Ion-beam-induced nanosmoothening and conductivity enhancement in ultrathin metal films
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We present a systematic in situ study of the effect of postdeposition low-energy s200 eVd ion bombardment on resistance and surface topography of ultrathin iron s,50 Åd and copper s,130 Åd films. The ion-beam-induced nanosmoothening occurs while material is being removed and gives rise to an initial decrease in resistance followed by a steady increase as the film is subsequently uniformly eroded. The shunt resistance associated with the resistance decrease is found to be independent of the thickness of the underlying film, thus indicating that the conductivity enhancement is due primarily to surface modification. © 2005 American Institute of Physics. fDOI: 10.1063/1.1861953g
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