We report on the morphological study of focused ion beam (FIB) milling of both sputter-deposited and single crystal (0001) ZnO substrates. The surface roughness and the FIB induced sputtering yield were measured as a function of the ion dose and angle. Smoothing effect of rough films deposited by sputtering has been found at low ion doses. FIB milling at non-normal incidence produced roughness increase and the formation of ordered terraces on (0001)-oriented sputtered ZnO. Conversely, surface roughness and FIB yield on single crystal ZnO substrates is basically unaffected by ion dose and milling angle.

FIB milling of single-crystal and sputtered ZnO: SEM and AFM characterization

A Notargiacomo;L Maiolo
2013

Abstract

We report on the morphological study of focused ion beam (FIB) milling of both sputter-deposited and single crystal (0001) ZnO substrates. The surface roughness and the FIB induced sputtering yield were measured as a function of the ion dose and angle. Smoothing effect of rough films deposited by sputtering has been found at low ion doses. FIB milling at non-normal incidence produced roughness increase and the formation of ordered terraces on (0001)-oriented sputtered ZnO. Conversely, surface roughness and FIB yield on single crystal ZnO substrates is basically unaffected by ion dose and milling angle.
2013
Focused ion beam
Zinc oxide
Atomic force microscopy
Sputtering
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