Electron microscopic phase analysis of BN-thin films |
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Authors: | M Röder J Hahn U Falke S Schulze F Richter M Hietschold |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science, TU Chemnitz-Zwickau, D-09107 Chemnitz, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | A series of BN films was deposited by means of r.f. magnetron sputtering of a h-BN target onto Si(1OO) surfaces. Hereby, the substrate bias voltage was varied. Special interest is focussed to the influence of the deposition parameters on the orientation of the growing hexagonal BN film with respect to the substrate. For structural investigation, cross section samples were prepared. In addition to HRTEM and diffraction investigations, especially electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) was applied successfully for phase identification. For negative bias voltages of U
B
=–300 V and U
B
=–350V, we found a phase system consisting of a first-grown 25 nm thick layer of hexagonal structure with the c axis parallel to the substrate surface followed by the cubic phase.Dedicated to Professor Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. Hubertus Nickel on the occasion of his 65th birthday |
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Keywords: | thin film deposition magnetron sputtering hard coatings boron nitride electron microscopy electron energy loss spectroscopy |
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