Supercritical fluid electrodeposition of elemental germanium onto titanium nitride substrates
Supercritical fluid electrodeposition of elemental germanium onto titanium nitride substrates
We report the electrodeposition of germanium from supercritical difluoromethane (sc-CH2F2) at 19 MPa and 358 K using [NnBu4][GeCl3]. Voltammetry shows a classic nucleation loop on the first anodic scan with a high nucleation overpotential for germanium on TiN. In all cases the deposition appears to be kinetically limited by a coupled, potential independent, chemical step. Films of germanium were deposited at a range of potentials. At high overpotentials the films were dendritic and poorly adherent. At lower overpotentials, below ?2 V vs. Ag|LaF3, the films are smoother and more homogeneous. Analysis of the films by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy shows the presence of germanium with some chloride impurity. Raman spectroscopy confirms the deposition of amorphous germanium. Plating by pulsing to ?1.9 V vs. Ag|LaF3 for 100 ms and then growth at ?1.5 V vs. Ag|LaF3, was found to produce the best films. On annealing at 700°C under an Ar atmosphere for 1 hour the as-deposited amorphous germanium film is converted into crystalline germanium, as determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy.
difluoromethane, electrodeposition, germanium, supercritical fluid, titanium nitride
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Cummings, Charlie
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Smith, David C.
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16 October 2015
Cummings, Charlie
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Reid, Gillian
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Hasan, Mahboba M.
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Hector, Andrew L.
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Spencer, Joe
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Cummings, Charlie, Bartlett, Philip N., Pugh, David, Reid, Gillian, Levason, William, Hasan, Mahboba M., Hector, Andrew L., Spencer, Joe and Smith, David C.
(2015)
Supercritical fluid electrodeposition of elemental germanium onto titanium nitride substrates.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162 (14), .
(doi:10.1149/2.0771514jes).
Abstract
We report the electrodeposition of germanium from supercritical difluoromethane (sc-CH2F2) at 19 MPa and 358 K using [NnBu4][GeCl3]. Voltammetry shows a classic nucleation loop on the first anodic scan with a high nucleation overpotential for germanium on TiN. In all cases the deposition appears to be kinetically limited by a coupled, potential independent, chemical step. Films of germanium were deposited at a range of potentials. At high overpotentials the films were dendritic and poorly adherent. At lower overpotentials, below ?2 V vs. Ag|LaF3, the films are smoother and more homogeneous. Analysis of the films by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy shows the presence of germanium with some chloride impurity. Raman spectroscopy confirms the deposition of amorphous germanium. Plating by pulsing to ?1.9 V vs. Ag|LaF3 for 100 ms and then growth at ?1.5 V vs. Ag|LaF3, was found to produce the best films. On annealing at 700°C under an Ar atmosphere for 1 hour the as-deposited amorphous germanium film is converted into crystalline germanium, as determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 September 2015
Published date: 16 October 2015
Keywords:
difluoromethane, electrodeposition, germanium, supercritical fluid, titanium nitride
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385448
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