Title
Carbon Films Obtained from Fullerenes Deposited on Germanium: Experimental and Simulated Results
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-6-2006
Abstract
In this work, carbon thin films have been experimentally produced by accelerating C60 ions on germanium substrates at different deposition energies (from 50–1000eV). Adherence and chemical composition have been studied in order to characterize the obtained material. On the other hand, molecular dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the microscopic processes of the growth of carbon thin films obtained from the collision of C60 molecules on germanium substrates. The Tersoff potential has been employed to describe the atomic interactions. Some properties of the films have been studied as a function of the deposition energy (from 10–1000eV): interface thickness, density profile from the substrate up to the film surface, etc. Experimental and simulated results have been correlated to those obtained on silicon by similar methods. The results show that the structural and dynamical properties of the films depend on deposition energy, as it was observed on silicon substrates. For the studied energies, the simulated interface thickness is larger in germanium substrates than in silicon ones. However, experimentally observed adherence is poorer on germanium substrates.
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Publication Title
Physical Review B
Recommended Citation
E.B. Halac, A.G. Dall’Asén, E. Burgos, M. Reinoso. “Carbon films obtained from fullerenes deposited on germanium: experimental and simulated results." Physical Review B, vol. 74, 174140_1-7 (2006).
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.174104
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2006 The American Physical Society. Article published by The American Physical Society in Physical Review B, volume 74, issue number 17, pages 174140_1-7, November 2006. Available online:
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.174104
