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Article 2022 · 10 atıf

A Comparative Study of the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Thin Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Coatings Fabricated by Atomic Layer Deposition and Radio Frequency Sputtering

Grilli, Maria Luisa, Valerini, Daniele, Rizzo, Antonella, Yilmaz, Mehmet, Song, Chen, Hu, Guohang, Mikhaylov, Alexey, Chierchia, Rosa, Rinaldi, Antonio

Özet

Thin Al2O3 films (150 nm thick) are deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and radio frequency sputtering on Si substrates and submitted to annealing in N-2 atmosphere at 900 degrees C for 90 min. X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), nanohardness, and fretting wear measurements are used to infer the structural, morphological, mechanical, and wear properties of the as-deposited and annealed films. Results show a higher hardness for the annealed coatings, being the hardness of the annealed ALD coating the highest (18.8 GPa). The measured mechanical properties convey clear trends of stiffening and hardening associated with selected process (ALD versus sputtering) and postprocessing (annealed versus unannealed).

Anahtar Kelimeler
atomic layer deposition mechanical properties radio frequency sputtering thin Al2O3 coatings tribological properties ALUMINA COATINGS SUBSTRATE-TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC-PROPERTIES TRANSITION ALUMINAS FILMS SURFACE WEAR PERFORMANCE CORROSION TEMPLATE
WoS Kategorileri
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter
Künye
Dergi
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Yıl
2022
Cilt
219
Sayı
1
ISSN
1862-6300
eISSN
1862-6319
DOI
10.1002/pssa.202100398
WoS UID
WOS:000717746100001
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