Enhancement of thin metallic film adhesion following vacuum ultraviolet irradiation
- 15 July 1984
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 45 (2) , 137-139
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95144
Abstract
The adhesion of thin metallic films to silicon substrates is shown to improve following irradiation with a flux of either 21.2-eV (He I) 10.2-eV (H Lyman α) photons. The improved adhesion is similar to that found following MeV energy ion irradiation and keV energy electron irradiation, adding support to the view that electronic excitation and/or ionization and precursors to the stronger bonding configuration.Keywords
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