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Structural, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of TiN and CrN Films Deposited by Reactive Pulsed Laser Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

A. R. Phani  and
J. E. Krzanowski
A. R. Phani
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of L'Aqula, INFM-CASTI Regional Laboratory, Via Vetoio-10, Copitto, L'Aquila-67010, ITALY
J. E. Krzanowski
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Nitride thin films have potential applications in different areas of silicon device technology, namely as diffusion barrier in metallization schemes, rectifying and ohmic contacts, and gate electrodes in field effect transistors. In the present investigation, TiN and CrN films have been deposited by reactive pulsed laser deposition technique using Ti and Cr targets at 10mTorr background pressure of N2. Si (100) and AISI 440C steel substrates were used for the present study. Films were deposited at different temperatures in the range of 200°C to 600°C. The deposited films exhibited densely packed grain, with smooth and uniform structures. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of the films showed and 50% Ti and 40% of N in TiN films, 45% of Cr and 45% of N in CrN films deposited on Si (111), with the balance mostly oxygen, indicating near stoichiometric composition of the deposited nitride thin films. Hardness of the films changed from 22 GPa at 200°C to 30 GPa at 600°C for TiN, whereas for CrN we obtained 26 GPa at 200°C to 31 GPa at 600°C. The residual stress in the films showed a change from compressive stress at 200°C to tensile stress at 600°C in both the cases. Friction coefficient of the films were measured by pin-on-disk technique for all films, up to the tested limit of 10, 000 cycles at 1 N load and found to be very high (≥ 1) in both cases.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 843: Symposium T – Surface Engineering-Fundamentals and Applications , 2004 , T3.26
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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