Pulsed laser deposition of NiTi shape memory alloy thin films with optimum parameters |
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Authors: | HD Gu KM Leung CY Chung L You XD Han KS Chan JKL Lai |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | A series of experiments was carried out to optimize the pulsed laser deposition parameters for the fabrication of high quality NiTi shape memory alloy thin films. Smooth NiTi shape memory alloy thin films were deposited at high growth rate with optimum deposition parameters based on the analysis of the relationships among the morphology of the target surface and the deposited thin film, the laser energy, the target–substrate distance, the thin film composition and its growth rate. Crystal structures and phase transformation temperatures of the annealed Ni49.7Ti50.3 thin film were characterized by using X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. The martensitic transformation temperature of the crystallized Ni49.7Ti50.3 thin film is found to be lower than room temperature and 27°C lower than that of the NiTi target material. These results are attributed to the refined grain size of the thin film and its composition, which deviates slightly from Ni50Ti50. |
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Keywords: | Metallic films Nickel alloys Shape memory effect Pulsed laser applications Laser ablation Deposition Thin films Martensitic transformations Crystallization Grain size and shape Film growth Crystal structure Morphology Nickel titanide Pulsed laser deposition |
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