Abstract
The phase stability, upon vacuum annealing up to 1000 °C, of nanostructured (Ti,Zr)1-xSixN thin films is investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis as a function of Si content (0.13 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) and prior irradiation with He ions (40 kV). The quaternary TiZrSiN thin films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from elemental targets at the substrate temperature of 600 °C. It was found that the increase in Si content, x, results in the transformation of structure from nanocrystalline (x = 0.13, grain size of 11 nm) to nanocomposite state (0.19 < x ≤ 0.25, grain size of 5 nm). The phase composition of the films changes from single-phase, cubic c-(Ti,Zr)N columns with (1 1 1) preferred orientation to dual-phase system consisting of c-(Ti,Zr)N crystallites and amorphous SiNy. Irradiation with He ions at the doses of 2 × 1016 and 5 × 1016 cm-2 does change the phase composition of the films. It is found that the onset temperature for phase decomposition decreases from 1000 °C to 800 °C with increasing Si content for unirradiated films. The formation of a secondary ZrN phase is observed concomitantly with increased broadening of the (2 0 0) c-(Ti,Zr)N diffraction peak. For irradiated films, the subsequent annealing at 1000 °C leads to decomposition of the c-(Ti,Zr)N solid solution into TiN- and ZrN-rich phases as well as crystallization of hexagonal Si3N4 phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 264-268 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| Volume | 354 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
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Keywords
- Decomposition
- Irradiation
- Nanocomposite
- Solid solution
- Thermal stability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation
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Thermal stability of nanostructured TiZrSiN thin films subjected to helium ion irradiation. / Uglov, V. V.; Abadias, G.; Zlotski, S. V.; Saladukhin, I. A.; Skuratov, V. A.; Leshkevich, S. S.; Petrovich, S.
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T1 - Thermal stability of nanostructured TiZrSiN thin films subjected to helium ion irradiation
AU - Uglov, V. V.
AU - Abadias, G.
AU - Zlotski, S. V.
AU - Saladukhin, I. A.
AU - Skuratov, V. A.
AU - Leshkevich, S. S.
AU - Petrovich, S.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - The phase stability, upon vacuum annealing up to 1000 °C, of nanostructured (Ti,Zr)1-xSixN thin films is investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis as a function of Si content (0.13 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) and prior irradiation with He ions (40 kV). The quaternary TiZrSiN thin films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from elemental targets at the substrate temperature of 600 °C. It was found that the increase in Si content, x, results in the transformation of structure from nanocrystalline (x = 0.13, grain size of 11 nm) to nanocomposite state (0.19 < x ≤ 0.25, grain size of 5 nm). The phase composition of the films changes from single-phase, cubic c-(Ti,Zr)N columns with (1 1 1) preferred orientation to dual-phase system consisting of c-(Ti,Zr)N crystallites and amorphous SiNy. Irradiation with He ions at the doses of 2 × 1016 and 5 × 1016 cm-2 does change the phase composition of the films. It is found that the onset temperature for phase decomposition decreases from 1000 °C to 800 °C with increasing Si content for unirradiated films. The formation of a secondary ZrN phase is observed concomitantly with increased broadening of the (2 0 0) c-(Ti,Zr)N diffraction peak. For irradiated films, the subsequent annealing at 1000 °C leads to decomposition of the c-(Ti,Zr)N solid solution into TiN- and ZrN-rich phases as well as crystallization of hexagonal Si3N4 phase.
AB - The phase stability, upon vacuum annealing up to 1000 °C, of nanostructured (Ti,Zr)1-xSixN thin films is investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis as a function of Si content (0.13 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) and prior irradiation with He ions (40 kV). The quaternary TiZrSiN thin films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from elemental targets at the substrate temperature of 600 °C. It was found that the increase in Si content, x, results in the transformation of structure from nanocrystalline (x = 0.13, grain size of 11 nm) to nanocomposite state (0.19 < x ≤ 0.25, grain size of 5 nm). The phase composition of the films changes from single-phase, cubic c-(Ti,Zr)N columns with (1 1 1) preferred orientation to dual-phase system consisting of c-(Ti,Zr)N crystallites and amorphous SiNy. Irradiation with He ions at the doses of 2 × 1016 and 5 × 1016 cm-2 does change the phase composition of the films. It is found that the onset temperature for phase decomposition decreases from 1000 °C to 800 °C with increasing Si content for unirradiated films. The formation of a secondary ZrN phase is observed concomitantly with increased broadening of the (2 0 0) c-(Ti,Zr)N diffraction peak. For irradiated films, the subsequent annealing at 1000 °C leads to decomposition of the c-(Ti,Zr)N solid solution into TiN- and ZrN-rich phases as well as crystallization of hexagonal Si3N4 phase.
KW - Decomposition
KW - Irradiation
KW - Nanocomposite
KW - Solid solution
KW - Thermal stability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nimb.2014.12.043
DO - 10.1016/j.nimb.2014.12.043
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VL - 354
SP - 264
EP - 268
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
SN - 0168-583X
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