STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF (TI1-XALX)N FILMS PREPARED BY REACTIVE SPUTTERING

被引:50
作者
TANAKA, Y
GUR, TM
KELLY, M
HAGSTROM, SB
IKEDA, T
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,CTR MAT RES,STANFORD,CA 94305
[2] KOBE STEEL LTD,MAT RES LAB,NISHI KU,KOBE 65122,JAPAN
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0040-6090(93)90607-Q
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
(Ti1-xAlx)N films with several different Ti-to-Al ratios were deposited on silicon substrates by reactive cosputtering from Ti and Al targets in an Ar-N2 discharge. The crystal structure of the films was found to be cubic B1 type up to 50 mol.% AlN content. With further increase in the Al content, the films of (Ti0.31Al0.69)N and (Ti0.29Al0.71)N were found to have mixed phases of hexagonal and cubic structures. The (Ti1-xAlx) N films had a well-developed cubic columnar structure with open voids which rendered lower hardness values than for stoichiometric single-crystal TiN.
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