Published June 13, 2023 | Version v1
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High-Rate Deposition of Stoichiometric Compounds by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering at Oblique Angles

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Target poisoning in reactive magnetron sputtering deposition of thin films is an undesired phenomenon, well known for causing a drastic fall of the process efficiency. We demonstrate that when this technique is operated at oblique angles, films with composition raging from pure metallic to stoichiometric compound can be grown in non-poisoned conditions, thus avoiding most of the associated drawbacks. We have employed amorphous TiOx, although the presented results can be easily extrapolated to other materials and conditions. It is found that the proposed method improves 400% the growth rate of TiO2 thin films.

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Junta de Andalucía P12-FQM-2265

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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2013-42900-P

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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2013-40852-R

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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad 201560E055 (MINECO-CSIC)

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Created:
June 15, 2023
Modified:
December 1, 2023