Effect of curing temperature on the mechanical properties of hydrogen silsesquioxane thin films
| Autor: | John Pretzer, Huey-Chiang Liou |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Materials science
Metals and Alloys Modulus Surfaces and Interfaces Nanoindentation Thermal expansion Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Materials Chemistry Thin film Composite material Porosity Refractive index Hydrogen silsesquioxane Curing (chemistry) |
| Zdroj: | Thin Solid Films. 335:186-191 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6090 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0040-6090(98)00881-5 |
| Popis: | The mechanical properties and thermal stresses of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) thin films cured at different temperatures have been investigated by a nanoindentor and a profilometer. In this study, the correlations between structure change, SiH/SiO ratio, modulus, hardness, and calculated CTE of HSQ films have been established. The results show that the SiH/SiO ratio of HSQ films decreases with increasing curing temperature due to the loss of SiH bonds when it forms the network structure at higher curing temperatures. In addition, both the modulus and hardness of HSQ films increase with increasing curing temperature. However, the calculated coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) decreases with increasing curing temperature. These results indicate that the increase in modulus and hardness and the decrease in CTE are due to the conversion of SiH into SiO bonds with the reduction in porosity when forming the network structure in the HSQ films at higher cure temperatures. |
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