Sp-based thin films synthesized by magnetron sputtering of dehydrohalogenated Polyvinylidenchloride

Abstract

We present a modified approach to the synthesis of sp-based films. This technique includes two stages: the dehydrohalogenation of polyvinylidene chloride powder and its subsequent sputtering. The synthesized films were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray excited Auger electron spectroscopy. The films were shown to consist of sp-hybridized carbon chains and nanocrystalline graphite. Sp-carbon evaporation and sp-hybridized clusters sputtering mechanisms leading to sp-clusters transfer from an sp-rich target to the growing film surface were discussed.