Structural Properties of Carbon Nitride Films Deposited by Reactive - Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique

2001 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R. Phani ◽  
J.E. Krzanowski ◽  
J.J. Nainaparampil

ABSTRACTCarbon nitride films have been deposited by the reactive pulsed laser deposition technique by ablating carbon in a nitrogen atmosphere at different substrate temperatures and different background pressures of nitrogen. Si(111) and 440C steel substrates were used in the present investigation. Deposited films are uniform and show good adhesion to the substrates. The deposition rates depend on laser fluence, background pressure, and target-substrate distance. The nitrogen concentration in the deposited films increases with increasing background nitrogen gas pressure and laser fluence. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has been employed to evaluated CN bonds. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to study the composition of the deposited films. X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy techniques revealed that the deposited films have an oriented microcrystalline structure after annealing at 900°C with smooth surface. Electronic, mechanical and tribological properties of these films have also been discussed.

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 185-195
Author(s):  
M. RUSOP ◽  
T. SOGA ◽  
T. JIMBO

Amorphous carbon nitride films ( a-CN x) were deposited by pulsed laser deposition of camphoric carbon target with different substrate temperatures (ST). The influence of ST on the synthesis of a-CN x films was investigated. The nitrogen-to-carbon (N/C) and oxygen-to-carbon (O/C) atomic ratios, bonding state, and microstructure of the deposited a-CN x films were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and were confirmed by other standard measurement techniques. The bonding states between C and N , and C and O in the deposited films were found to be significantly influenced by ST during the deposition process. The N/C and O/C atomic ratios of the a-CN x films reached the maximum value at 400°C. ST of 400°C was proposed to promote the desired sp 3-hybridized C and the C 3 N 4 phase. The C–N bonding of C–N , C=N and C≡N were observed in the films.


2001 ◽  
Vol 672 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.Y. Chen ◽  
Y.F. Lu ◽  
Z.M. Ren ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
J.P. Wang ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThin films of TiNi shape memory alloy (SMA) have been prepared by pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) at different substrate temperatures. The stoichiometry, crystallinity, and morphology of the deposited films were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atom force microscopy (AFM). The transformation behavior and crystallization temperatures were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It is found that the Ni content of the deposited films ranges from 46.7 to 52.0 at.%. The crystallization temperature of the amorphous films is around 460°C. The activation energy of the crystallization process is determined by Kissinger's method to be 301 kJ/mol. The martensitic transformation temperature of the annealed Ti-51.5 at.% Ni film is –20.8°C.


1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 1160-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. T. McDevitt ◽  
J. E. Bultman ◽  
J. S. Zabinski

The amorphous structure of MoS2 lms prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) has been evaluated with the use of Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The initial study of the room-temperature deposited films indicated a featureless Raman spectrum. On closer examination, however, four weak reproducible bands were observed. There has been some confusion in the literature as to the nature of this spectrum—whether it represents an amorphous MoS3 structure or a mixture of MoS2 and sulfur. Our interpretation of the Raman and XPS data indicates that the laser-deposited films represent a mixture of small domains of MoS2 and amorphous sulfur.


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.


2003 ◽  
Vol 780 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Guerrero-Penalva ◽  
M.H. Farías ◽  
L. Cota-Araiza

AbstractA significant improvement in corrosion resistance of the protecting oxide of alloys has been observed when adding small amounts of reactive elements, such as yttrium, this effect has been called reactive element effect (REE). The general mechanism of the REE has not been determined yet. In this work, we study a growing of a yttrium oxide film and its interaction with the phases η and α that constitutes the alloy Zn-22Al-2Cu named ZinalcoTM The alloy's surface was coated by a pulsed laser deposition technique. The deposit is controlled and characterized by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The mechanism by which the reactive element produce its effects in this alloy is explained by the preferential interaction among the active sites related to the zinc rich phase and enhancing aluminum movement toward the surface where it is oxidized and the protection film formed.


2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 533-535
Author(s):  
J. H. HAO ◽  
J. GAO

We have developed a process to grow SrTiO 3 ( STO ) thin films showing single (110) orientation directly on Si by means of pulsed laser deposition technique. The growth of STO films directly on Si has been described. The crystallinity of the grown STO films was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis of θ-2θ scan and rocking curve. Our results may be of interest for better understanding of the growth based on the perovskite oxide thin films on silicon materials.


2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1390-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Phani ◽  
J. E. Krzanowski ◽  
J. J. Nainaparampil

Multilayers of TiC/Ti and TiC/B4C have been deposited by pulsed laser deposition. Ti, B4C, and TiC targets were used to deposit multilayer films onto 440C steel and silicon substrates at 40 °C. The structural, compositional, and mechanical properties of the multilayers were examined by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoindentation techniques. Tribological properties were also evaluated using a pin-on-disc friction and wear test. The TiC/Ti films were found to have a crystalline structure, and both (200)TiC/(100)Ti and (111)TiC/(101)Ti orientation relationships were found in these films. In the TiC/B4C films, only the sample with the largest bilayer thickness (25 nm) had significant crystallinity and only the TiC layer was crystalline. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiles confirmed the presence of composition modulations in these films. Nanoindentation tests of the TiC/Ti multilayers showed hardness levels exceeding that predicted by the rule-of-mixtures. The TiC/B4C multilayers showed increasing hardness with decreasing bilayer thickness but reached only 22 GPa. The pin-on-disc tests gave friction values ranging from 0.3 to 0.9 for both sets of films. These results were correlated with the degree of crystallinity and grain structure of the films.


2014 ◽  
Vol 936 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Ying Wen Duan

Single-crystalline, epitaxial LaFeO3 films with 5 at. % substitution of Pd on the Fe site are grown on (100) SrTiO3 substrate by pulsed-laser deposition technique. The epitaxial orientation relationships are (110)[001]LFPO||(100)[001]STO. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy reveal that the LFPO films have high structural quality and an atomically sharp LFPO/STO interface. After reduction treatments of as-grown LFPO films, very little Pd escaped the LFPO lattice onto the film surface, the formed Pd (100) particles are oriented epitaxially, and parallel to the LFPO films surface.


1995 ◽  
Vol 397 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tyunin

ABSTRACTFilm growth in pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is described as a process of sorption of ablated species on the substrate surface. Film growth rate and composition are qualitatively analyzed as a function of laser fluence and ambient gas pressure. As an example, analysis of the film composition is carried out for BiSrCaCuO and PbZrTiO pulsed laser deposited films.


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