Thermal plasma CVD of PSZ and double layered TiN/PSZ coatings by injection of alkoxides solutions with H2O

Autor: T. Furuta, Jiro Tsujino, Shiro Shimada, Isao Yamazaki
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Surface and Coatings Technology. 202:4644-4652
ISSN: 0257-8972
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2008.03.035
Popis: Coatings of partially Y 2 O 3 -stabilized ZrO 2 (PSZ) (Y > 2 at.%) and double layered TiN/PSZ films were deposited on Si wafers at 700 °C from zirconium tetra-buthoxide (ZTBO), yttrium tri-buthoxide (YTBO) and/or titanium tetra-ethoxide by chemical vapor deposition with H 2 O in a thermal Ar/N 2 /H 2 plasma. A small amount of H 2 O was fed into the plasma to oxidize the ZTBO and YTBO to produce the PSZ coatings. Double layered TiN/PSZ film coatings were deposited without severe oxidation of under-layered TiN by controlling the feeding rate of H 2 O. The product phases were identified by grazing incidence X-ray-diffractometry. The surfaces and cross-sections of the PSZ and double layered TiN/PSZ coatings were observed by scanning electron microscopy. An in-depth semi-quantitative analysis of the double layered TiN/PSZ films was performed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, revealing the changes in the concentrations of Zr, Y, Ti, O, and N with depth. The effect of the Y content in mixed solutions of ZTBO and YTBO on the evolution of ZrO 2 is examined. It is proposed that the controlled feed rate of H 2 O is effective in producing coatings of PSZ on TiN films without severe oxidation.
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