scholarly journals Numerical Study on the Dependency of Microstructure Morphologies of Pulsed Laser Deposited TiN Thin Films and the Strain Heterogeneities during Mechanical Testing

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1705
Author(s):  
Konrad Perzynski ◽  
Grzegorz Cios ◽  
Grzegorz Szwachta ◽  
Piotr Bała ◽  
Lukasz Madej
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Nanoindentation Test ◽  
Metallographic Analysis ◽  
Microscale Model ◽  
Tin Thin Films ◽  
Microstructure Morphology

Numerical study of the influence of pulsed laser deposited TiN thin films’ microstructure morphologies on strain heterogeneities during loading was the goal of this research. The investigation was based on the digital material representation (DMR) concept applied to replicate an investigated thin film’s microstructure morphology. The physically based pulsed laser deposited model was implemented to recreate characteristic features of a thin film microstructure. The kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) approach was the basis of the model in the first part of the work. The developed kMC algorithm was used to generate thin film’s three-dimensional representation with its columnar morphology. Such a digital model was then validated with the experimental data from metallographic analysis of laboratory deposited TiN(100)/Si. In the second part of the research, the kMC generated DMR model of thin film was incorporated into the finite element (FE) simulation. The 3D film’s morphology was discretized with conforming finite element mesh, and then incorporated as a microscale model into the macroscale finite element simulation of nanoindentation test. Such a multiscale model was finally used to evaluate the development of local deformation heterogeneities associated with the underlying microstructure morphology. In this part, the capabilities of the proposed approach were clearly highlighted.

Numerical study on the measurement of thin film mechanical properties by means of nanoindentation

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 2974-2982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Chen ◽  
Joost J. Vlassak
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Substrate Effect ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Effect Factor ◽  
A New Technique

Nanoindentation is a technique commonly used for measuring thin film mechanical properties such as hardness and stiffness. In this study, we used the finite element method to investigate the effect of substrate and pileup on hardness and stiffness measurements of thin film systems. We define a substrate effect factor and construct a map that may be useful in the interpretation of indentation measurements when it is not possible to make indentations shallow enough to avoid the influence of the substrate on the measurements. A new technique for measuring mechanical properties of thin films by nanoindentation is suggested at the end of this article.

Observations on the growth of YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films on MgO by pulsed-laser ablation

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 1068-1069
Author(s):  
M. Grant Norton ◽  
C. Barry Carter
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Pulsed Laser Ablation ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Laser Ablation Process ◽  
Deposition Parameters

Pulsed-laser ablation has been widely used to produce high-quality thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-δ on a range of substrate materials. The nonequilibrium nature of the process allows congruent deposition of oxides with complex stoichiometrics. In the high power density regime produced by the UV excimer lasers the ablated species includes a mixture of neutral atoms, molecules and ions. All these species play an important role in thin-film deposition. However, changes in the deposition parameters have been shown to affect the microstructure of thin YBa2Cu3O7-δ films. The formation of metastable configurations is possible because at the low substrate temperatures used, only shortrange rearrangement on the substrate surface can occur. The parameters associated directly with the laser ablation process, those determining the nature of the process, e g. thermal or nonthermal volatilization, have been classified as ‘primary parameters'. Other parameters may also affect the microstructure of the thin film. In this paper, the effects of these ‘secondary parameters' on the microstructure of YBa2Cu3O7-δ films will be discussed. Examples of 'secondary parameters' include the substrate temperature and the oxygen partial pressure during deposition.

scholarly journals Deposition pressure-induced microstructure control and plasmonic property tuning in hybrid ZnO-AgxAu1-x thin films

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robynne Lynne PALDI ◽  
Xing Sun ◽  
Xin Li Phuah ◽  
Juanjuan Lu ◽  
Xinghang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Pulsed Laser Deposition ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Deposition Method ◽  
Hybrid Films ◽  
Deposition Pressure ◽  
Plasmonic Metamaterials ◽  
Film Form

Self-assembled oxide-metallic alloyed nanopillars as hybrid plasmonic metamaterials (e.g., ZnO-AgxAu1-x) in a thin film form are grown using a pulsed laser deposition method. The hybrid films were demonstrated to be...

scholarly journals Numerical model of the nanoindentation test based on the digital material representation of the Ti/TiN multilayers

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konrad Perzyński ◽  
Radosław Wiatr ◽  
Łukasz Madej
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Nanoindentation Test ◽  
Cellular Automata Model ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Specific Morphology ◽  
Digital Material

AbstractThe developed numerical model of a local nanoindentation test, based on the digital material representation (DMR) concept, has been presented within the paper. First, an efficient algorithm describing the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process was proposed to realistically recreate the specific morphology of a nanolayered material in an explicit manner. The nanolayered Ti/TiN composite was selected for the investigation. Details of the developed cellular automata model of the PLD process were presented and discussed. Then, the Ti/TiN DMR was incorporated into the finite element software and numerical model of the nanoindentation test was established. Finally, examples of obtained results presenting capabilities of the proposed approach were highlighted.

The Dielectric Properties of Pb0.65Ba0.35ZrO3 Thin Films

2006 ◽  
Vol 306-308 ◽  
pp. 1313-1318
Author(s):  
J.S. Kim ◽  
B.H. Park ◽  
T.J. Choi ◽  
Se Hyun Shin ◽  
Jae Chul Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Deposition Temperature ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Axis Orientation ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Bst Thin Film

Pb0.65Ba0.35ZrO3 (PBZ) thin films have been grown on MgO (001) substrates by pulsed-laser deposition (PLD). We have compared the structural and dielectric properties of PBZ films grown at various temperatures. A highly c-axis orientation has appeared at PBZ film grown at the deposition temperature of 550oC. The c-axis oriented PBZ film has also shown the largest tunability among all the PBZ films in capacitance-voltage measurements. The tunability and dielectric loss of the PBZ film was 20% and 0.00959, respectively. In addition, we have compared the temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC) of a PBZ film with that of a Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 (BST) film which is a well-known material applicable to tunable microwave devices. We have confirmed that TCC value of a PBZ thin film was three-times smaller than that of a BST thin film.

The hardnesses and elastic moduli of pulsed laser deposited multilayer AlN/TiN thin films

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 657-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.A. Rawdanowicz ◽  
V. Godbole ◽  
J. Narayan ◽  
J. Sankar ◽  
A. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Elastic Moduli ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Tin Thin Films

scholarly journals Binary Metal Oxides Thin Films Prepared from Pulsed Laser Deposition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Robinson Azariah John Chelliah ◽  
Rajesh Swaminathan
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Metal Oxides ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Binary Oxides ◽  
Binary Metal ◽  
Metal Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Binary Metal Oxide

The semiconductor industry flourished from a simple Si-based metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor to an era of MOSFET-based smart materials. In recent decades, researchers have been replacing all the materials required for the MOSFET device. They replaced the substrate with durable materials, lightweight materials, translucent materials and so on. They have came up with the possibility of replacing dielectric silicon dioxide material with high-grade dielectric materials. Even then the channel shift in the MOSFET was the new trend in MOSFET science. From the bulk to the atomic level, transistors have been curiously researched across the globe for the use of electronic devices. This research was also inspired by the different semiconductor materials relevant to the replacement of the dielectric channel/gate. Study focuses on diverse materials such as zinc oxides (ZnO), electrochromic oxides such as molybdenum oxides (including MoO3 and MoO2) and other binary oxides using ZnO and MoO3. The primary objective of this research is to study pulsed laser deposited thin films such as ZnO, MoO3, binary oxides such as binary ZnO /MoO3, ZnO /TiO2 and ZnO/V2O5 and to analyse their IV properties for FET applications. To achieve the goal, the following working elements have been set: investigation of pulsed laser deposited thin film of metal oxides and thin film of binary metal oxide nanostructures with effects of laser repetition and deposition temperatures.

scholarly journals The Study of Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Silicon Carbide Thin Films Grown by Pulsed-Laser Deposition

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Muhanad A. Ahmed ◽  
Mohammed F. Mohammed Sabri ◽  
Wathiq R. Abed
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Absorption Coefficient ◽  
Pulsed Laser Deposition ◽  
Extinction Coefficient ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Cutoff Wavelength ◽  
Nanostructured Silicon

In this paper, nanostructured silicon carbide (SiC) thin films are deposited onto glass substrate using pulsed laser deposition technique. Electrical and optical characterizations such as conductivity, resistivity, transmission, Seeback effect, absorption, absorption coefficient, energy band gap, and extinction coefficient as a function of photon energy, and the effect of thin films thickness on transmission are carried out to characterize the prepared samples. Results showed that the prepared SiC thin film is an n-type semiconductor with an indirect bandgap of ~3 eV, 448 nm cutoff wavelength, 3.4395 × 104 cm−1 absorption coefficient and 0.154 extinction coefficient. The surface morphology of the SiC thin films is studied using scanning electron microscope at a substrate temperature of 400 °C and it is found that the grain size of the prepared SiC thin film is about 30 nm. As such, the nano thin films optical and structural characteristics enable the films to be used as gases sensors in many optoelectronic devices such as the environment and ultraviolet photodiode.

Preparation and Characterization of MFM and MFIS Structures Using Sr2(Ta1划x, Nbx)2O7 Thin Film by Pulsed Laser Deposition

2000 ◽  
Vol 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Okuyama ◽  
Toshiyuki Nakaiso ◽  
Minoru Noda
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Pulsed Laser Deposition ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Ferroelectric Thin Films ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Polarization Reversal ◽  
Ambient Gas ◽  
Mfis Structure

AbstractSr2(Ta1划x, Nbx)2O7(STN) ferroelectric thin films have been prepared on SiO2/Si(100) substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. Preferential (110) and (151)-oriented STN thin films are deposited at a low temperature of 600°C in N2O ambient gas at 0.08 Torr. A counterclockwise C-V hysteresis was observed in the metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) structure using Sr2(Ta0.7, Nb0.3)2O7 on SiO2/Si deposited at 600°C. Memory window in the C-V curve spreads symmetrically towards both positive and negative directions when applied voltage increases and the window does not change in sweep rates ranging from 0.1 to 4.0×103 V/s. The C-V curve of the MFIS structure does not degrade after 1010 cycles of polarization reversal. The gate retention time is about 3.0×103 sec when the voltages and time of write pulse are ±15V and 1.0 sec, respectively, and hold bias was -0.5 V.

scholarly journals The Properties of Zn-Doped AlSb Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Ping Tang ◽  
Weimin Wang ◽  
Bing Li ◽  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Guanggen Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Pulsed Laser Deposition ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Photovoltaic Effect ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Substrate Temperatures

Aluminum antimony (AlSb) is a promising photovoltaic material with a band gap of about 1.62 eV. However, AlSb is highly deliquescent and not stable, which has brought great difficulties to the applications. Based on the above situation, there are two purposes for preparing our Zn-doped AlSb (AlSb:Zn) thin films: One is to make P-type AlSb and the other is to find a way to suppress the deliquescence of AlSb. The AlSb:Zn thin films were prepared on glass substrates at different substrate temperatures by using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The structural, surface morphological, optical, and electrical properties of AlSb:Zn films were investigated. The crystallization of AlSb:Zn thin films was enhanced and the electrical resistivity decreased as the substrate temperature increased. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicated that the grain sizes became bigger as the substrate temperatures increased. The Raman vibration mode AlSb:Zn films were located at ~107 and ~142 cm−1 and the intensity of Raman peaks was stronger at higher substrate temperatures. In the experiment, a reduced band gap (1.4 eV) of the AlSb:Zn thin film was observed compared to the undoped AlSb films, which were more suitable for thin-film solar cells. Zn doping could reduce the deliquescent speed of AlSb thin films. The fabricated heterojunction device showed the good rectification behavior, which indicated the PN junction formation. The obvious photovoltaic effect has been observed in an FTO/ZnS/AlSb:Zn/Au device.

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