ISSN:
1662-9752
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:
Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy thin films are suitable materials for microelectromechanicaldevices. During the deposition of Ni-Ti thin films on Si substrates, there exist interfacial diffusionand chemical interactions at the interface due to the high temperature processing necessary tocrystallize the film. For the present study, Ni-Ti thin films were prepared by magnetron cosputteringfrom Ni-Ti and Ti targets in a specially designed chamber mounted on the 6-circlegoniometer of the ROssendorf BeamLine (ROBL-CRG) at ESRF, Grenoble (France). The objectiveof this study has been to investigate the interfacial structure resulting from depositions (at atemperature of ≈ 470°C) on different substrates: naturally oxidized Si(100), Si(111) and poly-Sisubstrates. A detailed High-Resolution TEM analysis of the interfacial structure has beenperformed. When Ni-Ti is deposited on Si(100) substrate, a considerable diffusion of Ni into thesubstrate takes place, resulting in the growth of semi-octaeder A-NiSi2 silicide. In the case of Ni-Tideposited on Si(111), there appears an uniform thickness plate, due to the alignment betweensubstrate orientation and the [111]-growth front. For Ni-Ti deposited on poly-Si, the diffusion isinhomogeneous. Preferential diffusion is found along the columnar grains of poly-Si, which arefavourably aligned for Ni diffusion. These results show that for the Ni-Ti/Si system, the morphologyof the diffusion interface is strongly dependent on the type of substrates
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/19/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.587-588.820.pdf
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