ABSTRACT
This work is related to the project and construction of a DC high voltage power supply using materials and electronic devices acquired in local stores and to be used in sputtering proposes. The technique allows the obtainment of several kinds of thin films such as metals, oxides, nitrides and others upon solid substrates. In order to perform a test, the DC power supply was installed in a high vacuum system, connecting the power supply directly in a magnetron sputtering gun. Thin films of copper, stainless steel 304 and tungsten of several thickness were deposited upon commercial glass slides. The film thickness, surface morphology, electric resistance, sheet resistance and resistivity were herein analyzed. The power supply shows a good reliability in operation and allows the deposition of several materials in various thickness and substrates.
Keywords:
DC high voltage power supply; thin films; sputtering; nanotechnology; cold plasmas
