Theoretical analysis of influence of substrate microdefects on polarized light properties of dielectric coatings

A model for refractive index of stratified dielectric substrate was presented according to inhomogeneous coatings theories. The substrate was divided into surface layer, subsurface layer and bulk layer along the normal direction of its surface. The former two layers were equivalent to inhomogeneous coatings. Theoretical deduction was executed by employing the characteristic matrix method of optical coatings, and one mathematical calculation example was presented. The results indicate that reflectance, reflective phase shift and phase difference of polarized light deviate from ideal conditions. It shows that substrate microdefects can induce volume scattering and change propagation characteristic of light both in coatings and substrate.     

基底微缺陷对介质薄膜光学性能影响的理论研究

基于非均匀膜理论提出一种存在微缺陷的介质基底的折射率分层模型，将基底依次分为表面层、亚表面层和体材料层，其中表面层和亚面层分别等效为折射率服从统计分布的非均匀膜，将它们分别再次细分为N₁和N₂个子层，每一子层均视为均匀介质 膜.应用光学薄膜特征矩阵法对其进行理论分析，并对单层介质膜的光学性能进行数值计算. 研究结果表明：基底的表面和亚表面微缺陷改变了薄膜和基底的等效折射率，导致了准Brew ster角和组合反射率与理想情形的偏离.同时这些微缺陷也改变了光在薄膜和基底中的传播 特性，因此反射相移和相位差均偏离理想情形.在研究基底的微缺陷对多层介质膜光学性能 影响的分析和计算时，该模型同样适用. 关键词： 微缺陷 介质薄膜 非均匀膜 光学性能     

Theoretical analysis of optical properties of dielectric coatings dependence on substrate subsurface defects

A model for refractive index of stratified dielectric substrate was put forward according to theories of inhomogeneous coatings. The substrate was divided into surface layer, subsurface layer and bulk layer along the normal direction of its surface. Both the surface layer (separated into N₁ sublayers of uniform thickness) and subsurface layer (separated into N₂ sublayers of uniform thickness), whose refractive indices have different statistical distributions, are equivalent to inhomogeneous coatings, respectively. And theoretical deduction was carried out by employing characteristic matrix method of optical coatings. An example of mathematical calculation for optical properties of dielectric coatings had been presented. The computing results indicate that substrate subsurface defects can bring about additional bulk scattering and change propagation characteristic in thin film and substrate. Therefore, reflectance, reflective phase shift and phase difference of an assembly of coatings and substrate deviate from ideal conditions. The model will provide some beneficial theory directions for improving optical properties of dielectric coatings via substrate surface modification.     

Heat transfer and diffusion-controlled kinetics of liquid–solid phase in titanium matrix composite during selective laser melting

This study describes a self-consistent theoretical model of simulating diffusion-controlled kinetics on the liquid–solid phase boundary during high-speed solidification in the melt pool after the selective laser melting (SLM) process for titanium matrix composite based on Ti–TiC system. The model includes the heat transfer equation to estimate the temperature distribution in the melt pool and during crystallization process for some deposited layers. The temperature field is used in a micro region next to solid–liquid boundary, where solute micro segregation and dendrite growth are calculated by special approach based on transient liquid phase bonding. The effect of the SLM process parameters (laser power, scanning velocity, layer thickness and substrate size) on the microstructure solidification is being discussed.     

Difference in the conditions and characteristics of evaporation of inhomogeneous water drops in a high-temperature gaseous medium

The evaporation of water drops of initial mass 5–15 mg on a stationary graphite substrate, as well as inhomogeneous drops with solitary solid inclusions, during heating by high-temperature combustion products has been investigated experimentally. Experiments have also been carried out with analogous inhomogeneous drops moving through combustion products. The possibility of two mechanisms of phase transformations of inhomogeneous liquid drops has been established. The scales of the effect of the area of the inclusion surface (up to 20%) and the initial mass of water (up to 90%) on the characteristics of the evaporation of inhomogeneous drops have been determined.     

X-ray diffraction study of effect of deposition conditions on α--β phase transition and stress evolution in sputter-deposited W coatings

Pure W and W-Cu-W trilayer coatings were deposited on an Fe substrate by d.c. magnetron sputtering. The α-β phase evolution, intragranular stress evolution in sputter-deposited W layer were investigated by x-ray diffraction. They are directly related to the film microstructure, density and adhesion. Therefore, control of the film stress and phase component transition is essential for its applications. The phase component transition from β-W to α-W and intragranular stress evolution from tensile to compressive strongly depend on the deposition parameters and can be induced by lowering Ar pressure and rising target power. The compressively stressed films with α-W phase have a dense microstructure and high adhesion to Fe substrate.     

摩擦导致的聚合物表层微观结构改变

应用大规模分子动力学方法, 模拟了锥形探头在非晶态聚合物薄膜表面的滑动摩擦过程, 研究了摩擦导致的聚合物薄膜表层微观结构改变, 以及探头与基体间黏着作用、滑动速度和分子链长度对基体表层微观结构改变的影响. 当探头与基体之间为黏着作用时, 摩擦导致基体表面滑痕区域的键取向沿滑动方向重新取向, 导致表层分子链回转半径沿滑动方向伸长, 并且这些表层微观结构的改变程度随滑动速度的减小而增大. 在摩擦导致结构改变的过程中, 链端单体和链中单体的贡献作用不同, 形成了不同的分子链拉伸变形机制. 当样本缠结度较大或探头滑动速度较小时, 相比于链中单体, 探头对链端单体的拖曳作用使更多分子链发生拉伸变形. 研究还发现, 在探头与聚合物薄膜系统中, 使薄膜表层微观结构发生改变是摩擦能量耗散的重要途径.     

4He adsorbed on the outer surface of carbon nanotube bundles

The results of diffusion Monte Carlo calculations on the behavior of 4He adsorbed on the external surface of a bundle of carbon nanotubes are presented. The corrugation effects are found to be very important, making the outside part of the bundles a quite inhomogeneous substrate. No stable solid helium monolayer at high density was found. Instead, helium atoms are promoted to a second quasi-one-dimensional phase on top of the liquid first layer. On increasing the helium intake, a two layer structure is formed in which the helium directly in contact with the carbon surface solidifies.     

多弧离子镀工艺对TiN/Ti与Cr/Cu界面及微结构的影响

用多弧离子镀技术在铜基上电镀Cr/Ni层进行不同工艺条件下多弧离子沉积TiN/Ti实验.借助X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了TiN/Ti与Cr/Cu接触界面形成、微结构及其组分与形貌.XRD分析显示,薄膜表面组分包含TiN,Ti₂N多晶相外,还包含一些Cr-Ti的金属间化合物等.显然,TiN,Ti₂N在表面上已形成.SEM观察指出,在90℃制备的表面膜具有不平整的类枝状结晶结构.随着温度升高至170℃,得到精细TiN/Ti覆盖层表面,XRD峰 关键词： 多弧离子镀 氮化钛 界面形成 微结构     

Influence of substrate hardness transition on built-up of nanostructured WC-12Co by cold spraying

The ability of cold spray process to retain the feedstock microstructure into coating makes it possible to deposit nanostructured WC-Co coatings. In the present study, the deposition behavior of nanostructured WC-12Co coating was examined through the surface morphology and cross-sectional structure of the deposited single WC-12Co particle impacting on the substrates with different hardness using a nanostructured WC-12Co powder. Substrates included stainless steel, nickel-based self-fluxing alloy coatings with different hardness. It was observed from the top surface and cross-section of individual WC-12Co particles that the penetration leading to particle deposition depends on substrate hardness. When the substrate surface is covered by WC-12Co particles, the hardness of the newly formed substrate, i.e. the coating, increases greatly. The significant increase of the surface hardness leads to the rebounding off of impacting particles and erosion of the deposited particles, which prohibits effective built-up of coating. However, it was found that with spray jet fixed, a deposit with a thickness up to over 700 μm can be built-up. A model involving in substrate hardness transition during deposition is proposed to explain such phenomenon, which can be employed to optimize the conditions to build up a uniform nanostructured WC-12Co coating.     

Features of an InAsSbP epilayer formation on an InAs support by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

Epitaxial layers in a system of InAs_1–x–ySb_yP_x solid solutions in the composition range of 0 < x < 0.72 were obtained on an InAs(001) substrate by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The layer-by-layer analysis of obtained structures by secondary ion mass spectrometry showed a gradient change in the composition along the growth direction. A dramatic change in the composition at the layer/substrate heteroboundary was observed for the quaternary InAsSbP solid solutions due to the presence of radicals of arsenic compounds in the gas phase. Upon MOVPE deposition on the InAs substrate in a system of InAsSbP solid solutions, the decrease in the solid-phase content of arsenium by less than (1–x–y) < 0.3 resulted in a suppression of the deposited layer gradientness, as well as suppressed fluctuations in the composition in the initial transition layer.     

Heating of condensation surface during magnetron sputtering

Chromium films deposited by magnetron sputtering on non-heated substrates from non-thermalized atoms crystallize in regular bcc Cr phase, with non-uniform microstructure and lattice constant along the thickness. These non-uniformities decrease with elevation of the substrate temperature and vanish at a certain value. However films deposited on non-heated substrates from thermalized atoms crystallize in a low-temperature Cr phase and have almost uniform microstructure. We have developed a model explaining this effect, which is based on the supposition of the formation of a “hot” layer on the growth surface during deposition, whose temperature depends on the flux of energy delivered to the condensation surface and can be noticeably higher than the substrate temperature. Detailed investigation of the structure of Cr films deposited at various temperatures and energy fluxes delivered to the growth surface, correlate well with the above model.     

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and microhardness of cold-sprayed tin bronze coating

Tin bronze (TB) powder was deposited on a stainless steel substrate by cold spraying. Post-deposition heat treatment was conducted in an electrical resistance furnace under nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 850 °C for 3 h. The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and microhardness of cold-sprayed TB coating was investigated. It was found that the as-sprayed TB coating presented a dense microstructure. Heat treatment significantly influenced the microstructure and microhardness of cold-sprayed TB coating. A distinguishable diffusion layer of about 150 μm was formed in the coating near the coating/substrate interface. A compound was precipitated in the diffusion layer. The microhardness in the coating was changed gradually along the coating from the interface to the coating surface after heat treatment. The microhardness in the diffusion layer was high owing to the precipitation of hard phase, while it was much low in other area due to the obvious grain growth during annealing.     

相场法模拟弹性场对沉淀相变组织演化及相平衡成分的影响

采用相场法模拟沉淀组织在不均匀共格本征弹性场及外加约束弹性应变作用下的演化历程，探讨了不均匀共格本征弹性场及外加约束弹性应变对共格沉淀组织演化的影响规律，并分析了弹性场在沉淀相变中对基体与沉淀相的平衡成分的影响. 关键词： 相场法 沉淀组织 弹性场 相平衡成分     

Laser-deposited Cu/α–Al2O3 nanocomposite: experiment and modeling

A Nd:YAG laser operating at a wavelength of 266 or 355 nm is used to deposit a thin layer of copper on the (0 0 0 1)α-Al₂O₃ surface. The formation process is precisely controlled by identification of time distribution of two characteristics: energy and flux density of particles incident on the substrate. For this purpose, the Cu-plasma expansion is described by means of an analytical hydrodynamic model whose self-similar solutions are fitted to the experimental plasma images and time-of-flight spectra. The obtained nanocomposite is examined by the aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (Cs-HRTEM) method. The results reveal that copper crystals assume one main orientation relative to the substrate (1 1 1)[2 ?1 ?1]Cu \(\Vert\) (0 0 0 1)[?1 ?1 2 0]α–Al₂O₃ and the formed interface has a specific microstructure. To reconstruct the phase boundary region, molecular dynamic (MD) and static (MS) simulations are carried out. The results show that strong bonding between copper and sapphire induces structural changes in the (1 1 1) Cu layer nearest the substrate and leads to formation of the system of partially dissociated dislocations in the next layer. In consequence, the Cu/α–Al₂O₃ interface becomes the semicoherent system. The lattice matching regions of the individual Cu layers are significantly lowered, which results in strong deformations along the closed packed planes. The reconstructed interface is used for Cs-HRTEM image simulation. A good accordance with the experimental results indicates that the MD model correctly maps the microstructure at the phase boundary of the synthesized nanocomposite.     

CLAM钢表面Fe-Al合金渗层的制备

FeAl/Al2O3阻氚涂层具有高阻氚因子、耐腐蚀和耐高温等优良性能,是ITER首选的阻氚涂层.Fe-Al合金渗层对Al2O3膜层的形成质量有重要的影响.本文采用了AlCl3-EMIC离子液体电镀法在CLAM钢表面镀铝,然后利用热处理使Al与基体相互扩散制备Fe-Al合金渗层.采用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和能量散射...     

Evolution with temperature of a single sol-gel TIO2 layer on sapphire (α-Al2O3) (0 0 0 1)

TiO₂ sol-gel layer has been deposited on single crystal sapphire (0 0 0 1) substrate. Evolution of the layer microstructure with the thermal treatment in the range 100-1100 °C has been studied using X-ray diffraction and X-ray reflectometry. TiO₂ layer density first increases with temperature up to 800 °C and then decreases with the appearance of a high roughness finally leading to anatase islands formation. The single crystal nature of the substrate seems to contribute to hinder the transformation of the anatase phase into the rutile phase and to induce a preferred orientation of the TiO₂ islands.     

Effects of laser power density on the microstructure and microhardness of Ni–Al alloyed layer by pulsed laser irradiation

Laser alloying of Ni–P electroless deposited layer with aluminum substrate was carried out by Nd–YAG pulsed laser. The phase composition and microstructure of the alloyed layers produced by different laser power densities were identified by X-ray diffractionary (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) accompanied by energy dispersion X-ray analysis (EDS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Furthermore, the surface roughness of the alloyed layers was characterised by confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). The results showed that the characteristic dendritic or lamellar microstructures were observed in the alloyed layers. The phase constituents of the alloyed zones were intermetallic compounds of nickel–aluminum NiAl, Al₃Ni and Al₃Ni₂, as well as some non-equilibrium phases and amorphous phases depending on the employed laser power density. As a result, the microhardness of the alloyed layer with Ni–P amorphous phases formed at laser power density 5.36×10⁹ W/m² reached to HV_0.1 390.     

Spectra of optical characteristics of titanium with a binary surface layer

The solution of the inverse problem of spectral ellipsometry is obtained for titanium with a surface layer of titanium oxide that was formed as a result of thermal (450°C) oxidation of the metal substrate. Using the Drude-Zener and Cauchy dispersion models, it is shown that a rather thick (46 nm) inhomogeneous binary surface layer including about 23% of titanium and 77% of titanium oxide is present on the studied samples of pure polycrystalline titanium. A natural weakly absorbing surface layer with a thickness of 13 nm is on this layer.     

Peeling stress analysis for an inhomogeneous high-Tc superconductor with a discontinuous interface at the substrate

This paper presents an analysis of a superconductor–substrate system to calculate the peeling stress of a high temperature superconductor (HTS) when the temperature decreases from ambient to operating conditions (cryogenic temperatures). Firstly, the values for the material properties of the inhomogeneous high temperature superconductor (HTS) were obtained by fitting a second order polynomial to the experimental data. It is assumed that the material properties of the inhomogeneous HTS vary with varying height coordinate and temperature. Then, through the proposed graded finite element method, the coupled thermo-mechanical equations were solved numerically. The numerical results show that the thermal stress generated in the inhomogeneous HTS is larger on a SiTiO₃ substrate than on a MgO substrate. The maximum thermal stresses, i.e., the peeling stresses, occur near the bottom corner of the inhomogeneous HTS and may induce fracture behavior at the bi-material interface. The inhomogeneous HTS cools at a slower pace than the homogeneous HTS from the room temperature to the operating temperature. It is also shown that the magnitude of the peeling stress for a homogeneous HTS is larger than that for an inhomogeneous HTS. It is intended that the model presented here be useful to researchers who are interested in the mechanical properties of an inhomogeneous HTS.