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Title: MORPHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN LAYERS OF TIN COATED ON THE SILICON SUBSTRATE

MORPHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN LAYERS OF TIN COATED ON THE SILICON SUBSTRATE
S. Constantinescu
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Morphological and structural characterisations were carried out on the layers of TiN
lodged on the silicon substrate with orientation (100). The analysis of the crystalline
structure of TiN films was performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), using a
diffractometer high resolution, using radiation Mo K? . The Atomic Force Microscopy
Analysis (AFM) has followed the assessment of the influence of important parameters
of the filing process (temperature, polarity of the substrate) on the surface morphology
and the roughness of TiN films. The bulge test was first conducted on the silicon nitride
films to determine its proper residual stress and Young, s modulus which were found to
be ?i = 228 + 15 MPa and E = 226 + 10 GPa , respectively. Finally, using a simple rule
of mixture formula ,the elastic mechanical properties of TiN coatings were determined .
Both the Young, s modulus and residual stress showed increasing values with bias
voltage, nitrogen to titanium ratio, and coating density. Scanning electron microscopy of
cross sectioned samples showed that coating growth occurs by formation of equiaxial
crystallites, which leads to columnar morphology beyond a thickness of 3 ? 10 ?m .
The columns are nearly perpendicular to the film surface .
conference
18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018
18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, 02-08 July, 2018
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
299-306
02-08 July, 2018
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thickness; silicon substrate; TiN films; roughness; equiaxial crystallites