3 x 1017
ions/cm2 in which y increased to a maximum value o f about 5.2 and then
returned to about 3 .0 . This is followed by a linear region in which y
was reduced as bombardment proceeded, being 2.2 at a dose o f 2.8 x 1017
ions/cm2.
4 .3 .4 Annealing
After manufacture a l l the films were kept for about one week (at
room temperature) before any measurements could be made. Additionally
this isothermal annealing period was followed by heating to about 130° C
for two or three hours so as to stab ilise the resistance and prevent d rift
during the TCR runs. The bombarded films were also heat stabilised at
130°C before use.
The long-term history o f four bombarded films has been followed
over a period of two years. This annealing was carried out at room
temperature without the heat ageing, except that two o f the films were
annealed at 130°C after 2000 hours. These results are shown in Figures
4.26 and 4.27.
Figure 4.26 shows changes in the resistance o f two films bombarded
with doses in the transitional region, i .e . 0.6 x 1017ions/cm2 and 0.8 x 1017
ions/cm2 respectively. The resistance continued to rise with time lapse,
and after 2000 hours had increased by two orders o f magnitude. This was
the case for both film s.
The change in resistance of the films reported in Figure 4.27 on the
other hand, amounted only to a rise of 10% in 2000 hours. These films had
been bombarded with 0.98 x 101.7ions/cm2 & 1 .1 x 10l 7ions/cm respectively.
4.3.3. Strain-Gaqge Factor
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After the.heat aging one film had not changed at a l l and the resistance
of the other had increased by a further 7%. At the end o f 18000 hours
(two years) an additional 4% increase was observed in the resistance of
both film s.
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Shown in Figure 4.28 a3b and o are the results of
incremental anodic profiling of an unbombarded tantalum film
and one bombarded to a dose of 0.35 x 1017 ions/crrT2 . This
was an early attempt to use this technique and there is a large
scatter of values3 probably resulting from drifts of resistance
between measurements (time between measurement steps could vary
from a few minutes to a weekend). One can tell from these
measurements (assuming that the ,anodization- rate stayed constant)
that the bombarded film was thinner3 both films appear to have a
region of uniform conductivity near the surface with lower conduc-
tivity near the substrate. From the TCR plot it appears that the
unbombarded film is fairly uniform3 whilst the bombarded film has
a region of very positive TCR (remember the curve is an integral
one)j falling to the original value as the substrate is approached).
Similar results for a dose of 2 x 1017 ions/crrTz are shown
in Figure 4.29. The bombarded film is much thinner and of lower
conductivity and lower (negative) TCR3 but the electrical properties appear to vary little with depth.
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5.1 Gold Films
The films examined in this section are gold film s, and range
in sheet resistance from 3 fi/d to above 4 x IQ1* Q/Q . Those of
low resistance are films used "as deposited" and without ion bombard
ment, and were nominally o f 200 8 thickness. The high-resistance
films were evaporated as 200 $ low-resistance films and were then
bombarded with argon ions until the resistance was increased to the
desired value.
This inert ion bombardment o f low-resistance films is the most
significant difference between the films described here and those of
other workers. Parker and Kirnsky1*; and Nishiura, Yoshida and Kinbara5
stopped short the nucleation upon reaching the particular resistance
values required, and Stroud2 bombarded already high-resistance titanium
films (~400fi) with oxygen ions - a reactive combination. Parker and
Krinsky covered their films in vacuo with a thick layer o f .Si02 to pre
vent oxidation: a l l other films discussed have been le ft exposed to
the atmosphere.
These differences make it important to exanine the conduction
mechanism taking place in the film s, and this w ill be done fir s t in the
context o f the strain-gauge coefficient of resistance (S.G .C.R.)
5 .1 .1 Strain-Gauge Coefficient (y)
It has been shown (equn.2 . 6) that the strain-gauge factor of a
thin film carried on a substrate should be
y = 1 + a + a (1 - a ) + d p/ ps t s '(1 -aJ" dZ/Z f
where Gg and = Poisson's ratio for substrate and film , respectively,
5._____Discussion of the Results
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£ = the longitudinal dimension o f the film ,
and e = d£/£ = the applied strain.
Large values o f gauge-factor (y) may only be expected for
correspondingly large rates o f change o f resistiv ity (p) with strain
(e ) . Two possible conduction mechanisns may be postulated for such
films - an activated tunnelling mechanism whereby charge carriers
cross the d ielectric regions in an island structure of metal, or
m etallic conduction with restriction (due to edge effects) o f the
electron mean-free-path.
5 .1 .2 Tunnelling4*-----------------------------------------------———— — —— ---—
An implication o f this type of e lectrical conduction is the
relation between y and sheet resistance. Parker and Krinsky1* show
(by measurement) that for gold y rises from a minimum value around
1 . 1 , to 100 as the resistance changes between 102 ft/ui and 105 ft/u ,
and this is attributed to an increase in the separation o f metallic
islands in the film . Such dependence of y on Rg is not found to be
the case here, however, since y remained constant for a l l resistance
values measured, i .e . up to 4 x 10** ft/a . Parker and Krinsky derive
the following relation between S.G.C.R. (y ) and particle separation (s)
y = 1.03 e st owhere £. is an effective electron barrier potential lying between 0 and
0 (the metal work function).
Working backwards, to estimate the particle separation implied
by the measured values o f y (average = 2.58 at 30°C), and assuming 8 = 0o
Island separation = E - = 1.138 .1.03£ 2 o
p = the film resistivity,
= 4.9 eV for gold (P and K’s choice),
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This separation is less than the mean atomic spacing for bulk
gold (= 2.57 8, see section 2. 2) , and lends support for the view
against tunnelling as the conduction mechanism of the films reported
here.
5 .1 .3 Metallic Conduction
This model is based on the assumption that conduction within
the film substantially follows the value o f re sistiv ity found in bulk
material, but that the proximity of the film surfaces severly lim its
the mean-free-path (m .f.p .) of the conduction electrons. Parker and
Krinsky give the m .f.p . in most metals as lying between 200 - 800 $.
We have already derived an expression for the conductivity (equn,
2 . 10) , in terms of resistiv ity we have;
3t (1 + 2p)
P "XB
To a f ir s t approximation the conductance may be taken to be
proportional to film thickness, so that resistance
p _ const dR = _ dtt 9 R t
and
• _dp = - dtp t
d t - - 0 ( 1 - a ) d2t (See section 2.3)
(1 - o ) £
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in + 0.4228L* t
This leads to
1 dp = G (1 - G )p «3e -----—
(1 " crf )
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Y = 1 + a + c r /1 ° s 1 + ^2.(T~-' a~)- p eso that S.G.C.R. becomes
y - 1 + 0 +20 (1 ' as}s f-------(1 - a J -----------------------------5.1r
Kaye and Laby9 give values for Poisson's ratio ,
for Gold, o^ = 0 .44 ,
and for Glass,Og = 0.25 (average),
so that the predicted value o f S.G.C.R. for gold film on glass is
X ~ 2.43
This is in very good agreement with the observed values, the
average o f which is 2.58 ± 0.07 at the 95% confidence lim its.
5 .1 .4 The Temperature Coefficient o f Resistance (a)
The positive TCR of the bombarded films also indicates that
m etallic conduction is the predominant mechanism.
An approximate relationship between sh eet-resistivity (Rg) and
the TCR of the film (a ) is derived in section 2.5 (equn.2.11);
Also, from equn.2.6, we have
aF ~ aB/F
fx n+ 0.4228Ln R 1 B s
PF _
where is the TCR of the bulk material, is the resistiv ity of the
film and A the electron mean-free-path in the bulk. This assumes
metallic conduction modified by the reduction of electron mean-free-path
caused by the proximity of surfaces. It also assumes that the surface
and defect scattering is temperature independent and that the film thick
ness is much less than X .D
This function is plotted in Figure 4.7 as the continuous curve_4
for A = 800 p = 50 pficm and a_ = 40 x 10 °C 1 .o r B
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The agreement is reasonable considering the approximations
that have been made. Certainly the reduction o f TCR with increasing
sheet resistance is observed.
Over the range o f sheet resistance from 30 ft/O to lO^ft/rj
measurement shows the TCR to be almost invariant, the average value
at the 95% confidence level being,
a = 11.75 x 10~" ± 0.95 x lO"**
5 .1 .5 The Temperature Coefficient of Strain-Gauge Factor ( 8)
It has been shown (section 2 .4 ) from the definitions of y , a and
8 that the relationship 8 = - a should hold true.<#■
The results for the gold films appear to confirm this prediction
experimentally for the f ir s t time.
In the present work the variability of S.G.C.R. measurement
makes i t impracticable to arrive at reliable values of 8 for individual
film s, but, on the grounds that the S.G.C.R. is independent of sheet
resistance, a simultaneous reduction o f a ll data has been carried out.
Table 4.2 and Figure 4.9 show the related S.G.C.R. and temperature values
and the result o f the computations. The points on the graph of Figure
4.9 are very scattered, and the correlation coefficient is only 0 .26 . How
ever, an application o f Fisher's z -te s t15 indicates that this is a s ig
nificant correlation at well above the 95% confidence level. On the
assumption, therefore, that a linear relationship holds, i t is possible
to calculate the mean intercept and slope, and this yields values, within
the 95% probability lim its ,o f
Intercept = mean S.G.C.R. at 0°C = 2.71 ± 0 .0 7 , and
Slope /Intercept = mean temperature coefficient of S.G .C.R .,
8 = -16 x 10_l* ± 11 x 10“ **.
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The lim its o f the temperature coefficient are seen to be
extremely wide, showing the uncertainty associated with its true
value. However, by using this value o f temperature coefficient,
the mean S.G.C.R. may be adjusted to 30°C, giving
mean y = 2 .5 8 ± 0 .0 7 at 30°C.
The mean value for 6 o f -16 x 10 compares favourably with
the mean T .C .R ., a , for these same film s, o f 11.75 x 10 T
5 .1 .6 The Structure o f the Bombarded Films
The lack o f change in y with sheet-resistance and the positive
value o f a indicate that m etallic conduction remains the predominant ■#
mechanism.
This result is remarkable when one considers that i f one assumes
the very high re sistiv ity of say 1000 yftcm for the 40 kft/p films this
would infer, assuming a uniform film , that the film thickness is o f the
order of one monolayer. This would only be the case i f the thickness
change due to sputtering is extremely uniform.1 8
It has been shown that the sputtering rate o f gold varies with
orientation such that the surface of a polycrystalline specimen soon
becomes very irregular, with low sputtering rate grains standing proud
of the r e s t . This would lead to a network type o f structure where the
gold in a thin film is removed in the areas o f high sputtering rate to
expose the substrate. The stereoscan micrographs (Figure 4.10) reveal
that a network structure is indeed formed. It appears therefore that
the resistance increases with dose due to a reduction in the number o f
interconnecting necks, rather than an overall decrease in film thickness.
This would explain the apparently very high sputtering rate. Most
material w ill be removed around the edge o f the holes due to the oblique
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electrodes, and i t appears that with our films the gaps between the
islands of gold remaining on the film are too large for tunnelling
type conduction.
The mean thickness o f the 'necks' must stay o f the order o f
the film thickness until the width decreases rapidly to zero, as y
does not fa l l to the minimum value o f about 1.0 reported for many
thin evaporated films where the network structure is f ir s t established.
Another explanation o f the results could be that gold is
implanted into the surface of the glass to form a gold-glass cermet
of a similar type to that produced by sputter deposition o f a mixture 1 9
of gold and glass.
The mechanism whereby this is done is the sc change o f momentum
between an argon ion and a gold atom in the film . This leads to the
familiar recoil sputtering with gold ejected from the surface, and also
to transmission sputtering where the gold is implanted into the glass.2 0 2 1
It has been predicted theoretically and demonstrated experimentally
that the transmission sputtering yield can be considerably greater than
the recoil sputtering yield .
5 .1 .7 The Resistance Ageing Effect
Inspection o f the h istorical record of gold film number 038
(see Figure 4 .5) shows that the resistance increased from about 100 0
to 2000 fi! in the f ir s t 1000 hours after ion bombardment. Thereafter
the resistance, thoigh having s t i l l increased, did so at a reduced rate.
A similar effect is apparent with a ll films (Figure 4 .6 ) , though
the resistance change was not always so severe.
Two mechanisms could be proposed to explain the increase and
saturation of resistance with time and also the increase in resistance
incidence of the bean until there is no connecting pathway between
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on annealing. Either oxidation o f the gold surface or diffusion
o f gold atoms to form clusters. Clustering would decrease the
nunber o f conducting pathways and therefore increase the resistance
o f the film . In the case o f the films that go open circuit i .e .
those with a resistance immediately after ion bombardment of greater
than 10,000 fi, a discontinuous island structure may be formed where
the island separation is usually too large for a significant amount
of conduction by tunnelling. The one film with a large negative
TCR (see Table 4 .2 ) may be o f this type, with an island separation
that is smaller than usual.
The in it ia l incubation period o f about one week, when l i t t le
change occurs, is indicative o f another mechanism that prevents
diffusion, or oxidation, for this time, but we have no explanation
for this behaviour at present.
As a chemical element gold is in Group 1 o f the Periodic Table,
Sub-group (b ), which comprises Cu, Ag, and Au. Gold may be either
uni- or trivalent and, although trivalency characterises most of its1 ?
compounds, forms auric oxide - unstable and sligh tly acidic.
The films reported here were a ll kept in closed (but not airtight)
boxes, but were exposed to the atmosphere during measurement. When
heated above 90°C an irreversible increase in resistance always occurred
(see, for example, film 044 in Figure 4 .6 ) . Neither this nor the ageing
of films at room temperature materially effected the value o f S.G.C.R.
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5.1.8 The Initial Drop in Resistance fgr doses below
2 x 10 ions/cm 2
There is a dramatic reduction in the resistivity of the gold
films from 24 yft cm to 12 yft cm (bulk value 2.25 ]ift cm) for a dose1 5
of 1.8 x 10 ions cm 2 (Figure 4.2). This effect has been observed2 2 j 2 3
by other workers for other films and has been attributed to6
desorption of gases in the surface of the film. More recent results
indieate that it is more probable that the reduction in resistivity
arises from re-arrangement of 'the film structure; a form of radiation
enhanced annealing, plus possible reduction of oxides by preferential sputtering of oxygen.
5. 2 Tantalum Films
5.2.1 The as-deposited Films
Films above 200 2 in thickness appear to have fairly uniform
properties with a resistivity of 370 lift cm and TCR of -150 PPM/°C
(one batch has larger negative values of TCR, possibly due to a poor
vacuum during deposition). These values are similar to those6.» 1» 8
measured by other workers using the same deposition system . From
their results it seems probable that the films are b.c.c. tantalum,
semi amorphous (grain size <50 2 ), with 40 2 of surface oxide and
an average of 30 atomic per cent of oxygen dissolved in the rest of the film.
The large negative values of TCR (and high resistivity) for
t £ 200 2 indicate that the first 200 2 to be deposited contain larger
amounts of oxygen (due to gettering)3 there is therefore no continuous
metallic conduction path and activated tunnelling dominates the con
duction process.
The measured activiation energies for thicker films (Figure 4.17)
are low because one is seeing the combined effects of metallic and
activated tunnelling mechanisms. There appears to be evidence for at
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least two thermally activated mechanisms one becoming evident above
-130° C and the other above -35°C. The actual value of activation
energy measured will depend sensitively on the balance between
metallic and activated conduction and this will be greatly affected
by the microstructure of the films. This would explain the large
scatter in measured values of activiation energies (Figure 4.18)
which can be taken as evidence for differences in micro structure (or
oxygen concentration) and the trend to higher values at higher resist
ivity indicates the reduced contribution from metallic conduction as the oxygen concentration increases as it will do for the thinner films.
Although strain-gauge factor has been measured over a much
narrower range of sheet resistance it seems clear that there is very
little scatter in the Value (3.02 ± 0.15). This indicates that the
strain-gauge factor is less sensitive than net activation energy (and
TCR) to the micro structure of the films and is probably (like the gold
films) determined by relative changes in the metallic component of
conduction but not by the absolute magnitude of resistance. The value
of strain-gauge factor using equn.5.l and the value of Poisson’s ratio9
given for bulk tantalum (0.342) is; y = 2.03. Some factor is acting
to increase the strain sensitivity of our tantalum films. A possible
mechanism to explain the higher value of y is proposed in section 5.2.4.
5.2.2 The Effect of Argon Bombardment .on Resistivity
The initial drop in resistivity towards values expected of bulk
tantalum could be explained by preferential sputtering of oxygen
(particularly in view of the vast difference in mass between oxygen and
tantalum) and radiation enhanced diffusion of oxygen to the surface and
re-arrangement of the film resulting in a more metallic phase being
formed. This is supported by the microscope observations of others* 7
workers , by the anodic stripping results reported here (Figure 4.28),2 *+
and by theoretical predictions on preferential sputtering.
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1 7 “ 2After passing through a minimum at 0.6 x 10 ions/cm the
resistivity rises with increasing dose3 but the linear rate of
increase cannot be fitted to a simple sputtering theory3 and there
is a large scatter in values. The latter could arise from differences
in micro structure that affect the balance between conduction mechanisms.
The slow rise could be explained if a phase of low sputtering rate is
formed by reaction with the substrate3 the oxygen content increasing with increasing ion dose.
5.2.3 Changes in TCR as a result of Argon Bombardment
The TCR reaches a peak positive value at the same dose as the
minimum in resistivity and the peak value measured (+ 400 PPM per °C)* 25approaches the value one would expect from a very pure tantalum film .
This fully supports the ideas of purification and re-arrangement of the film at low doses as detailed in the last section.
It is curious that although a similar swing to a large positive
TCR has been seen for in-situ measurements on oxygen bombarded tantalum5
films j no such effect has been seen for in-situ measurements for argon e
bombardment or for later measurements (taken after removal from the8
target chamber) on oxygen bombarded films .
It must however be pointed out that the latter measurements were
made on annealed (5 hr. at 250°C) films whereas the results presented
here are for films which are only heated to 120°C at the start of the
TCR run. Thus the apparent discrepancy could arise if the metallic
phase leading to low values of resistivity and high positive TCR is a
metastable phase3 which changes to a more stable (oxide?) phase on
annealing at higher temperatures. The wide scatter of values in the
region of the TCR peak would be explained if some annealing takes place
at room temperature (see section 5.2.5 below) as the time before deter
mination of the TCR varies from sample to sample.
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At high, doses there is little scatter in TCR values indicating
that a stable phase has been formed3 and the value of TCR is similar6
to that measured by other workers.
5.2.4 Changes in Strain-Gauge Factor as a Result of Argon Bombardment
The strain-gauge factor peaks at a similar dose to the peak in
TCR and values of y as high as 5.2 have been observed. Once more a
wide scatter in the values is observed. It is not clear why this
structure has a strain sensitivity greater than that of 2.03 predicted
using the bulk value of Poisson's ratio. The highly metallic proper
ties indicate that a cermet film is not formed in this case. One
could postulate that when the film is strained the phase structure is
such that the number of metallic conducting pathways is reduced so
increasing resistance whilst retaining the dominance of metallic con
duction. If this is so then bombardment induced changes in micro
structure seems to enhanoe the effect. This process would have to be
reversible as no hysteresis is observed.
At high doses where TCR measurements indicate that a stable phase
is formed the gauge factor approaches the predicted value of 2.
5.2.5 Resistance Ageing
The results of ageing tests (Figures 4.26 and 4.27) support fully
the models for film structure proposed above. At doses where a suppos
edly metastable metallic structure is formed the resistance increases by
up to two orders in magnitude after two years at room temperature. The
most probable mechanism for the disappearance of the metallic phase is
by reaction with the oxygen that remains below the metal phase near the
film/substrate interface. This model is supported by the results of26
other workers.
At higher doses where it is proposed that a stable structure is
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formed by reaction with the substrate, an extremely stable structure
is indeed formed which is little affected by annealing at 130°C. These
models are also supported by the results of anodic profiling.
It seems clear that while the effects of argon bombardment of
gold films can be explained in terms of sputter etching, the mechanisms
that determined the observed changes in electrical properties °ftantalum films are changes in phase structure and chemical effects - • and reaction
such as preferential sputtering of oxygen /with the glass substrate.
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6.1 Argon Bombardment o f Gold Films2,1* j 5 > 2 2 , 2 3
Many workers have examined the strain-gauge properties of
gold film prepared by thermal avaporation to have sheet resistances
of up to a few thousand ft/Q . Gauge factors rising to ~100 have
been measured, coupled with a negative temperature coefficient o f
resistance(TCR). These factors have been satisfactorily explained
on the basis of electrica l conduction by tunnelling across the
boundaries o f islands o f metal.
The films examined in this thesis do not, however, exhibit
the same behaviour even though the sheet resistances cover much the
£ame range (3 ft/D to 4 x 10 ft/Cf ) . The strain-gauge factor (S.G.C.R.)
has been found to be invariant, and to have an average value o f 2.58.
The TCR has been found to be positive, and with a constant value o f about
11.75 x 10 \ The temperature coefficient o f S.G.C.R. has been measured
as -16 x 10 T A ll these values are inconsistent with electron tunnel
ling but they are consistent with m etallic electrical conduction, the
resistiv ity being presumed to have the bulk value modified by a reduction
of the electron mean-free-path.
This fundamental divergence in results can only be attributed to
the method o f film preparation. Althoigh the films of the other workers
were also prepared by condensation at room temperature from thermally
evaporated gold (the same method as was used in the present work), evap
oration of the films reported here was not stopped on reaching the desired
resistance, but was continued down to resistances o f ~ 5ft/Q . The films
were then bombarded.with argon until the resistance had been increased to
the desired value. By this means the structure o f the film had been made
similar in effect to that o f bulk metal, a feature which is evidently
retained after ion bombardment.
6. Conclusions
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The effect o f apgon bombardment of thin gold films appears
to be the formation o f a 'network1 structure where m etallic conduction
is retained.
When the film eventually becomes discontinuous either by further
bombardment, or by processes taking place during ageing, the island
separation appears to be too great for conduction by tunnelling.
The increasing resistance during bombardment is attributed to a
reduction in the number o f connecting pathways rather than a reduction
in their size .
Exposure to the atmosphere results in an irreversible increase
in resistance. The in it ia l 'incubation' during ageing and the ageing
mechanism have yet to be fu lly explained.
The film quality as determined by re sistiv ity is improved for
low doses (below one quarter o f the dose required to make the film go
open-circuit).
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The as deposited films have electrical properties consistent
with conduction by a combination of metallic and activated tunnelling
mechanisms. The latter component appears to increase in importance
as the oxygen content of the film increases, and there is evidence for
at least two activation processes.
The strain-gauge factor appears to be determined by changes in
the metallic component but is higher than predicted from bulk metal
values, possibly as a result of strain altering (reversibly) the number
of conducting pathways in the film, thereby changing the resistance, but
not the conduction mechanism. Bombardment with argon results first in *
a change in electrical properties towards those expected of very pure
tantalum films. This is thought to be the result of preferential sput
tering of oxygen, radiation enhanced diffusion of oxygen to the surface
and re-arrangement of the film to form large islands of b.c.c. tantalum.
The strain-gauge factor is increased to up to 5.2 at this point, possibly
because the change in phase structure has increased the effect of the conducting path way mechanism proposed above.
The tantalum phase appears to be metastable and the resistance
increases markedly with time at room temperature, probably as a result
of reaction with oxygen that exists near the film/substrate interface.
For higher doses of argon it appears that-.a single phase, stable,
low sputtering rate compound is formed, probably by reaction with the
glass substrate. This compound has a mixture of activated and metallic
conduction with a strain-gauge factor (probably determined by the metallic
component) close to that predicted for a tantalum film on a glass substrate.
To summarise the overall result of this work it appears that the
phenomenon that dominates the electrical properties of argon ion bombarded
6.2 Argon Bombardment of Tantalum Films
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gold films is that of sputter etching3 whilst for tantalum (plus
oxygen) films changes in phase structure and chemical effects dominate.
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21. J.G. Perkins and P.T. Stroud; Nucl.Instrunents and Methods 102 (1972) 109.
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26. M.R.M. Moulding, Ph.D Thesis, University o f Surrey 1979.
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Appendices
1 COMPUTER PROGRAMMES
1.1 Computation of slope of line through strain gauge data
1.2 "Free" formal input of decimal data from paper tape
1.3 Subroutine to calculate to "best f i t " straight line
1.4 Graph plotting
2 EXTRA RESULTS AND CORRELATIONS (OF USE TO OTHER WORKERS)
2 .1 Bending ring for 1" strain gauges2.2 Rg vs. thickness (Ta) showing different evaporation
runs2.3 TCR vs. Rs (Ta) showing different evaporation runs2.4 TCR vs. thickness (Ta) showing different evaporation
runs2.5 TCR vs. thickness (Ta ) showing different evaporation
runs2.6 TCR vs. activation energy (Ta)
2.7 Activation energy vs. thickness (T )
2 .8 Activation energy vs. thickness (Ta) showing different runs
2.9 Activation energy vs. Rs (Ta ) showing different runs
i2.10 Rs vs. (tim e)2 (Ta )12.11 Rs vs. (tim e)2 (Ta)2.12 SGF vs. Ro ( T )
S a.
2.13 SGF vs. TCR (Ta)a.
'2 .14 Relative resistance vs. R (after 1000 hrs. ) , Au film s.
3 END CORRECTIONS FOR IMPLANTED STRAIN GAUGES
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O U T ( I )= O U T ( I)*10.+FL0AT(K-3) I F ( MM) 16♦ 16, 15 I F ( I C P ) 142, 142 , 141 I DP = MM I DP = I CP + 1 MM*MM+_1
GREAD=3^ GPEAC 3^ GREAD 31 GREAC 3£ GREAD 35 CP.EAC 4<| GREAD 41 GREAC 4J
17
CONTINUE J = J-l IS=J +1
G R EAC M
: INSERT DECIMAL POINT AND SIGN
+KgREA0K4! GREAC 4 GREAC 4i
ONE WORD INTEGERS
:ORE REQUIREMENTS FOR GREAC COMMON 0 VARIABLES 106 PROGRAM 37 C
RELATIVE ENTRY >OINT ADDRESS IS CC7C (HEX)
;NC OF COMPILATION
'/ CUP
*CELET E :ART ID 2001
GREAC CB ACDR 1220
2CC 1 DB CNT 001 8
*STORE WS UA GREAD 2001 2001:ART ID 2001 DB ACDR 1850 DB CNT 001B
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Y (I )=Y ( I )-YMEAN COMPUTE TOTALS
X T O T = X T O T + X ( I ) Y T O T * Y T O T + Y ( 1 )
GRYLL 26G R Y L L 27GRYLI^28 G R Y L L , 29
X Y T O T = X Y T O T + X ( I ) * YJ I ) X 2 T O T = X 2 T O T + X ! I ) * X ( I ) Y 2 T OT = Y 2 T O T + Y ( I ) *Y ( I ) CONTINUI
GRYLL 30GRYLL 31 GRYLL 32
r.GRY.t't=33COMPUTE SAMPLE MEAN
^ X B A R = X T O T / A G G RVALUES GRYLL 34
GRYLL^35YBAR=YTOT /A GGR X Y B A R = X Y T O T / AGGR
GRYLL 36 G R YL U= 3?
X2B AR =X2T0T/AGGRY2B AR =Y2T0T/AGGR
GRYLL 38GRYLL 39
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A 1.3 (conti.)
AGE E0 000295
S.E
DO 4 I = 1» K COVARIANCE
COV AR= COV AR + (X ( I )-XBAR )*(Y( I J-YBAR)VARIANCES
V A R X = V A R X + (X (I)-XBAR)*(X( I )-XBAR)VARY=VARY + ( Y ( I J-YBAR)*(Y( I )~YBAR)
CORRELATION COEFFICIENTC = C O V A R / S Q R T ( V A R X * V A R Y )I F (N - 2 )5,6 » 6
SOLUTION BY X-REGRESSION SLOPE OF LINE
A=VARY/C OVA R VARIANCE OF DEVIATIONS
S = (V A R X - C O V A R * C O V A R / V A R Y )/ F L O A T ( K-2 )S.E. OF SLOPE
D= S Q R T (S /V A R Y )D=D*A*A OF INTERCEPT
E = S Q R T ( S * ( l . / A G G R + Y B A R * Y B A R / V A R Y ) )E=-E*A GO TO 7
SOLUTION BY Y-R EGRESS ION SLOPE OF LINE
A=COV AR/V ARX VARIANCE OF DEVIATIONS
S = ( V A R Y - C O V A R * C O V A R / V A R X )/ F L O A T (K-2)S.E. OF SLOPE AND INTERCEPT
S Q R T (S /V A R X )E = S Q R T ( S * ( l . / A G G R + X B A R * X B A R / V A R X ))
INTERCEPTB = Y BAR-A*X BAR IF (N -2 )14,14,8
SOLUTION BY DOUBLE REGRESSION SUM OF SQUARES OF PER PEN DICULAR DISTANCES
P D 2 = 0 .DO 9 1=1,KPD2 = PD2+(A*X( I )-Y( I ) + B )*<A*X(I)-Y{I)+B)
(. , P D 2 = P D 2 / ( A*A+1. )OPTIMISATION OF MEAN SQUARE DISTANCE PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE OF CENTROID
0 P D C E N = ( A * X B A R - Y B A R + B )/(l.+A*A)INTERIM VALUES
F=F+1.S T O R l = 2 . * A G G R / ( 1 . + A * A )STOR 2=B *X8 AR -XY BARSTOR3 = Y2BAR - X2BAR + B * (B - 2.*YBAR)
FIRST DIFFERENTIAL COE FFICIENTSGRDA=STORl*( STOR2- ( A / ( 1 ,+A*A ) )* ( STOR3 + 2 . *A*STOR2 ) ) GR DB= 2.* AG GR* PDC EN
SECOND DIFFERENTIAL COEFFICIENTSG R D A 2 = S T O R l * { S T 0 R 3 - 2 . * A * ( 3 . + A * A )* S T O R 2 - 3 .* A * A * X 2 B A R )/(( l.+A*AJ*
1 ( 1 . + A * A ))GRDB2=ST0R1G R D A B = S T O R l * ( X B A R - 2 . * A * P D C E N )
INVERSION OF THE HESSIAN MATRIX DETERMINANT
DE T= GR DA 2* GR DB 2 -G RD AB *G RD AB
GRYLL 40 GRYLL 41 GRYLL 42 GRYLL 43 GRYLL 44 GRYLL 45 GRYLL 46 GRYLL 47 GRYLL 48 GRYLL 49 GRYLL 50 GRYLL 51 G R Y L L A 5 1 G R Y L L B 5 1 GRYLLC51 GRYLL D 5 1 G R Y L L E 5 1 G R Y L L F 5 1 G R Y L L G 5 1 G R Y L L H 5 1 GRYLL 52 GRYLL 53 GRYLL 54 GRYLL 55 GRYLLA55 GRYLL B55 GRYLLC55 GRYLLD55 GRYLLE55 GRYLL 56 GRYLL 57 GRYLL 58 GRYLL 59 GRYLL 60 GRYLL 61 GRYLL 62 GRYLL 63 GRYLL 64 GRYLL 65 GRYLL 66 GRYLL 67 GRYLL 68 GRYLLA68 GRYLL 69 GRYLL 70 GRYLL 71 GRYLL 72 GRYLL 73 GRYLL 74 GRYLL 75 GRYLL 76 GRYLL 77 GRYLL 78 GRYLL 79 GRYLL 80 GRYLL 81 GRYLL 82
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A 1.3 (cont.)
'AGE 3 EOOOO 29 5
NEW
NEW
3
DET = DET *1 -1.)I F ( D ET )11, 14, 11
INVERTED MATRIX H 1 = G R D B 2 /DE T H2=-GRDAB/DET H3 = H2H4=GRDA2/DETVALUES OF SLOPE AND INTERCEPT AA=A +H1 *GR DA +H2 *G RDB BB=B+H3* GRD A+H 4*G RD BVALUE OF SUM OF SQUARES OF PER PEN DICULAR DISTANCES SUM= 0•DO 12 1=1,KS U M = S U M + ( A A * X ( I )—Y CI )+BB)*(AA*X(I)-Y(I)+BB)SUM= S U M / (A A * A A + 1•)
TEST FOR VALIDITY OF CORRECTION OP T= (PD 2-S UM )/P D2 I F ( O P T ) 131,131,13
Br*PLY CORRECTIONS A= A A B = BB PD2 = SUMI F ( 1•-(O P T * 1.E 0 4 ))10,14, 14 F = -F
REPLACE AXESDO 15 1=1 ,'K X( I ) = X ( I )+XMEAN Y ( I ) = Y ( I ) + YMEAN B=B+ YME AN- A* XME AN RETURN END
GRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLLGRYLL
8364858687888990919293949596 9 7
GRYLL 98 GRYLL 99GRYLL100G R Y L L 101G R Y L L 102 GRYLL103GRYLL104 GRYLL 105GRYLLA05
G R Y L L 107 G R Y L L 108 G R Y L L 109 G R Y L L 110 GRYLL111 G R Y L L 112
EATURES SUPPORTED ONE WORD INTEGERS
ORE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRYLL COMMON 0 VARIABLES
ELATIVE ENTRY POINT ADDRESS IS 0062 (HEX)
86 PROGRAM 1058
ND OF COMPILATION
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A 1.4
// JOB 1001 1002
LOG DRIVE CART SPEC CART AVAIL 0000 1001 10010001 1002 1002
VI MOO CONFIG 8K
CCAT VERS ION D.M. SYSTEM VI MOOi t M f j H P L O T D N q
/ / F O R* I O CS (C A R D . 1132 PR INTER *PLOT T E R )*IOCS( CARD.TYPEWRI TER * KEYBOARD, 11.3 2 PR I NTER pPAPER TAPE .DISK) ONE WORD INTEGERS
« LIST SOURCE PROG RAMDIMENS ION RES IS C 16 > RUN I16.4) »TITLE(6)DATA B/« •/
C READ TITLEIF BLANK FINISH7 R E A D (2 t100) TITLE
IF ( T I T L E { 1 ) - B ) 20,21.20
C MOVE PEN TO L*HoSt AND PA PE R FORWARD
20 CALb S C A L F ( l o O . l c O . O * )CALL F P L O T (1♦ 7c6*13oO)CALL S C A L P ( l * 0 . 1 * 0 » 0 o « 0 o )
C DRAW 3 LINES TO DIVIDE GRAPHS AND GO BACK TO L.H.S*CALL F P L O T ( l » 0 * 0 » - 0 * 8 5 )CALL F P L O T ( 2 . 8 « 2 » “ Oo85)CALL FP L0T (1. 0*0*-6.2>CALL F P L O T ( 2 , 8 . 2 > - 6 « 2 >CALL F P L O T (1.0.0 ,-11,6)CALL FPLOT(2, 8. 2.-11. 61- CALL F P L O T ( 1 .OoO.OcO)
C WRITE TITLECALL F C H A R ( 1 • 0 8 . 0 ♦ 2 f0«2,0•0)W R I T E ( 7 * 1 0 0 ) TITLE
100 FORMAT(6A4)CALL F P L O T (1 ,1. ,0* >DO 16 L = 1 »2CALL S C A L F (1 . 0 . 1 o O . O . , 0 o )
PAGE 1 C C S T F 6 7 5
DO 2 1=1.16R E A D (2.102) RES I S (I )*(R U N ( I »K ).K = 1,4)
C IF FIRST RES I ST AN CE IS ZERO NO CO MPRESSION DATA I F ( R E S I S ( 1 ) )6 » 7.6
C IF RE SI ST AN CE IS ZERO STOP READ ING AND CALCULATE RANGE 6 I F ( R E S I S ( I ))2.3.22 CONTINUEC FIND RANGE OF RE SI STA NCE S102 F O R M A T ( F 9 * 3 » 4 ( 1 X # F 6 & 4 ) )3 11=1-1
PHY DRIVE 0000 0001
1002 * C C S T F 6 7 5
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RANGE = RES IS( I I ) - RES I 5(1 ) IF(L~1)14»13»14
C TOP IS TOP OF GRAPH AREA 13 TOP =-1,
GO TO 1514 TOP =-6 o 3515 CALL FCHAR(1.0t-«5+TOPtO.2*0.2i0o0)
I F (L - l )19 * 17 * 19
C WRITE GRAPH DESCRIPTION17 W R I T E (7 * 101) ‘101 FORMAT( 1 TENSION ')
GO TO 18 19 WRITE(7,107)107 FORMAT('COMPRESSION* )18 CALL SCALF(1.0,1*0,3.0,0.)
CALL FPLOT(1,1. ,8,0)BACK -RANGE-(TOP*RANGE/5,)
\C CHANGE SCALE AND ORIGIN FOR PLOTTING
CALL SCALF(1/0.02»5•/RANGE *-•052 * BACK)
A 1.4PAGE 2 C C S T F 6 7 5
C NOW FOR* THE ACTUAL PL OTT ING DO 4 J - 1 , 1 I Y = R E S I S ( J ) - R E S I S ( 1)CALL FCHAR (- 0*08,Y,«l m 1»0)
I F {R E S I S (J ) ~ 9 9 9 9 o )10,10,1110 W R I T E (7,201) RESIS(J)2 01 F O R M A T (F 9•3)
GO TO 1211 W R I T E (7 * 203) RESIS(J)203 F O R M A T (F 9 . 2 )12 DO 4 K-1,4
C IF X VALUE IS lo DON'T PLOT I F (R U N ( J >K ) -* 1 ,>5*4*5
5 CALL F C H A R (R U N (J »K ) ,Y , 0 « 1 , 0 o1 » 0 00 )W R I T E ( 7 ,200) K
200 FORMAT(II)4 CONTINUE
C DRAW X “AXISCALL FG RI D( 0» -# 05 0 * 0 * 0 . 0 5 * 2 >X = ~ • 1DO 9 1=1,3 X = X + 0 •05CALL F C H A R ( 0 0 5 , - . 1 7 * R A N G E / 5 ,**08 *.08 *0)
9 W R I T E (7 * 202) X202 F O R M A T ( F 5 . 2 )
C LINE UP FOR NEXT GRAPHCALL F P L O T (1 *~ •076 * BACK)
16 CONTINUEGO TO 7
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A 1.4
2 1 CALL E-XIT END
FEATURES SUPPORTED ONE WORD INTEGERS IOCS
CORE RE QU IR EM EN TS FOR COMMON 0 VARIA BLE S 198 PROGRAM
END OF CO MPI LA TIO N
// DUP
# DELETE IMGRFCART ID 1002 DB ADDR 440F DB CNT 002C
PAG E 3 C C S T F 6 7 5
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*STORE UA IHGRF 1002 1002CART ID 1 0 02 ’ DB ADDR ‘440F DB CNT 002C
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A 2.1
BENDING RIG FOR 1» STRAIN-GAUGE SUBSTRATES
Material;- Mild Steel, Duralumin, Brass, or Stainless Steel, except where stated.All fixing screws may be 4B.A. or 6B.A.
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A 2.6
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A 2.7
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A 2.9
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A 2.10
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APPENDIX 3
STRAIN GAUGE FACTOR CORRECTION CALCULATIONS
(i) Virgin Gauge
X YAPP SHORT x yREAL SHORTREAL LONG APP LONG yApp LQ^G YApp SH0RT
where: Y ^ at = Real strain gauge factor of virgin filmKbnLi i-jUJNo
Y.^. = Strain gauge factor of virgin film assuming‘APP LONGfour point bending
Y ™ ..tATim - Result of strain measurements on virgin film which 'APP SHORTY»tati had gold electrodes extended to bombardment area.'APP LONG
Four point bending assumed.
= Result of the calibration of the short geometry 'REAL SHORT JY . ^ with micro-measurements strain gauge.'APP ShORl
Evaluating we have:-
OR
YREAL LONG YAPP LONG X 1,06 X °*766
Y = Y x 0.814’REAL LONG TAPP LONG
(ii) Implanted Film
S i . 4,^ y < >
\ % *' «'V J « ■v» V '\ *fc \ :^.J—M “1* M A - -VI
- cs.~— v \ A / V
fto- W V w •o
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Now,
*T = Ru + RIMP (i)
where R, = total resistance of compound film = resistance of unimplanted film
^IMP^ resds4:ance implanted film
OR
Let the specimen be strained in the bending rig then:-
ARt = ARU + ARIHp
ART ~ RuYue2 + RIMPYIMPE1 (ii)
where R = resistance uYu - strain gauge factor j- of the unimplanted film e2 = strain
R„,.„ = resistance IMPYIMP = straan 6auSe factor
= strain■ of the implanted film
Now if we assume a relationship between the two strain levels:-
£2 = KE1 (iii)
substituting (iii) into (ii):-
ART = RuYuKGl + RIMPYIMPE1
thus:-
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(ii'O
ART/RT _ RuYuK * RIMPYIMP G1 RU + RIMP
(iv)
Now:-
a r t /r t
YT(app) e~app
where YfCapp) = strain gauSe factor of the combined gaugeassuming 4 point bending
e = apparent strain in specimen assuming 4 point bending,®PP .
(v)
But:-
AR_/R_ £ , , xT T real short (vi)YT(app) " £ X £1 app short
where £ = result from central region strain calibrationreal short ^Eapp short 0.766^
thus substituting (iv) into (vi) we have:-
_ RuY uK + RIMPY IMP 1 , .MYTAPP R + R 0.766 (vu. IMP
Determination of K
Now,
= ^1 + 2 (v iii)
where ^ = total gauge length
Z^ = length of implanted gauge
Z = length of unimplanted gauge
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mm
i ' )
Hence
AJZ.t = A£^ + A&2
OR
eT^T ~ Zl £l + Z2 C2 (ix)
where = integrated strain over &T= integrated strain over
e2 = integrated strain over &2
From equation (ix):-
thus:-
e2 (eT/ei^T “ *1
evaluating
= 1.3 cm5, = 0.67 cm
2 0.63 cm
fl = £long - 1 (from part (i))
therefore
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and
Note
where
<ylSubstituting this value of K into equation (vii)
R Y 0.879 + RTMnY_.m .u ‘u IMP IMP „ 1’T APP (R t RTM_) 0.766u IMP
Y k APPRT °’766 - V u °'879IMP - RIHp
R^ can be determined from:-
^2*u *= *B1
Rri = resistance of gauge before implantation