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Evaluating hydrophobic recovery of N2 and H2O(g) plasma modified silk fibroin films aged at ambient and elevated temperatures
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 050401 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002803
Extending area selective deposition of ruthenium onto 3D SiO2-Si multilayer stacks
Kartik Sondhi; Rahul Sharangpani; Roshan Tirukkonda; Joyeeta Nag; Xing-Cai Guo; Michael A. Gribelyuk; Raghuveer S. Makala; Senaka Kanakamedala
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 050402 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002860
Review Articles
Extending atomic layer deposition for use in next-generation piezoMEMS: Review and perspective
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Nicholas A. Strnad; Daniel M. Potrepka; Brendan M. Hanrahan; Glen R. Fox; Ronald G. Polcawich; Jeffrey S. Pulskamp; Ryan R. Knight; Ryan Q. Rudy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 050801 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002431
Challenges in porosity characterization of thin films: Cross-evaluation of different techniques
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 050802 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002793
ARTICLES
2-D Materials
Chemical conversion of MoS2 thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) into molybdenum nitride monitored by in situ reflectance measurements
J. Patouillard; R. Gassilloud; F. Mercier; A. Mantoux; R. Boichot; A. Crisci; M. Bernard; N. Gauthier; S. Cadot; C. Raynaud; F. Gianesello; E. Blanquet
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052201 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002678
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Low-resistivity molybdenum obtained by atomic layer deposition
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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Kees van der Zouw; Bernhard Y. van der Wel; Antonius A. I. Aarnink; Rob A. M. Wolters; Dirk J. Gravesteijn; Alexey Y. Kovalgin
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052402 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002804
Density functional theory study on reaction mechanisms of Co(tbu2DAD)2 for area selective-atomic layer deposition of Co films on metal surfaces
Nickolas Ashburn; Xiuyao Lang; Sumeet Pandey; Steven Wolf; Steve Kramer; John Smythe; Gurtej Sandhu; Charles Winter; Andrew C. Kummel; Kyeongjae Cho
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052403 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002840
Intrinsic and atomic layer etching enhanced area-selective atomic layer deposition of molybdenum disulfide thin films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052404 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002811
Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of crystalline GaN thin films on quartz substrates with sharp interfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052405 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002639
Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Quasiatomic layer etching of silicon nitride enhanced by low temperature
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Atomic Layer Etching (ALE)
Daniel N. Shanks; Rania K. Ahmed; John D. Femi-Oyetoro; Matthew R. Dickie; Andrew D. Beyer; Frank Greer
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052601 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002846
Orientation-dependent etching of silicon by fluorine molecules: A quantum chemistry computational study
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052602 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002841
Epitaxial Growth of Materials
Variation in thermal stability of Ge1−xSnx films for infrared device applications
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Papers from the 36th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2022)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052701 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002680
Recombination mechanism of heavily Be-doped GaAsN by time-resolved photoluminescence
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Papers from the 36th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2022)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052702 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002522
Jahn–Teller-driven phase segregation in MnxCo3−xO4 spinel thin films
Miles D. Blanchet; Bethany E. Matthews; Steven R. Spurgeon; Steve M. Heald; Tamara Isaacs-Smith; Ryan B. Comes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052703 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002329
MBE growth of In0.53Ga0.47Sb on In0.53Ga0.47As/InP substrates using the interfacial misfit dislocation arrays
In Special Collection:
Papers from the 36th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2022)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052704 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002681
Enhanced structural and optical properties of semipolar ( ) AlGaN film with insertion of AlN/AlGaN superlattice
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55 Years of Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD)
Xuguang Luo; Xiong Zhang; Ruiting Fang; Lin Chen; Shenyu Xu; Jia Cui; Zhiyi Lou; Yifeng Xu; Shuchang Wang; Guohua Hu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052705 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002870
Impacts of specific element-treated three-dimensional GaN layer on characteristics of nonpolar a-plane GaN film
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55 Years of Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD)
Yifeng Xu; Xiong Zhang; Ruiting Fang; Xuguang Luo; Lin Chen; Shenyu Xu; Zhiyi Lou; Jia Cui; Guohua Hu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052706 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002834
Vertical NiO/β-Ga2O3 rectifiers grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
Hsiao-Hsuan Wan; Jian-Sian Li; Chao-Ching Chiang; Fan Ren; Timothy Jinsoo Yoo; Honggyu Kim; Andrei Osinsky; Fikadu Alema; Stephen J. Pearton
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052707 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002884
Photovoltaics and Energy
Design of a custom vapor transport co-deposition system for scalable production of perovskite solar cells
Ella Wassweiler; Anurag Panda; Tamar Kadosh; Thienan Nguyen; Wan-Ju Hsu; Emma Pettit; Russell J. Holmes; Harry Tuller; Vladimir Bulovic
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 052801 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002668
Plasma Science and Technology
Plasma deposited carbon containing zirconia films as thermal barriers
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053001 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002745
Effects of the focus ring on the ion kinetics at the wafer edge in capacitively coupled plasma reactors
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053002 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002585
Series resonance effects of a variable inductor termination on the nonpowered electrode in capacitively coupled plasmas
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053003 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002790
Process optimization for shallow trench isolation etch using computational models
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053004 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002838
Spatiotemporal evolution of excitation temperature of vacuum arcs by tomography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053006 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002876
Surface Engineering and Coatings
Structure and corrosion resistance of electron-beam-strengthened and micro-arc oxidized coatings on magnesium alloy AZ31
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Functional Coatings
Yinghe Ma; Jinhui Mei; Junxin Ouyang; Peng Wu; Sai Wang; Jianguo Yang; Yanming He; Wenjian Zheng; Huaxin Li; Chuanyang Lu; Sendong Ren; Jianping Xu; Paul K. Chu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053101 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002687
Simulation studies of floating field plate in β-Ga2O3 power devices and modules
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Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
Zhao Han; Guangwei Xu; Xueqiang Xiang; Weibing Hao; Yuanbiao Li; Xuanze Zhou; Xiaobing Yan; Shibing Long
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053102 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002650
Characterization of a broad beam Kaufman-type ion source operated with CHF3 and O2
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053104 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002766
Comparative study of the microspot splitting characteristics of direct-current and pulsed cathodic vacuum arc
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053105 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002786
Characterizing the composition, structure, and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtering physical vapor deposition TiN and TiSiN coatings
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Functional Coatings
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053106 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002805
Effect of oxidation time on the structure and properties of Ti–25Nb–3Zr–2Sn–3Mo titanium alloy microarc oxide film layer
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053107 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002771
Attempt of TiZrVCrAl coating on aerospace bearings—Lower friction coefficient in oil–liquid mixed media
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053108 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002843
Tailoring of Mg and MgLi thin-film corrosion rates with dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment
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Papers from the Pacific Rim Symposium on Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces (PacSurf 2022)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053109 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002783
Graphite oxide synthetized by pulsed laser ablation technique used as an antifouling coating to inhibit CaCO3 scale on stainless steel surfaces
Juan P. Cuenca-Vargas; Juan D. Lopez-Vargas; Andre A. Drummond; Marcelo M. Werneck; Dante F. Franceschini; Sergio S. Camargo
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053111 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002833
Large-area deposition of protective (Ti,Al)N coatings onto polycarbonate
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Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
Lena Patterer; Sabrina Kollmann; Teresa de los Arcos; Leonie Jende; Soheil Karimi Aghda; Damian M. Holzapfel; Sameer A. Salman; Stanislav Mráz; Guido Grundmeier; Jochen M. Schneider
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053112 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002921
Mechanical and optical properties of amorphous silicon nitride-based films prepared by electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
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Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
Brahim Ahammou; Paramita Bhattacharyya; Christophe Levallois; Fahmida Azmi; Jean-Pierre Landesman; Peter Mascher
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053113 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002896
Surfaces and Interfaces
Investigating wet chemical oxidation methods to form SiO2 interlayers for self-aligned Pt-HfO2-Si gate stacks
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053201 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002762
Deposition and characterization of α-Fe2O3/Pd thin films for neutron reflectometry studies
Hanyu Wang; Ethan C. Self; Sadhvikas J. Addamane; Christopher M. Rouleau; Ryan R. Wixom; Katie L. Browning; Gabriel M. Veith; Liyuan Liang; James F. Browning
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053202 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002717
High quality β-Ga2O3 bulk crystals, grown by edge-defined film-fed growth method: Growth features, structural, and thermal properties
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Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
Dmitrii A. Bauman; Dmitrii Iu. Panov; Vladislav A. Spiridonov; Arina V. Kremleva; Aleksei V. Asach; Ekaterina V. Tambulatova; A. V. Sakharov; Alexey E. Romanov
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053203 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002644
Comparing sputter rates, depth resolution, and ion yields for different gas cluster ion beams (GCIB): A practical guide to choosing the best GCIB for every application
In Special Collection:
Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053204 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002864
In situ plasmonic tip preparation and validation techniques for scanning tunneling microscopy
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
Benjamen N. Taber; Matthew L. Neill; Trevor N. Thom; Octavia D. Clapp; Vartkess Ara Apkarian; Joonhee Lee
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053205 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002807
Photoemission spectroscopy on photoresist materials: A protocol for analysis of radiation sensitive materials
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
Faegheh S. Sajjadian; Laura Galleni; Kevin M. Dorney; Dhirendra P. Singh; Fabian Holzmeier; Michiel J. van Setten; Stefan De Gendt; Thierry Conard
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053206 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002808
ToF-SIMS in battery research: Advantages, limitations, and best practices
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
Teo Lombardo; Felix Walther; Christine Kern; Yannik Moryson; Timo Weintraut; Anja Henss; Marcus Rohnke
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053207 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002850
Atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 interlayer for improving AlN growth on silicon substrates
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053208 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002760
Plasmonic black coatings with broadband absorption for space applications
Hanjörg Wagner; Valentin Ripka; Andrea Dellith; Jan Dellith; Florian Wittkämper; Uwe Hübner; Mario Ziegler
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053209 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002821
VAMAS TWA2 interlaboratory comparison: Surface analysis of TiO2 nanoparticles using ToF-SIMS
In Special Collection:
Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
Francesca Bennet; Robert Opitz; Narges Ghoreishi; Kristina Plate; Jean-Paul Barnes; Allen Bellew; Anna Belu; Giacomo Ceccone; Eric de Vito; Arnaud Delcorte; Alexis Franquet; Francesco Fumagalli; Douglas Gilliland; Harald Jungnickel; Tae Geol Lee; Claude Poleunis; Derk Rading; Hyun Kyong Shon; Valentina Spampinato; Jin Gyeong Son; Fuyi Wang; Yung-Chen Andrew Wang; Yao Zhao; Alexander Roloff; Jutta Tentschert; Jörg Radnik
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053210 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002814
Work function measurement by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy: Versailles project on advanced materials and standards interlaboratory study
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Reproducibility Challenges and Solutions II with a Focus on Surface and Interface Analysis
Jeong Won Kim; Ansoon Kim; Hui Ung Hwang; Jun Hyung Kim; Seungwook Choi; Norbert Koch; Dongguen Shin; Zhijuan Zhao; Fen Liu; Minki Choi; Kyu Myung Lee; Yongsup Park
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053211 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002852
Thin Films
Optical, surface, and structural studies of InN thin films grown on sapphire by molecular beam epitaxy
Zhe Chuan Feng; Deng Xie; Manika Tun Nafisa; Hao-Hsiung Lin; Weijie Lu; Jin-Ming Chen; Jeffrey Yiin; Kuei-Hsien Chen; Li-Chyong Chen; Benjamin Klein; Ian T. Ferguson
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053401 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002665
Stages of self-arrangement in growth of nanostructured graphene films related to the flow of ionized species during plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
Algimantas Lukša; Viktorija Nargelienė; Marius Treideris; Virginijus Bukauskas; Martynas Talaikis; Arūnas Šetkus
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053402 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002694
Low-temperature, single-source, chemical vapor deposition of molybdenum nitride thin films
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55 Years of Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD)
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053403 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002830
(AlCrNiTiZr)Nx high-entropy nitride coatings with enhanced hardness via tailoring N2 flow rates for anti-wear applications
In Special Collection:
Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053404 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002837
Room temperature magnetron sputtering and laser annealing of ultrathin amorphous sulfur-rich MoSx films
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Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
Spencer Gellerup; Corey L. Arnold; Christopher Muratore; Nicholas R. Glavin; Nigel D. Shepherd; Andrey A. Voevodin
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053405 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002544
Performance and stability of Al-doped HfGaO thin-film transistors deposited by vapor cooling condensation system
In Special Collection:
Gallium Oxide Materials and Devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053406 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002826
Reactive plasma sputtering deposition of polycrystalline GaN thin films on silicon substrates at room temperature
Lakshman Srinivasan; Cyril Jadaud; François Silva; Jean-Charles Vanel; Jean-Luc Maurice; Erik Johnson; Pere Roca i Cabarrocas; Karim Ouaras
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053407 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002718
Observable color change of Cu2O–Mo–Zr composite films based on rapid oxidation at room temperature and thin film interference behavior
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053408 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002774
Effect of the growth orientation on the physical properties of Sr2CoNbO6 thin films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053409 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002728
Effect of local pressure difference caused by argon flow on properties of DLC films on rubber
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053410 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002806
Study of the structure, structural transition, interface model, and magnetic moments of CrN grown on MgO(001) by molecular beam epitaxy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053411 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002546
Growth of SrMoO3 thin films by suboxide molecular beam epitaxy
In Special Collection:
Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of Frederick J. Walker
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053412 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002853
Low temperature preparation of YSZ-based thin-film limiting current type oxygen sensor
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053413 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002907
Theoretical studies of magnetic domain phase diagrams from micromagnetic simulation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053414 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002865
Low temperature epitaxial growth of Cantor-nitride thin films by magnetic field assisted magnetron sputtering
In Special Collection:
Celebrating the Achievements and Life of Joe Greene
Smita G. Rao; Pascal Manuel Illgner; Robert Boyd; Gyula Nagy; Philippe Djemia; Daniel Primetzhofer; Ivan Petrov; Arnaud le Febvrier; Per Eklund
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 41, 053415 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002947