Journal: Physics and Chemistry of Materials Processing (Физика и химия обработки материалов), 2003
UDC: 538.95
Institutions: Aires New Medical Technologies Foundation Research Center; St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University LETI
Overview
Experimental study of the influence of Aires fractal-matrix resonators (FMR) on the structure of copper films produced by magnetron ion sputtering. Instrumentation: optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Key Finding
Fractal-matrix resonators present during magnetron sputtering of copper films produce multi-level fractal topology in the resulting films — specifically, a regular system of hills (mounds) at both micro- and nanoscale. This hierarchical structure, with self-similar features at multiple length scales, is distinctly different from films deposited without resonators.
Physical Significance
This result demonstrates that the organizing field influence of the FMR extends beyond its immediate surface to affect physical processes in its vicinity. The resonator's self-affine fractal surface creates a structured electromagnetic environment that biases the growth dynamics of nearby deposited materials — producing organized fractal structure in the copper film. This is direct experimental evidence of the resonator's field-organizing effect, observed in a purely materials-science context independent of any biological measurement.
Context
Magnetron ion sputtering normally produces copper films with relatively isotropic (random) surface texture. The fact that FMR presence induces hierarchical, multi-level organized structure demonstrates that the resonator's field-organizing influence is physically real and instrument-measurable — not a biological observation artifact.
Research Lineage
This 2003 study is one of the earliest experimental confirmations of the FMR's physical organizing influence, alongside the liquid crystal study (Tomilin/Serov 2002). The two together — liquid crystal organization and copper film organization — provided the foundational evidence that prompted the mathematical modeling series (2004–2007) and ultimately the VGTU external EMF characterization (2016–2018).
Authors
I.N. Serov, V.I. Margolin (Aires Research Center), V.A. Moshnikov, S.V. Koshcheev, A.I. Maksimov, N.A. Potsar, D.B. Chesnokova (LETI)