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Jensen, Jens
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Magnuson, M., Tengdelius, L., Greczynski, G., Eriksson, F., Jensen, J., Lu, J., . . . Högberg, H. (2019). Compositional dependence of epitaxial Tin+1SiCn MAX-phase thin films grown from a Ti3SiC2 compound target. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 37(2), Article ID 021506.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Compositional dependence of epitaxial Tin+1SiCn MAX-phase thin films grown from a Ti3SiC2 compound target
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2019 (English)In: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, ISSN 0734-2101, E-ISSN 1520-8559, Vol. 37, no 2, article id 021506Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The authors investigate sputtering of a Ti3SiC2 compound target at temperatures ranging from RT (no applied external heating) to 970 °C as well as the influence of the sputtering power at 850 °C for the deposition of Ti3SiC2 films on Al2O3(0001) substrates. Elemental composition obtained from time-of-flight energy elastic recoil detection analysis shows an excess of carbon in all films, which is explained by differences in the angular distribution between C, Si, and Ti, where C scatters the least during sputtering. The oxygen content is 2.6 at. % in the film deposited at RT and decreases with increasing deposition temperature, showing that higher temperatures favor high purity films. Chemical bonding analysis by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows C–Ti and Si–C bonding in the Ti3SiC2 films and Si–Si bonding in the Ti3SiC2 compound target. X-ray diffraction reveals that the phases Ti3SiC2, Ti4SiC3, and Ti7Si2C5 can be deposited from a Ti3SiC2 compound target at substrate temperatures above 850 °C and with the growth of TiC and the Nowotny phase Ti5Si3Cx at lower temperatures. High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy shows epitaxial growth of Ti3SiC2, Ti4SiC3, and Ti7Si2C5 on TiC at 970 °C. Four-point probe resistivity measurements give values in the range ∼120 to ∼450 μΩ cm and with the lowest values obtained for films containing Ti3SiC2, Ti4SiC3, and Ti7Si2C5.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2019
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-154004 (URN)10.1116/1.5065468 (DOI)000460437200051 ()
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Funding agencies: Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linkoping University (Faculty Grant SFO-Mat-LiU) [2009-00971]; Swedish Energy Research [43606-1]; Carl Tryggers Foundation [CTS16:303, CTS14:310, CTS 17:166]; Knut 

Available from: 2019-01-22 Created: 2019-01-22 Last updated: 2019-03-20Bibliographically approved
Landälv, L., Gothelid, E., Jensen, J., Greczynski, G., Lu, J., Ahlgren, M., . . . Eklund, P. (2019). Influence of Si doping and O-2 flow on arc-deposited (Al,Cr)(2)O-3 coatings. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 37(6), Article ID 061516.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Influence of Si doping and O-2 flow on arc-deposited (Al,Cr)(2)O-3 coatings
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2019 (English)In: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, ISSN 0734-2101, E-ISSN 1520-8559, Vol. 37, no 6, article id 061516Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

(Al,Cr)(2)O-3 coatings with Al/( Al + Cr) = 0.5 or Al = 70 at. %, doped with 0, 5, or 10 at. % Si, were deposited on hard metal and Si(100) substrates to elucidate the influence of Si on the resulting coatings. The chemical analysis of the coatings showed between 3.3 and 7.4 at. % metal fraction Si incorporated into all studied coatings depending on cathode Si composition. The incorporated Si content does not change significantly with different oxygen flows covering a wide range of deposition conditions from low to high O-2 flow during growth. The addition of Si promotes the metastable B1-like cubic structure over the thermodynamically stable corundum structure. The hardness determined by nanoindentation of the as-deposited coatings is slightly reduced upon Si incorporation as well as upon increased Al content. Si is found enriched in droplets but can also be found at a lower content, evenly spread, without visible segregation at the similar to 5 nm scale, in the actual oxide coating. The positive effect of improved cathode erosion upon Si incorporation has to be balanced against the promotion of the metastable B1-like structure, having lower room temperature hardness and inferior thermal stability compared to the corundum structure. Published by the AVS.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
A V S AMER INST PHYSICS, 2019
National Category
Inorganic Chemistry
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-163048 (URN)10.1116/1.5118312 (DOI)000504231200037 ()
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Research Council (VR)Swedish Research Council [621-212-4368, 330-2014-6336, 2018-03957]; Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linkoping University (Faculty Grant SFO-Mat-LiU) [2009 00971]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationKnut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation [KAW2016.0358]; Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, Cofund [INCA 600398]; Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) through the Future Research Leaders 6 program; Swedish Research Council VR-RFISwedish Research Council [821-2012-5144, 2017-00646_9]; Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research [RIF14-0053]; VINNOVAVinnova [2018-04290]

Available from: 2020-01-09 Created: 2020-01-09 Last updated: 2021-03-19
Engberg, D., Johnson, L. J. S., Jensen, J., Thuvander, M. & Hultman, L. (2018). Resolving Mass Spectral Overlaps in Atom Probe Tomography by Isotopic Substitutions: Case of TiSi15N. Ultramicroscopy, 184, 51-60
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Resolving Mass Spectral Overlaps in Atom Probe Tomography by Isotopic Substitutions: Case of TiSi15N
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2018 (English)In: Ultramicroscopy, ISSN 0304-3991, E-ISSN 1879-2723, Vol. 184, p. 51-60Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Mass spectral overlaps in atom probe tomography (APT) analyses of complex compounds typically limit the identification of elements and microstructural analysis of a material. This study concerns the TiSiN system, chosen because of severe mass-to-charge-state ratio overlaps of the 14N+ and 28Si2+ peaks as well as the 14N and 28Si2+ peaks. By substituting 14N with 15N, mass spectrum peaks generated by ions composed of one or more N atoms will be shifted toward higher mass-to-charge-state ratios, thereby enabling the separation of N from the predominant Si isotope. We thus resolve thermodynamically driven Si segregation on the nanometer scale in cubic phase Ti1-xSix15N thin films for Si contents 0.08 ≤ x ≤ 0.19 by APT, as corroborated by transmission electron microscopy. The APT analysis yields a composition determination that is in good agreement with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and elastic recoil detection analyses. Additionally, a method for determining good voxel sizes for visualizing small-scale fluctuations is presented and demonstrated for the TiSiN system.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2018
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122721 (URN)10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.08.004 (DOI)000415650200007 ()28850866 (PubMedID)
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Funding Agencies:VINN Excellence Center on Functional Nanoscale Materials (FunMat) [2007-00863]; Swedish Research Council (VR) project [2013-4018]; Swedish Government Strategic Research Area Grant in Materials Science (Grant SFO Mat-LiU) on Advanced Functional Materials [2009-00971]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Project Isotope

Available from: 2015-11-18 Created: 2015-11-18 Last updated: 2019-08-01Bibliographically approved
Hänninen, T., Schmidt, S., Ivanov, I. G., Jensen, J., Hultman, L. & Högberg, H. (2018). Silicon carbonitride thin films deposited by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering. Surface & Coatings Technology, 335, 248-256
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Silicon carbonitride thin films deposited by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering
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2018 (English)In: Surface & Coatings Technology, ISSN 0257-8972, E-ISSN 1879-3347, Vol. 335, p. 248-256Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Amorphous silicon carbonitride thin films for biomedical applications were deposited in an industrial coating unit from a silicon target in different argon/nitrogen/acetylene mixtures by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering (rHiPIMS). The effects of acetylene (C2H2) flow rate, substrate temperature, substrate bias voltage, and HiPIMS pulse frequency on the film properties were investigated. Low C2H2 flow rates (<10 sccm) resulted in silicon nitride-like film properties, seen from a dense morphology when viewed in cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy, a hardness up to ∼22 GPa as measured by nanoindentation, and Si-N bonds dominating over Si-C bonds in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy core-level spectra. Higher C2H2 flows resulted in increasingly amorphous carbon-like film properties, with a granular appearance of the film morphology, mass densities below 2 g/cm3 as measured by X-ray reflectivity, and a hardness down to 4.5 GPa. Increasing substrate temperatures and bias voltages resulted in slightly higher film hardnesses and higher compressive residual stresses. The film H/E ratio showed a maximum at film carbon contents ranging between 15 and 30 at.% and at elevated substrate temperatures from 340 °C to 520 °C.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2018
Keywords
Magnetron sputtering, Silicon carbonitride, Acetylene, Hardness, H/E
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-145178 (URN)10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.12.037 (DOI)000424720800028 ()
Funder
EU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme, GA-310477Carl Tryggers foundation , 15:219; 14:431
Available from: 2018-02-13 Created: 2018-02-13 Last updated: 2018-04-03
Schmidt, S., Czigany, Z., Wissting, J., Greczynski, G., Janzén, E., Jensen, J., . . . Hultman, L. (2016). A comparative study of direct current magnetron sputtering and high power impulse magnetron sputtering processes for CNX thin film growth with different inert gases. Diamond and related materials, 64, 13-26
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A comparative study of direct current magnetron sputtering and high power impulse magnetron sputtering processes for CNX thin film growth with different inert gases
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2016 (English)In: Diamond and related materials, ISSN 0925-9635, E-ISSN 1879-0062, Vol. 64, p. 13-26Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Reactive direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) discharges of carbon in different inert gas mixtures (N-2/Ne, N-2/Ar, and N-2/Kr) were investigated for the growth of carbon-nitride (CNX) thin films. Ion mass spectrometry showed that energies of abundant plasma cations are governed by the inert gas and the N-2-to-inert gas flow ratios. The population of ion species depends on the sputter mode; HiPIMS yields approximately ten times higher flux ratios of ions originating from the target to process gas ions than DCMS. Exceptional are discharges in Ne with N-2-to-Ne flow ratios &lt;20%. Here, cation energies and the amount of target ions are highest without influence on the sputter mode. CNX thin films were deposited in 14% N-2/inert gas mixtures at substrate temperatures of 110 degrees C and 430 degrees C. The film properties show a correlation to the substrate temperature, the applied inert gas and sputter mode. The mechanical performance of the films is mainly governed by their morphology and composition, but not by their microstructure. Amorphous and fullerene-like CN0.14 films exhibiting a hardness of similar to 15 GPa and an elastic recovery of similar to 90% were deposited at 110 degrees C in reactive Kr atmosphere by DCMS and HiPIMS.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2016
Keywords
Magnetron sputtering; Inert gases; Plasma analysis; Langmuir probe measurement; CNX film stress; CNX hardness
National Category
Inorganic Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-128146 (URN)10.1016/j.diamond.2016.01.009 (DOI)000374608100003 ()
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Funding Agencies|Carl Tryggers Foundation for Scientific Research; Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Available from: 2016-05-19 Created: 2016-05-19 Last updated: 2017-11-30
Tholander, C., Birch, J., Tasnádi, F., Hultman, L., Palisaitis, J., Persson, P. O., . . . Zukauskaitè, A. (2016). Ab initio calculations and experimental study of piezoelectric YxIn1-xN thin films deposited using reactive magnetron sputter epitaxy. Acta Materialia, 105, 199-206
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Ab initio calculations and experimental study of piezoelectric YxIn1-xN thin films deposited using reactive magnetron sputter epitaxy
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2016 (English)In: Acta Materialia, ISSN 1359-6454, E-ISSN 1873-2453, Vol. 105, p. 199-206Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

By combining theoretical prediction and experimental verification we investigate the piezoelectric properties of yttrium indium nitride (YxIn1-xN). Ab initio calculations show that the YxIn1-xN wurtzite phase is lowest in energy among relevant alloy structures for 0≤x≤0.5. Reactive magnetron sputter epitaxy was used to prepare thin films with Y content up to x=0.51. The composition dependence of the lattice parameters observed in the grown films is in agreement with that predicted by the theoretical calculations confirming the possibility to synthesize a wurtzite solid solution. An AlN buffer layer greatly improves the crystalline quality and surface morphology of subsequently grown YxIn1-xN films. The piezoelectric response in films with x=0.09 and x=0.14 is observed using piezoresponse force microscopy. Theoretical calculations of the piezoelectric properties predict YxIn1−xN to have comparable piezoelectric properties to ScxAl1-xN.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2016
Keywords
YInN, Thin films, Sputter deposition, Piezoelectricity, Ab initio calculations
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics Materials Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Other Materials Engineering Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-125918 (URN)10.1016/j.actamat.2015.11.050 (DOI)000370086500023 ()
Available from: 2016-03-08 Created: 2016-03-08 Last updated: 2021-12-29Bibliographically approved
Kerdsongpanya, S., Eriksson, F., Jensen, J., Lu, J., Sun, B., Kan Koh, Y., . . . Eklund, P. (2016). Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Cr1-xScxN Solid Solutions for Thermoelectric Applications. Journal of Applied Physics, 120(21), Article ID 215103.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Cr1-xScxN Solid Solutions for Thermoelectric Applications
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2016 (English)In: Journal of Applied Physics, ISSN 0021-8979, E-ISSN 1089-7550, Vol. 120, no 21, article id 215103Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We investigate the trends in mixing thermodynamics of Cr1-xScxN solid solutions in the cubic B1 structure and their electronic density of state by first-principle calculations, and thin-film synthesis of Cr1-xScxN solid solutions by reactive dc magnetron sputtering. Films with the composition Cr0.92Sc0.08N exhibit a thermoelectric power factor of about 8x10-4 Wm-1K-2at 770 K, similar to CrN. The results show that the disordered Cr1-xScxN solid solutions is thermodynamically stable in B1 solid solutions at T = 800°C rather than in the B1- L11 ordered solid solutions stable at 0 K. The calculated electronic density of state (DOS) indicates a positive bowing parameter for the electronic band gap of Cr1-xScxN solid solutions. The calculated DOS suggest possible improvement of power factor due to Sc 3d orbital delocalization on Cr 3d orbital gives decreasing electrical resistivity with retained Seebeck coefficient in Cr-rich regime, consistent with the experimentally observed high power factor for the solid solution.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2016
Keywords
Chromium nitride, Scandium nitride, Thermoelectrics, First-principles calculations, Solid solutions
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-117757 (URN)10.1063/1.4968570 (DOI)000390602600026 ()
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Funding agencies: European Research Council under the European Communitys Seventh Framework Programme [335383]; Swedish Research Council (VR) [621-2012-4430, 621-2011-4417, 330-2014-6336]; Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions [INCA 60098]; Linnaeus Strong Research Environment Li

Available from: 2015-05-08 Created: 2015-05-08 Last updated: 2017-12-04Bibliographically approved
Hänninen, T., Schmidt, S., Wissting, J., Jensen, J., Hultman, L. & Högberg, H. (2016). Stoichiometric silicon oxynitride thin films reactively sputtered in Ar/N2O plasmas by HiPIMS. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49(13), Article ID 135309.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Stoichiometric silicon oxynitride thin films reactively sputtered in Ar/N2O plasmas by HiPIMS
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2016 (English)In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, ISSN 0022-3727, E-ISSN 1361-6463, Vol. 49, no 13, article id 135309Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy, x = 0.2 − 1.3, y = 0.2 − 0.7) thin films were synthesized by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering from a pure silicon target in Ar/N2O atmospheres. It is found that the composition of the material can be controlled by the reactive gas flow and the average target power. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) shows that high average powers result in more silicon-rich films, while lower target powers yield silicon-oxide-like material due to more pronounced target poisoning. The amount of nitrogen in the films can be controlled by the percentage of nitrous oxide in the working gas. The nitrogen content remains at a constant level while the target is operated in the transition region between metallic and poisoned target surface conditions. The extent of target poisoning is gauged by the changes in peak target current under the different deposition conditions. XPS also shows that varying concentrations and ratios of oxygen and nitrogen in the films result in film chemical bonding structures ranging from silicon-rich to stoichiometric silicon oxynitrides having no observable Si−Si bond contributions. Spectroscopic ellipsometry shows that the film optical properties depend on the amount and ratio of oxygen and nitrogen in the compound, with film refractive indices measured at 633 nm ranging between those of SiO2 and Si3N4.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Physics (IOP), 2016
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-123382 (URN)10.1088/0022-3727/49/13/135309 (DOI)000371908800023 ()
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Funding agencies:  Carl Tryggers Foundation for Scientific Research; European Union under the LifeLongJoints Project [GA-310477]; Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linkoping University [2009-00971]

Available from: 2015-12-15 Created: 2015-12-15 Last updated: 2018-02-13Bibliographically approved
Greczynski, G., Patscheider, J., Lu, J., Alling, B., Ektarawong, A., Jensen, J., . . . Hultman, L. (2015). Control of Ti1-xSixN nanostructure via tunable metal-ion momentum transfer during HIPIMS/DCMS co-deposition. Surface & Coatings Technology, 280, 174-184
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Control of Ti1-xSixN nanostructure via tunable metal-ion momentum transfer during HIPIMS/DCMS co-deposition
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2015 (English)In: Surface & Coatings Technology, ISSN 0257-8972, E-ISSN 1879-3347, Vol. 280, p. 174-184Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Ti1-xSixN (0 less than= x less than= 0.26) thin films are grown in mixed Ar/N-2 discharges using hybrid high-power pulsed and dc magnetron co-sputtering (HIPIMS/DCMS). In the first set of experiments, the Si target is powered in HIPIMS mode and the Ti target in DCMS; the positions of the targets are then switched for the second set. In both cases, the Si concentration in co-sputtered films, deposited at T-s = 500 degrees C, is controlled by adjusting the average DCMS target power. A pulsed substrate bias of -60 V is applied in synchronous with the HIPIMS pulse. Depending on the type of pulsed metal-ion irradiation incident at the growing film, Ti+/Ti2+ vs. Si+/Si2+, completely different nanostructures are obtained. Ti+/Ti2+ irradiation during Ti-HIPIMS/Si-DCMS deposition leads to a phase-segregated nanocolumnar structure with TiN-rich grains encapsulated in a SiNz tissue phase, while Si+/Si2+ ion irradiation in the Si-HIPIMS/Ti-DCMS mode results in the formation of Ti1-xSixN solid solutions with x less than= 024. Film properties, including hardness, modulus of elasticity, and residual stress exhibit a dramatic dependence on the choice of target powered by HIPIMS. Ti-HIPIMS/Si-DCMS TiSiN nanocomposite films are superhard over a composition range of 0.04 less than= x less than= 0.26, which is significantly wider than previously reported. The hardness H of films with 0.13 less than= x less than= 0.26 is similar to 42 GPa; however, the compressive stress is also high, ranging from -6.7 to -8.5 GPa. Si-HIPIMS/Ti-DCMS films are softer at H similar to 14 GPa with 0.03 less than= x less than= 0.24, and essentially stress-free (sigma similar to 0.5 GPa). Mass spectroscopy analyses at the substrate position reveal that the doubly-to-singly ionized metal-ion flux ratio during HIPIMS pulses is 0.05 for Si and 029 for Ti due to the difference between the second ionization potentials of Si and Ti vs. the first ionization potential of the sputtering gas. The average momentum transfer to the film growth surface per deposited atom per pulse less than p(d)greater than is similar to 20 x higher during Ti-HIPIMS/Si-DCMS, which results in significantly higher adatom mean-free paths (mfps) leading, in turn, to a phase-segregated nanocolumnar structure. In contrast, relatively low less than p(d)greater than values during Si-HIPIMS/Ti-DCMS provide near-surface mixing with lower adatom mfps to form Ti1-xSixN solid solutions over a very wide composition range with x up to 0.24. Relaxed lattice constants decrease linearly, in agreement with ab-initio calculations for random Ti1-xSixN alloys, with increasing x. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2015
Keywords
HIPIMS; HPPMS; TiSiN; Magnetron sputtering; Ionized PVD
National Category
Materials Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122787 (URN)10.1016/j.surfcoat.2015.09.001 (DOI)000363825100021 ()
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Funding Agencies|European Research Council (ERC) [227754]; VINN Excellence Center Functional Nanoscale Materials (FunMat) Grant [2005-02666]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Grant [2011.0143]; Swedish Government Strategic Faculty Grant in Materials Science; Swedish Research Council (VR) Project [2014-5790, 621-2011-4417, 330-2014-6336]

Available from: 2015-11-23 Created: 2015-11-23 Last updated: 2021-12-28
Imam, M., Gaul, K., Stegmueller, A., Höglund, C., Jensen, J., Hultman, L., . . . Pedersen, H. (2015). Gas phase chemical vapor deposition chemistry of triethylboron probed by boron-carbon thin film deposition and quantum chemical calculations. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(41), 10898-10906
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2015 (English)In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, ISSN 2050-7526, E-ISSN 2050-7534, Vol. 3, no 41, p. 10898-10906Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We present triethylboron (TEB) as a single-source precursor for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of BxC thin films and study its gas phase chemistry under CVD conditions by quantum chemical calculations. A comprehensive thermochemical catalogue for the species of the gas phase chemistry of TEB is examined and found to be dominated by beta-hydride eliminations of C2H4 to yield BH3. A complementary bimolecular reaction path based on H-2 assisted C2H6 elimination to BH3 is also significant at lower temperatures in the presence of hydrogen. Furthermore, we find a temperature window of 600-1000 degrees C for the deposition of X-ray amorphous BxC films with 2.5 less than= x less than= 4.5 from TEB. Films grown at temperatures below 600 degrees C contain high amounts of H, while temperatures above 1000 degrees C result in C-rich films. The film density and hardness are determined to be in the range of 2.40-2.65 g cm(-3) and 29-39 GPa, respectively, within the determined temperature window.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, 2015
National Category
Physical Sciences Chemical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122673 (URN)10.1039/c5tc02293b (DOI)000363252200030 ()
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Funding Agencies|European Spallation Source ESS AB; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation; German Science Foundation (Research Training Group 1782); Beilstein Foundation (Frankfurt/Germany)

Available from: 2015-11-16 Created: 2015-11-13 Last updated: 2021-12-29
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