Hard nanocomposite Ti-Si-N films prepared by DC reactive magnetron sputtering using Ti-Si mosaic target

Ye Xu; Liuhe Li; Xun Cai; Paul K. Chu

doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2006.09.078

Hard nanocomposite Ti-Si-N films prepared by DC reactive magnetron sputtering using Ti-Si mosaic target

Ye Xu
, Liuhe Li^*
, Xun Cai
, Paul K. Chu

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
City University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

Hard nanocomposite Ti-Si-N films were deposited on 321 stainless steel substrates by direct current (DC) reactive magnetron sputtering using a Ti-Si mosaic target consisting of a Ti plate and Si chips. The composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties were investigated using EDX, XRD, XPS, nano-indentation, and scratch tests. The results indicate that the hardness of the Ti-Si-N film gradually rises with increasing Si contents in the layer until the peak value of 42 GPa appears corresponding to a Si content of 11.2 at.%. The hardness then decreases with further increase in the Si content. XRD and XPS reveal that the hardest Ti-Si-N film consists of fine TiN crystallites (approximately 8 nm in size) in an amorphous Si₃N₄ matrix. Preferential growth of TiN is indicated by the XRD patterns. All the Ti-Si-N films show high adhesive strength as indicated by the scratch tests. The strengthening mechanism of the nanocomposite films is also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6824-6827
Number of pages	4
Journal	Surface and Coatings Technology
Volume	201
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2006.09.078
State	Published - 23 Apr 2007

Keywords

Adhesive strength
Microstructure
Nanohardness
Ti-Si-N nanocomposite film

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