Karthikeyan, S, Hill, AE, Cowpe, JS and Pilkington, RD 2010, 'The influence of operating parameters on pulsed D.C. magnetron sputtering plasma' , Vacuum, 85 (5) , pp. 634-638.
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This paper describes the breakdown voltage characteristics in a pulsed D.C. magnetron sputtering system under varying conditions of frequency, current and pulse-off time. The behaviour of the breakdown voltage with pulsing frequency at different pressures and constant pulse-off time was recorded and revealed that the breakdown voltage decreased consistently as the frequency increased up to 70 kHz. Above this frequency, perturbation in the breakdown voltage was noted, possibly due to the rise in pre-breakdown current during the few microseconds of pulse-on time. This perturbation effect was no longer observed when the operating current was increased. The breakdown voltage was seen to decrease when the pulse-off time was increased while keeping the total period of the pulse constant.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > Q Science Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Vacuum |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 0042-207X |
| Depositing User: | Dr Sreejith Karthikeyan |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2010 15:51 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 22:33 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/12555 |
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