Physical Properties of the SiCxNyHz Films

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The SiCxNyHz Films Were Prepared by PECVD Method Using Organosilicon Volatile Compound Hexamethyldisilazane as a Precursor. Some Important Physical and Chemical Properties Were Studied by the Complex of Modern Physical Methods. It Was Shown that at Low Deposition Temperatures the Films Contain the Chemical Bonds of Organic Nature and Have Low Values of Young’s Modulus, Refractive Index and Density. They Possess High Elasticity which Indicates to their Polymeric-Like Structure. At Higher Deposition Temperatures the Films Are Inorganic Composite Materials Consisting of Amorphous Part and Nanocrystals of Graphite and Silicon Nitride. Decrease in Optical Band Gap and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Is Observed with Deposition Temperature Increase.

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