Enhanced Conductivity of Multilayer Copper-Carbon Nanofilms via Plasma Immersion Deposition  

作　　者：Haotian Weng Xiwu Zhang Xuan Liu Yunhui Tang Hewei Yuan Yang Xu Kun Li Xiaolu Huang 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education,Research Institute of Micro/Nano Science and Technology,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,People’s Republic of China [2]Jinduo Yuchen Water Environment Engineering Co.,Ltd,Shanghai 200030,People’s Republic of China [3]Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306,People’s Republic of China [4]Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing,Beijing University of Technology,Beijing 100124,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Nano-Micro Letters》2025年第6期112-127,共16页纳微快报(英文版)

基　　金：support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61574091);National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Program(50730008).

摘　　要：Although room-temperature superconductivity is still difficult to achieve,researching materials with electrical conductivity significantly higher than that of copper will be of great importance in improving energy efficiency,reducing costs,lightening equipment weight,and enhancing overall performance.Herein,this study presents a novel copper-carbon nanofilm composite with enhanced conductivity which has great applications in the electronic devices and electrical equipment.Multilayer copper-carbon nanofilms and interfaces with superior electronic structures are formed based on copper materials using plasma immersion nanocarbon layer deposition technology,effectively enhancing conductivity.Experimental results show that for a five-layer copper-carbon nanofilm composite,the conductivity improves significantly when the thickness of the carbon nanofilm increases.When the carbon nanofilm accounts for 16%of the total thickness,the overall conductivity increases up to 30.20%compared to pure copper.The mechanism of the enhanced conductivity is analyzed including roles of copper atom adsorption sites and electron migration pathways by applying effective medium theory,first-principles calculations and density of states analysis.Under an applied electric field,the high-density electrons in the copper film can migrate into the nanocarbon film,forming highly efficient electron transport channels,which significantly enhance the material’s conductivity.Finally,large-area electrode coating equipment is developed based on this study,providing the novel and robust strategy to enhance the conductivity of copper materials,which enables industrial application of copper-carbon nanocomposite films in the field of high conductivity materials.

关 键 词：Copper-carbon nanofilms Plasma immersion Carbon layer deposition Electron mobility 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]