Growth and Characterization of Hard Nitrides Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

1995 ◽  
Vol 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Inturi ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
U. Ekanayake ◽  
N. Shu ◽  
J. A. Barnard

AbstractTransition metal of nitrides have many desirable properties for application at elevated temperatures because of extremely high melting point, hardness, high temperature strength, good thermal shock resistance, and high thermal conductivity. We have investigated the thin film coatings of nitrides (titanium nitride, and composite carbon nitride) on various commercial useful substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The PLD method is unique process for depositing high quality thin films with novel microstructure and properties. The laser parameters: energy density, pulse rate, target/substrate distance and substrate temperature have been optimized to improve the quality of thin films. The mechanical properties of the films have been evaluated at different processed conditions by nanoindentation technique. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and FTIR techniques. Optimization of laser deposition parameters to obtain high quality thin films will be discussed in detail.

1993 ◽  
Vol 327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph E. Treece ◽  
James S. Horwitz ◽  
Douglas B. Chrisey

AbstractThin films of diamond and diamond-like carbon (DLC) are technologically important materials that serve as hard, scratch resistant and chemically inert coatings for tools and optics. Recent calculations suggest that β-C3N4 should be harder than diamond. We have deposited carbon nitride (CNx) thin films by pulsed laser deposition. The films were grown from a graphite target in a nitrogen background. The nitrogen source was either (a) a N2 gas atmosphere, or (b) a N2+/N+ ion beam generated by a Kaufman ion gun. A wide range of deposition parameters were investigated, such as deposition pressure (0.3-900 mTorr N2), substrate temperature (50 and 600°C), and laser fluence (1-4 J/cm2) and laser repetition rate (1-10 Hz). The films have been characterized by Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy, thin-film X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and micro-Raman spectroscopy. In general, the films were nitrogen deficient with a maximum nitrogen to carbon ratio (N/C) of 0.45 and a shift in the G band Raman peak consistent with amorphous CNx (a-CNx).


2016 ◽  
Vol vol1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Billal Allouche ◽  
Yaovi Gagou ◽  
M. El Marssi

By pulsed laser deposition, lead potassium niobate Pb2KNb5O15 was grown on (001) oriented Gd3Ga5O12 substrate using a platinum buffer layer. The PKN thin films were characterized by X-Ray diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The dependence of their structural properties as a function of the deposition parameters was studied. It has been found that the out of plane orientation of PKN film depends on the oxygen pressure used during the growth. Indeed, PKN thin film is oriented [001] for low pressure and is oriented [530] for high pressure. For these two orientations, the crystalline quality of PKN film was determined using omega scans.


2002 ◽  
Vol 720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas G. Fountzoulas ◽  
Daniel M. Potrepka ◽  
Steven C. Tidrow

AbstractFerroelectrics are multicomponent materials with a wealth of interesting and useful properties, such as piezoelectricity. The dielectric constant of the BSTO ferroelectrics can be changed by applying an electric field. Variable dielectric constant results in a change in phase velocity in the device allowing it to be tuned in real time for a particular application. The microstructure of the film influences the electronic properties which in turn influences the performance of the film. Ba0.6Sr0.4Ti1-y(A 3+, B5+)yO3 thin films, of nominal thickness of 0.65 μm, were synthesized initially at substrate temperatures of 400°C, and subsequently annealed to 750°C, on LaAlO3 (100) substrates, previously coated with LaSrCoO conductive buffer layer, using the pulsed laser deposition technique. The microstructural and physical characteristics of the postannealed thin films have been studied using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and nano indentation and are reported. Results of capacitance measurements are used to obtain dielectric constant and tunability in the paraelectric (T>Tc) regime.


2010 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 202-207
Author(s):  
Victor Ríos ◽  
Elvia Díaz-Valdés ◽  
Jorge Ricardo Aguilar ◽  
T.G. Kryshtab ◽  
Ciro Falcony

Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BPSCCO) and Bi-Pb-Sb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BPSSCCO) thin films were grown on MgO single crystal substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The deposition was carried out at room temperature during 90 minutes. A Nd:YAG excimer laser ( = 355 nm) with a 2 J/pulse energy density operated at 30 Hz was used. The distance between the target and substrate was kept constant at 4,5 cm. Nominal composition of the targets was Bi1,6Pb0,4Sr2Ca2Cu3O and Bi1,6Pb0,4Sb0,1Sr2Ca2Cu3OSuperconducting targets were prepared following a state solid reaction. As-grown films were annealed at different conditions. As-grown and annealed films were characterized by XRD, FTIR, and SEM. The films were prepared applying an experimental design. The relationship among deposition parameters and their effect on the formation of superconducting Bi-system crystalline phases was studied.


1999 ◽  
Vol 574 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kumar ◽  
K. G. Cho ◽  
Zhang Chen ◽  
V. Craciun ◽  
P. H. Holloway ◽  
...  

AbstractThe growth, structural and cathodoluminescent (CL) properties of europium activated yttrium oxide (Eu:Y2O3) thin films are reported. The Eu:Y2O3 films were grown in-situ using a pulsed laser deposition technique. Our results show that Eu:Y2O3 films can grow epitaxially on (100) LaAlO3 substrates under optimized deposition parameters. The epitaxial growth of Eu:Y2O3 films on LaAlO3, which has a lattice mismatch of ∼ 60 %, is explained by matching of the atom positions in the lattices of the film and the substrate after a rotation. CL data from these films are consistent with highly crystalline Eu:Y2O3 films with an intense CL emission at 611 nm.


2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 375-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Prakash ◽  
Shalendra Kumar ◽  
Chan Gyu Lee ◽  
S.K. Sharma ◽  
Marcelo Knobel ◽  
...  

Ce1-xFexO2 (x=0, 0.01, 0.03 and 0.0 5) thin films were grown by pulsed laser deposition technique on Si and LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates. These films were deposited in vacuum and 200 mTorr oxygen partial pressure for both the substrates. These films were characterized by x-ray diffraction XRD and Raman spectroscopy measurements. XRD results reveal that these films are single phase. Raman results show F2g mode at ~466 cm-1 and defect peak at 489 cm-1 for film that deposited on LAO substrates, full width at half maximum (FWHM) is increasing with Fe doping for films deposited on both the substrates.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
B.Y. Taher ◽  
A.S. Ahmed ◽  
Hassan J. Alatta

In this study, CdO2 (1-X) AlX thin films were prepared by pulsed-laser deposition. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal that the films were polycrystalline with a cubic structure, and the composition of the material changed from CdO at the target to CdO2 in the deposited thin films. The intensity of the diffraction peak (or the texture factor) decreases with increasing hkl and has a maximum value for the (111) plane, the interplanar distance and diffraction angle has a high deviation from the standard value for the (111) plane and. This deviation is affected by doping concentration and shows its highest deviation at a doping concentration of 0.1 wt.% for the (111) and (200), and the 0.3 and 0.5 wt.% for the (210) and (220) planes, respectively. The crystalline size take a less value at plane has a high texture factor that is (111) plane and decreases with increase the doping concentration.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonello Tebano ◽  
Carmela Aruta ◽  
Pier Gianni Medaglia ◽  
Giuseppe Balestrino ◽  
Norberto G. Boggio ◽  
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