DocumentCode
775292
Title
Dendritic platinum aggregates produced in the plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition of tin oxide thin films
Author
Pulpytel, Jerome ; Etienne, Camille Petit ; Arefi-Khonsari, Farzanneh
Author_Institution
Lab. de Gemie des Procedes Plasmas et Traitements de Surface, Paris, France
Volume
33
Issue
2
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
244
Lastpage
245
Abstract
The formation of platinum fractal-like structures obtained by the decomposition of platinum acetylacetonate entrapped in the plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) of tin oxide thin films is shown. The platinum aggregates, thus formed, show a dendritic structure of fractal dimension D≈1.1-1.6, depending on the experimental conditions.
Keywords
aggregates (materials); decomposition; dendrites; dendritic structure; fractals; plasma CVD; platinum; thin films; tin compounds; SnO2:Pt; decomposition; dendritic platinum aggregates; plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition; platinum acetylacetonate; platinum fractal-like structures; tin oxide thin films; Aggregates; Chemical vapor deposition; Electrodes; Fractals; Plasma chemistry; Platinum; Radio frequency; Sputtering; Surface morphology; Tin; Gas sensors; PACVD; platinum dendrites; tin oxide;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2005.845337
Filename
1420418
Link To Document