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Influence of sputtering parameters and nitrogen on the microstructure of chromium nitride thin films deposited on steel substrate by direct-current reactive magnetron sputtering |
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| Authors: | Hetal N. Shah Davinder Kaur |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering & Centre of Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, India b Department of Physics & Centre of Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, India c Institute Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, India |
| Abstract: | Chromium nitride thin films were deposited on SA-304 stainless steel substrates by using direct-current reactive magnetron sputtering. The influence of process conditions such as nitrogen content in the fed gas, substrate temperature, and different sputtering gases on microstructural characteristics of the films was investigated. The films showed (200) preferred orientation at low nitrogen content (< 30%) in the fed gas. The formation of Cr2N and CrN phases was observed when 30% and 40% N2 were used, with a balance of Ar, respectively. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to characterize the morphology and surface topography of the thin films, respectively. Microhardness tests showed a maximum hardness of 16.95 GPa for the 30% nitrogen content. |
| Keywords: | Coatings Sputtering X-ray diffraction Scanning electron microscopy Surface morphology Hardness |
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