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7.5 kV, 6.2 GW cm−2 NiO/β-Ga2O3 vertical rectifiers with on–off ratio greater than 1013
In Special Collection:
Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 030401 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002580
Limiting reagent conditions to control inorganic loading in AlOx–PET hybrid fabrics created through vapor-phase infiltration
Emily K. McGuinness; Haley V. Manno; Kira Pyronneau; Benjamin C. Jean; Nicole R. McClelland; Mark D. Losego
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 030402 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002534
Superconformal silicon carbide coatings via precursor pulsed chemical vapor deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 030403 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002461
Review Articles
Influence of local chemical environment and external perturbations of porphyrins on surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 030801 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002401
ARTICLES
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Conductive TiN thin films grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition: Effects of N-sources and thermal treatments
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Clémence Badie; Héloïse Tissot; Beniamino Sciacca; Maïssa K. Barr; Julien Bachmann; Christophe Vallée; Gaël Gautier; Thomas Defforge; Vincent Astie; Jean-Manuel Decams; Mikhael Bechelany; Lionel Santinacci
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032401 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002288
Area selective atomic layer deposition of SnO2 as an etch resist in fluorine based processes
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032402 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002429
Surface functionalization of microporous carbon fibers by vapor phase methods for CO2 capture
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Stephan Prünte; Gerben van Straaten; Dries van Eyck; Oscar Diaz-Morales; Jeroen Van Dijck; Hans de Neve; Mariadriana Creatore
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032403 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002419
Aminosilane small molecule inhibitors for area-selective deposition: Study of substrate-inhibitor interfacial interactions
In Special Collection:
Area Selective Deposition
Kaat Van Dongen; Rachel A. Nye; Jan-Willem J. Clerix; Claudia Sixt; Danilo De Simone; Annelies Delabie
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032404 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002347
Low-temperature synthesis of crystalline vanadium oxide films using oxygen plasmas
Adnan Mohammad; Krishna D. Joshi; Dhan Rana; Saidjafarzoda Ilhom; Barrett Wells; Brian Willis; Boris Sinkovic; A. K. Okyay; Necmi Biyikli
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032405 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002383
In situ analysis of nucleation reactions during TiCl4/H2O atomic layer deposition on SiO2 and H-terminated Si surfaces treated with a silane small molecule inhibitor
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032406 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002493
Control by atomic layer deposition over the chemical composition of nickel cobalt oxide for the oxygen evolution reaction
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Renee T. M. van Limpt; Marek Lavorenti; Marcel A. Verheijen; Mihalis N. Tsampas; Mariadriana Creatore
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032407 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002414
Vapor-phase grafting of functional silanes on atomic layer deposited Al2O3
Vepa Rozyyev; Rahul Shevate; Rajesh Pathak; Julia G. Murphy; Anil U. Mane; S. J. Sibener; Jeffrey W. Elam
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032408 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002364
Atomic layer deposition of MoOx thin films using Mo(iPrCp)2H2 and O3
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032409 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002436
Microkinetic based growth and property modeling of plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition silicon nitride thin film
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032410 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002499
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Etching of molybdenum via a combination of low-temperature ozone oxidation and wet-chemical oxide dissolution
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032601 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002404
Atomic layer etching of gallium nitride using fluorine-based chemistry
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Lamiae Hamraoui; Tinghui Zhang; Angela Crespi; Philippe Lefaucheux; Thomas Tillocher; Mohamed Boufnichel; Rémi Dussart
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032602 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002452
Thermal atomic layer etching of cobalt using sulfuryl chloride for chlorination and tetramethylethylenediamine or trimethylphosphine for ligand addition
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032603 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002488
Gas-phase etching mechanism of silicon oxide by a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and ammonium fluoride: A density functional theory study
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Romel Hidayat; Khabib Khumaini; Hye-Lee Kim; Tanzia Chowdhury; Tirta Rona Mayangsari; Seongjae Cho; Byungchul Cho; Sangjoon Park; Jongwan Jung; Won-Jun Lee
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032604 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002433
Real-time monitoring of atomic layer etching in Cl2/Ar pulsed gas, pulsed power plasmas by optical emission spectroscopy
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032605 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002482
Isotropic plasma-thermal atomic layer etching of aluminum nitride using SF6 plasma and Al(CH3)3
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032606 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002476
Bias-pulsed atomic layer etching of 4H-silicon carbide producing subangstrom surface roughness
In Special Collection:
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032607 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002447
Epitaxial Growth of Materials
NiO/β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3/Ga2O3 heterojunction lateral rectifiers with reverse breakdown voltage >7 kV
In Special Collection:
Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
Hsiao-Hsuan Wan; Jian-Sian Li; Chao-Ching Chiang; Xinyi Xia; Fan Ren; Hannah N. Masten; James Spencer Lundh; Joseph A. Spencer; Fikadu Alema; Andrei Osinsky; Alan G. Jacobs; Karl Hobart; Marko J. Tadjer; S. J. Pearton
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032701 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002393
Interface-mediated ferroelectricity in PMN-PT/PZT flexible bilayer via pulsed laser deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032702 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002386
InAs quantum emitters at telecommunication wavelengths grown by droplet epitaxy
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Papers from the 36th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2022)
Margaret A. Stevens; Wayne McKenzie; Gerald Baumgartner; Joel Q. Grim; Samuel G. Carter; Allan S. Bracker
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032703 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002572
Epitaxial growth of atomically thin Ga2Se2 films on c-plane sapphire substrates
In Special Collection:
Papers from the 36th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2022)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032704 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002446
Transport and trap states in proton irradiated ultra-thick κ-Ga2O3
In Special Collection:
Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
A. Y. Polyakov; V. I. Nikolaev; A. I. Pechnikov; E. B. Yakimov; P. B. Lagov; I. V. Shchemerov; A. A. Vasilev; A. I. Kochkova; A. V. Chernykh; In-Hwan Lee; S. J. Pearton
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 032705 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002673
Plasma Science and Technology
Ion velocity distribution functions across a plasma meniscus
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033001 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002439
Role of SiCl4 addition in CH3F/O2 based chemistry for Si3N4 etching selectively to SiO2, SiCO, and Si
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033002 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002434
Enhancement of discharge and mechanical properties of ta-C films by pulse-enhanced cathodic arc deposition
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033003 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002352
Plasma induced damage on AlGaN/GaN heterostructure during gate opening for power devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033004 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002339
Study on etch characteristics of magnetic tunnel junction materials using rf-biased H2/NH3 reactive ion beam
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Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
Ye Eun Kim; Doo San Kim; Yun Jong Jang; Hong Seong Gil; Ho Seop Jeon; Jong Woo Hong; In Ho Kim; Cheol Kim; Jeong-Heon Park; Geun Young Yeom
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033005 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002465
Neutral transport during etching of high aspect ratio features
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033006 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002468
In situ diagnostics of the Si etching structures profile in ICP SF6/C4F8 plasma: Macrostructures
Artem Osipov; Alina Gagaeva; Anastasia Speshilova; Armenak Osipov; Yakov Enns; Alexey Kazakin; Ekaterina Endiiarova; Roman Kornilov; Sergey Alexandrov
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033007 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002427
Effect of focus ring with external circuit on cathode edge sheath dynamics in a capacitively coupled plasma
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033008 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002496
Angular distribution of titanium ions and neutrals in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033009 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002555
Surface Engineering and Coatings
Influence of γ'N and ɛ'N phases on the properties of AISI 304L after low-temperature plasma nitrocarburizing
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033101 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002346
Effect of vacuum heat treatment on tribological properties of metal-doped CuS/MoS2 coating
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033102 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002360
Zn:DLC films via PECVD-HIPIMS: Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity to mammalian cells
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
Rebeca F. B. de O. Correia; Aline G. Sampaio; Noala V. M. Milhan; Ariel Capote; Holger Gerdes; Kristina Lachmann; Vladimir J. Trava-Airoldi; Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito; Ralf Bandorf
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033103 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002354
Influence of the etching process on the coating performance in dry tribological contacts
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033104 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002363
Tribological behavior of WC/WCN/CNx coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033105 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002421
Hydrophobic Si nanopillar array coated with few-layer MoS2 films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033106 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002589
Improvement of antibacterial activity and mechanical properties of titanium alloy by TiAlN/Ag gradient multilayer coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033107 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002552
Surfaces and Interfaces
Branched nozzle oblique angle flow for initiated chemical vapor deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033202 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002349
Effects of adventitious impurity adsorption on oxygen interstitial injection rates from submerged TiO2(110) and ZnO(0001) surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033203 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002467
Measurements and model of UV-induced oxidation of aluminum
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033204 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002432
Transient photocapacitance spectroscopy of deep-levels in (001) β-Ga2O3
In Special Collection:
Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033205 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002378
Design of InGaN-ZnSnGa2N4 quantum wells for high-efficiency amber light emitting diodes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033206 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002524
Thin Films
Method for extracting the intrinsic diffusion coefficient from grain boundary diffusion depth profile
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033401 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002400
Link between cracking mechanisms of trilayer films on flexible substrates and electro-mechanical reliability under biaxial loading
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033403 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002348
Effect of plasma nitriding substrate current density on the adhesion strength of in situ PVD TiN coatings
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033405 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002353
Physical properties of Zn-Sn-N films governed by the Zn/(Zn + Sn) ratio
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033406 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002454
Using metal precursors to passivate oxides for area selective deposition
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Area Selective Deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033407 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002413
Nanostructured MoS2 thin films: Effect of substrate temperature on microstructure, optical, and electrical properties
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033408 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002627
Design and fabrication of color-generating nitride based thin-film optical filters for photovoltaic applications
In Special Collection:
Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 033409 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002357
Errata
Perspectives
Perspective on improving the quality of surface and material data analysis in the scientific literature with a focus on x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
George H. Major; Joshua W. Pinder; Daniel E. Austin; Donald R. Baer; Steven L. Castle; Jan Čechal; B. Maxwell Clark; Hagai Cohen; Jonathan Counsell; Alberto Herrera-Gomez; Pavitra Govindan; Seong H. Kim; David J. Morgan; Robert L. Opila; Cedric J. Powell; Stanislav Průša; Adam Roberts; Mario Rocca; Naoto Shirahata; Tomáš Šikola; Emily F. Smith; Regina C. So; John E. Stovall; Jennifer Strunk; Andrew Teplyakov; Jeff Terry; Stephen G. Weber; Matthew R. Linford
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 038501 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002437
Low-resistivity molybdenum obtained by atomic layer deposition
Kees van der Zouw, Bernhard Y. van der Wel, et al.
Many routes to ferroelectric HfO2: A review of current deposition methods
Hanan Alexandra Hsain, Younghwan Lee, et al.
Observation of an abrupt 3D-2D morphological transition in thin Al layers grown by MBE on InGaAs surface
A. Elbaroudy, B. Khromets, et al.