ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
CrN/CNx nano-scale multilayered films were deposited on Si (100) substrate by closed-fieldunbalanced magnetron sputtering. Designed experimental parameters enabled an evaluation of theeffects of negative substrate bias voltage (Vb), and bi-layer thickness λ (by changing substraterotation rate) during deposition on the structural and mechanical properties of multilayer films.These multilayers were characterized and analyzed by transmission electron microscope (TEM),X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and nanoindentation measurements. Inall cases, the CNx layers were amorphous and independent of Vb, while the microstructures of theCrN layers were dependent primarily on Vb. The CrN layers showed a mixed structure phaseconsisting of CrN, Cr2N, and Cr at Vb = -(40-120) V. At higher Vb values (-140 V or above), theCr2N phase was dominant along with low CrN phase content. AFM measurements revealed that theroot-mean-square (rms) surface roughness of the CrN/CNx film was 2 nm at Vb= -200 V whereasthe rms values were about 9.5-3.3 nm for lower Vb values of -(40-180 V). By nanoindentationmeasurements, a maximum hardness of about 36 GPa was observed at Vb= -140 V. The improvedmechanical properties of the films are correlated to the phase formation during deposition
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/53/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.334-335.893.pdf
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