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https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-SRF2019-THP043
Title Deposition Parameter Effects on Niobium Nitride (NbN) Thin Films Deposited Onto Copper Substrates with DC Magnetron Sputtering
Authors
  • S.B. Leith, X. Jiang, M. Vogel
    University Siegen, Siegen, Germany
  • R. Ries, E. Seiler
    Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Abstract As part of efforts to improve the performance of SRF cavities, to that prescribed by future operating requirements, alternative materials are currently being investigated. NbN is one of the alternatives under investigation to provide these better performance figures. In this contribution, a summary of results from an investigation into DC magnetron sputtered NbN thin films deposited onto copper substrates is presented. The copper substrates were prepared using a mechanical polishing process, followed by a chemical etching process. The NbN films were prepared in a large scale commercial coating system. A high and low value for the substrate temperature, process pressure, bias voltage, cathode power, nitrogen gas percentage, and the working gas type, using either Argon or Krypton, constitute the parameters of this study. The base pressure of the system prior to deposition was 5x10⁷ hPa for all coatings. The resulting films have been characterised using various surface characterisation methods to determine the effects of the deposition parameters during the film growth process. The deposition parameters have been optimised based on the characterisation results.
Funding The EASITrain project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant No 764879.
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Conference SRF2019
Series International Conference on RF Superconductivity (19th)
Location Dresden, Germany
Date 30 June-05 July 2019
Publisher JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board Peter Michel (HZDR, Dresden, Germany); André Arnold (HZDR, Dresden, Germany); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
Online ISBN 978-3-95450-211-0
Online ISSN ""
Received 23 June 2019
Accepted 29 June 2019
Issue Date 14 August 2019
DOI doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2019-THP043
Pages 945-949
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