Published May 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

XPS study of BNx nanolayers prepared by low pressure rapid thermal annealing in ammonia

  • 1. Georgi Nadjakov Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chausee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chausee, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 3. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl. 11, 1113 Sofia (Bulgaria)

Description

The possibility was examined to prepare BNx layers using rapid thermal annealing of thin B films in NH3 (at four different annealing temperatures and annealing times). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to investigate the composition and chemical bonds in the films treated. The results show that the amount of nitrogen incorporated into the layers increases with the increase of both the annealing temperature and processing time; a nitrogen/boron atomic concentration ratio of 0.79 was reached by treatment at 1400 deg. C for 180 s

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/113/1/012046

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
113
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[3 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
15. international summer school on vacuum, electron and ion technologies
Acronym
VEIT 2007
Dates
17-21 Sep 2007
Place
Sozopol (Bulgaria)