Tripathi, Ashok Burton (2001) In-situ diagnostics for metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of YBCO. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09262005-143545
NOTE: Text or symbols not renderable in plain ASCII are indicated by [...]. Abstract is included in .pdf document. A new stagnation flow MOCVD research reactor is described that is designed to serve as a testbed to develop tools for "intelligent" thin film deposition, such as in-situ sensors and diagnostics, control algorithms, and thin film growth models. The reactor is designed in particular for the deposition of epitaxial [...] on MgO, although with minor modifications it would be suitable for deposition of any metal-oxide thin films. The reactor is specifically designed to permit closed-loop thermal and stoichiometric control of the film growth process. Closed-loop control of precursor flow rates is accomplished by using ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy on each precursor line. Also integrated into the design is a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy system which collects real-time, in-situ infrared polarized reflectance spectra of the film as it grows. Numerical simulation was used extensively to optimize the fluid dynamics and heat transfer to provide uniform fluxes to the substrate. As a result, thickness uniformity across the substrate is typically within 3% from the center to the edge of the substrate. Experimental studies of thin films grown in the Y/Ba/Cu/O system have been carried out. The films have been characterized by Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry and X-ray Diffraction. Results indicate c-axis oriented grains with pure 1:2:3 phase YBCO, good spatial uniformity, and a low degree of c-axis wobble. Experimental growth data is used in a gas phase and surface chemistry model to calculate sticking coefficients for yttrium oxide, barium oxide, and copper oxide on YBCO. In-situ FTIR and Coherent Gradient Sensing (CGS) analysis of growing films has been performed, yielding accurate substrate temperature, film thickness monitoring, and full-field, real-time curvature maps of the films. In addition, we have implemented CGS to obtain full-field in-situ images of local curvature during oxygenation and deoxygenation of YBCO films. An analysis of the oxygen diffusion is performed, and diffusivity constants are presented for a variety of temperature and film conditions.
|Item Type:||Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))|
|Degree Grantor:||California Institute of Technology|
|Division:||Engineering and Applied Science|
|Major Option:||Mechanical Engineering|
|Thesis Availability:||Public (worldwide access)|
|Defense Date:||26 February 2001|
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|Deposited On:||28 Sep 2005|
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