Optical and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline ZrC thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition.
Abstract
Thin ZrC films (<500 nm) were grown on (100) Si substrates at a substrate temperature of 500 °C by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique using a KrF excimer laser under different CH4 pressures. Glancing incidence X-ray diffraction showed that films were nanocrystalline, while X-ray reflectivity studies found out films were very dense and exhibited a smooth surface morphology. Optical spectroscopy data shows that the films have high reflectivity (>90%) in the infrared region, characteristic of metallic behavior. Nanoindentation results indicated that films deposited under lower CH4 pressures exhibited slightly higher nanohardness and Young modulus values than films deposited under higher pressures. As a result, tribological characterization revealed that these films exhibited relatively high wear resistance and steady-state friction coefficients on the order of μ = 0.4.
- Authors:
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma, and Radiation Physics, Magurele (Romania)
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
- Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- unfunded; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1236229
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1247552
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2015-0364J
Journal ID: ISSN 0169-4332; 562238
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Surface Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 352; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0169-4332
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; ZrC; Hard coating; pulsed laser deposition; Infrared optical properties
Citation Formats
Craciun, D., Socol, G., Lambers, E., McCumiskey, E. J., Taylor, C. R., Martin, C., Argibay, Nicolas, Craciun, V., and Tanner, D. B. Optical and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline ZrC thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition.. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.076.
Craciun, D., Socol, G., Lambers, E., McCumiskey, E. J., Taylor, C. R., Martin, C., Argibay, Nicolas, Craciun, V., & Tanner, D. B. Optical and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline ZrC thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.076
Craciun, D., Socol, G., Lambers, E., McCumiskey, E. J., Taylor, C. R., Martin, C., Argibay, Nicolas, Craciun, V., and Tanner, D. B. Sat .
"Optical and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline ZrC thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.076. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236229.
@article{osti_1236229,
title = {Optical and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline ZrC thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition.},
author = {Craciun, D. and Socol, G. and Lambers, E. and McCumiskey, E. J. and Taylor, C. R. and Martin, C. and Argibay, Nicolas and Craciun, V. and Tanner, D. B.},
abstractNote = {Thin ZrC films (<500 nm) were grown on (100) Si substrates at a substrate temperature of 500 °C by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique using a KrF excimer laser under different CH4 pressures. Glancing incidence X-ray diffraction showed that films were nanocrystalline, while X-ray reflectivity studies found out films were very dense and exhibited a smooth surface morphology. Optical spectroscopy data shows that the films have high reflectivity (>90%) in the infrared region, characteristic of metallic behavior. Nanoindentation results indicated that films deposited under lower CH4 pressures exhibited slightly higher nanohardness and Young modulus values than films deposited under higher pressures. As a result, tribological characterization revealed that these films exhibited relatively high wear resistance and steady-state friction coefficients on the order of μ = 0.4.},
doi = {10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.076},
journal = {Applied Surface Science},
number = C,
volume = 352,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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