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Cyclic etching of copper thin films using HBr and Ar gases
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 040401 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000218
Review Articles
The role of plasma in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of crystalline films
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of John Coburn
David R. Boris; Virginia D. Wheeler; Neeraj Nepal; Syed B. Qadri; Scott G. Walton; Charles (Chip) R. Eddy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 040801 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000145
In vacuo atomic layer deposition and electron tunneling characterization of ultrathin dielectric films for metal/insulator/metal tunnel junctions
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30 years of the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award — Celebrating the Women of the AVS
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 040802 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5141078
Thin film deposition research and its impact on microelectronics scaling
In Special Collection:
Festschrift Honoring Dr. Steve Rossnagel
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 040803 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000230
In situ, in vivo, and in operando imaging and spectroscopy of liquids using microfluidics in vacuum
In Special Collection:
30 years of the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award — Celebrating the Women of the AVS
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 040804 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5144499
Perspectives
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: A perspective on quantitation accuracy for composition analysis of homogeneous materials
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection: Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 041001 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5143897
Tutorials
Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Quantitative XPS
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection: Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 041201 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5141395
ARTICLES
2-D Materials
3D-printed and injection molded polymer matrix composites with 2D layered materials
Gerardo Gamboa; Sangram Mazumder; Nathalie Hnatchuk; Jorge A. Catalan; Damaris Cortes; IKang Chen; Perla Perez; Witold Brostow; Anupama B. Kaul
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042201 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000121
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Influence of precursor dose and residence time on the growth rate and uniformity of vanadium dioxide thin films by atomic layer deposition
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042401 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000152
Antioxidation protection for Ce metal by atomic layer deposition upon air exposure
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Lihua Zhou; Yiwu Chen; Qiang Yang; Yingxi Zhu; Jing Zhao; Tianfu Li; Xiaoyu Zou; Jian Wang; Tinggui Yang
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042402 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000223
Comprehensive characterization of copper oxide atomic layer deposition using water or ozone with enhanced bis-(dimethylamino-2-propoxide) copper delivery
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042403 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000248
Plasmonic nanocomposites of zinc oxide and titanium nitride
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Chad A. Beaudette; Jacob T. Held; Benjamin L. Greenberg; Phong H. Nguyen; Nolan M. Concannon; Russell J. Holmes; K. Andre Mkhoyan; Eray S. Aydil; Uwe R. Kortshagen
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042404 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5142858
Magnetic properties and resistive switching in mixture films and nanolaminates consisting of iron and silicon oxides grown by atomic layer deposition
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Kaupo Kukli; Marianna Kemell; Helena Castán; Salvador Dueñas; Joosep Link; Raivo Stern; Mikko J. Heikkilä; Taivo Jõgiaas; Jekaterina Kozlova; Mihkel Rähn; Kenichiro Mizohata; Mikko Ritala; Markku Leskelä
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042405 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000212
Area-selective atomic layer deposition of molybdenum oxide
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Special Topic Collection on Area Selective Deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042406 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000219
Atomic layer deposition of HfO2 films using carbon-free tetrakis(tetrahydroborato)hafnium and water
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Devika Choudhury; David J. Mandia; Ryan R. Langeslay; Angel Yanguas-Gil; Steven Letourneau; Alfred P. Sattelberger; Mahalingam Balasubramanium; Anil U. Mane; Massimiliano Delferro; Jeffrey W. Elam
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042407 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000053
Structural and optical properties of (Zn,Mn)O thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042408 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000141
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Causes of anisotropy in thermal atomic layer etching of nanostructures
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042601 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000261
In situ surface analysis of an ion-energy-dependent chlorination layer on GaN during cyclic etching using Ar+ ions and Cl radicals
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of John Coburn
Masaki Hasegawa; Takayoshi Tsutsumi; Atsushi Tanide; Shohei Nakamura; Hiroki Kondo; Kenji Ishikawa; Makoto Sekine; Masaru Hori
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042602 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000124
Patterning nickel for extreme ultraviolet lithography mask application I. Atomic layer etch processing
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042603 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000190
Patterning nickel for extreme ultraviolet lithography mask application. II. Hybrid reactive ion etch and atomic layer etch processing
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042604 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000191
Plasma Science and Technology
Effect of frequency and applied voltage of an atmospheric-pressure dielectric-barrier discharge on breakdown and hydroxyl-radical generation with a liquid electrode
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of John Coburn
Joshua M. Blatz; Daniel Benjamin; Faraz A. Choudhury; Benjamin B. Minkoff; Michael R. Sussman; J. Leon Shohet
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043001 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000125
Vacuum ultraviolet-absorption spectroscopy and delocalized plasma-induced emission used for the species detection in a down-stream soft-etch plasma reactor
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of John Coburn
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043002 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000134
On the formation of black silicon in SF6-O2 plasma: The clear, oxidize, remove, and etch (CORE) sequence and black silicon on demand
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043004 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000196
Atomic layer etching of metals with anisotropy, specificity, and selectivity
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of John Coburn
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043005 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000225
Effect of substrate bias on microstructure of epitaxial film grown by HiPIMS: An atomistic simulation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043006 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000233
Role of physisorption in atomic layer etching of silicon nitride
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043007 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000154
Surfaces and Interfaces
Role of organic molecules in enabling modern technology
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30 years of the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award — Celebrating the Women of the AVS
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043201 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000099
Utilizing plasma modified SnO2 paper gas sensors to better understand gas-surface interactions at low temperatures
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043202 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000029
Vapor deposition of quaternary ammonium methacrylate polymers with high antimicrobial activity: Synthetic route, toxicity assessment, and durability analysis
Emre Çıtak; Hilal Testici; Mehmet Gürsoy; Emine Sevgili; Hatice Türk Dağı; Bahadır Öztürk; Mustafa Karaman
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043203 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5145285
Fabrication of crystal plane oriented trenches in gallium nitride using SF6 + Ar dry etching and wet etching post-treatment
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043204 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000120
Microstructural and chemical analysis of polycrystalline LiNbO3 films obtained by room-temperature RF sputtering after various annealing durations
Laura C. Sauze; Nicolas Vaxelaire; Denis Rouchon; François Pierre; Roselyne Templier; Denis Remiens; Guillaume Rodriguez
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043205 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000209
Procedure which allows the performance and calibration of an XPS instrument to be checked rapidly and frequently
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection: Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043206 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000224
Thin Films
Slowing DNA translocation through a solid-state nanopore by applying hydrophobic microchannel-guided walls
In Special Collection:
Festschrift Honoring Dr. Steve Rossnagel
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043401 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000182
Chemical vapor deposition of sp2-boron nitride on Si(111) substrates from triethylboron and ammonia: Effect of surface treatments
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043402 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5145287
Reduction of unintentional Si doping in β-Ga2O3 grown via plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
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Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043403 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000086
Assessment of atomic layer deposited TiO2 photocatalytic self-cleaning by quartz crystal microbalance
Théo Henry; Paolo Martins; Etienne Eustache; Bernard Servet; Laurent Divay; Pierre Jouanne; Philippe Grasset; Jean-Paul Dudon; Patrick Hugonnot; Karl Fleury-Frenette
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043404 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000198
Carbon impurity concentrations in BaSnO3 films grown by molecular beam epitaxy using a tin oxide source
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043405 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000122
Manipulation of thin silver film growth on weakly interacting silicon dioxide substrates using oxygen as a surfactant
In Special Collection:
Festschrift Honoring Dr. Steve Rossnagel
Nikolaos Pliatsikas; Andreas Jamnig; Martin Konpan; Andreas Delimitis; Gregory Abadias; Kostas Sarakinos
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043406 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000244
Effects of deposition environment and temperature on photoluminescence, particle morphology, and crystal structure of pulsed laser deposited Ga2O3 thin films
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Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043407 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000013
High power impulse magnetron sputtering of diamond-like carbon coatings
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Festschrift Honoring Dr. Steve Rossnagel
Tomas Kubart; Asim Aijaz; Joakim Andersson; Fabio Ferreira; João Carlos Oliveira; Arcadie Sobetkii; Anca Constantina Parau; Catalin Vitelaru
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043408 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000070
Experimental determination of electron attenuation lengths in complex materials by means of epitaxial film growth: Advantages and challenges
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Special Topic Collection: Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 043409 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000291
Surface passivation approaches for silicon, germanium, and III–V semiconductors
Roel J. Theeuwes, Wilhelmus M. M. Kessels, et al.
Atomic layer deposition of transition metal chalcogenide TaSx using Ta[N(CH3)2]3[NC(CH3)3] precursor and H2S plasma
J. H. Deijkers, H. Thepass, et al.
Low-temperature etching of silicon oxide and silicon nitride with hydrogen fluoride
Thorsten Lill, Mingmei Wang, et al.