Cluster secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analyses of layer-by-layer thin
films were performed to investigate the depth/volume of SI emission and accuracy of
the SI signal. The thin-layered samples were assembled by alternate adsorption of
polyethylenimine (PEI), polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), polydiallyldimethylammonium
chloride (PDDA) and clay nanoparticles. The films have controlled 3-D structure to
test the depth of secondary ion (SI) emission and evaluate planar homogeneity.
The SI emission depth is ~ 6-9 nm with 136 keV Au400
4+ (340 eV/atom) and 26
keV C60
+ (433 eV/atom) projectile impacts. The diameter of the SI emission area is ~
15 nm by assuming a semispherical emission volume. The SI yields oscillate with the
alternation of the compositions of the topmost layers, which was observed with small
cluster projectiles (CsICs+ and Au3
+) as well as with the large cluster projectiles (C60
+
and Au400
4+).
The SI signals of C- and CH- are enhanced in the presence of metal atoms in the
expanding plume. Recoiled C60 projectile fragments (m/z=12, 13, 36) are observed in
the SI mass spectra. Caution must be taken when monitoring the yields of such
carbon cluster ions from organic surfaces because their yields don’t reflect the true
surface concentration.
The Au400
4+ projectile impacts produce abundant co-emission. The correlation
coefficient between the co-emitted SIs can be used to evaluate the planar homogeneity. The results show that the PSS layer is more uniform than the clay
layers.
The effect of alkali metal ion implantation on the nature and abundance of SI
emission was investigated on Cs+ or Na+ implanted glycine samples. The alkali metal
implantation induces surface damage and decreases the glycine molecular ion yields.
Glycine molecular ions and fragment ions (CN-, CNO-) are emitted from different
depths and locations of the emission volume. The same implanted glycine sample
analyzed with different cluster projectiles (Au400
4+ and C60
+) shows different trends in
the yields of molecular and fragment ions, which suggest a different mechanism of SI
emission with different projectile impacts. The Na+ beam induces more surface
damage compared with the Cs+ at equal impact energy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2028 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Li, Zhen |
| Contributors | Schweikert, Emile A. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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