Low pressure microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) of diamond coatings on silicon nitride cutting tools

2001 ◽  
Vol 396 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 146-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Mallika ◽  
R. Komanduri
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Diamond Coatings

High temperature and low pressure chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride on AlGaN: Band offsets and passivation studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (14) ◽  
pp. 145702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod Reddy ◽  
Shun Washiyama ◽  
Felix Kaess ◽  
M. Hayden Breckenridge ◽  
Luis H. Hernandez-Balderrama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Band Offsets ◽  
Pressure Chemical

Nanostructured Diamond Coatings for Dry Drilling

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Chou ◽  
Raymond Thompson ◽  
Feng Qin ◽  
Dustin Nolen ◽  
Chao Miao
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Gas Mixture ◽  
Diamond Coatings ◽  
Thermal Mismatch ◽  
Dry Drilling

In this study, nanostructured diamond (NSD) films were grown, by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (MP-CVD) technology, on WC-Co drills for performance enhancement in dry drilling of A390 alloys. Surface cobalt was removed by a well-controlled precision etching process. H2/CH4 gas mixture with a small amount of N2 was applied to produce NSD films. Moreover, slight hone was applied to the cutting edges prior to the NSD deposition to relieve residual stresses generated by thermal mismatch in depositions. The results show feasibility of dry drilling of A390 alloys by NSD coated drills, substantially outperforming carbide drills.

In Situ Contamination Control Investigation of Silicon Nitride Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Process in Vertical Thermal Reactors

1992 ◽  
Vol 259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansour Moinpour ◽  
K. Bohannan ◽  
M. Shenasa ◽  
A. Sharif ◽  
G. Guzzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Nitride Film ◽  
Silicon Nitride Film ◽  
Contamination Control ◽  
Pressure Chemical

ABSTRACTA contamination control study of a Silicon Valley Group Thermco Systems Vertical Thermal Reactor(VTR) is presented. Trace elements of contaminants such as water vapor and oxygen have been shown to significantly affect the integrity of the silicon nitride film deposited by the low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) process. This study documented the effects of process parameters on gaseous contamination levels, i.e., O2 and H2O vapor. Starting with a baseline process, the effects of an excursion of pre-deposition temperature ramp-up and stabilization condition, wafer load/unload and various post deposition conditions were explored. An axial profile of moisture and oxygen levels along the wafer load was obtained using Linde's Low Pressure Reactor Analysis(LPRAS) methodology. In addition, other process parameters such as gas flow rates during load and unload of wafers, pre-deposition N2 purge and process tube exposure time to ambient environment were- investigated. The wafers were analyzed for contaminants on the wafer surface or in the deposited silicon nitride film using FTIR and Auger spectroscopy techniques. They showed low levels of Si-O and no measurable Si-H or N-H bonds.

Low pressure chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride using the environmentally friendly tris(dimethylamino)silane precursor

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1483-1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Levy ◽  
X. Lin ◽  
J. M. Grow ◽  
H. J. Boeglin ◽  
R. Shalvoy
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Silicon Nitride Films ◽  
Pressure Chemical ◽  
Phase Nucleation ◽  
Silane Precursor

This study investigates the use of the environmentally benign precursor tri(dimethylamino)silane (TDMAS) with NH3 to synthesize silicon nitride films by low pressure chemical vapor deposition. The growth kinetics are investigated as a function of deposition temperature, total pressure, and NH3/TDMAS flow ratios. The deposits are found to be essentially stoichiometric and to contain ∼5 at. % carbon when appropriate NH3 concentrations are present. The films are found in all cases to be amorphous and highly tensile. For optimized processing conditions, values of the refractive index are close to those reported for Si3N4. The film density is observed to increase with higher deposition temperatures up to 800 °C and then decrease due to the onset of gas phase nucleation effects. This behavior is readily reflected in the etch rate of those films. FTIR spectra reveal the presence of hydrogen even at high deposition temperatures (900 °C). Hardness and Young's modulus of the films are seen to increase with higher deposition temperatures, reaching saturation values near 20 and 185 GPa, respectively, above 800 °C.

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