Growth and Physical Structure of Amorphous Boron Carbide Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering on a Silicon Substrate with a Titanium Interlayer

Authors

  • Roberto Caniello
  • Espedito Vassallo
  • Anna Cremona
  • Giovanni Grosso
  • David Dellasega
  • Maurizio Canetti
  • Enrico Miorin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/1729

Keywords:

boron carbide, magnetron sputtering, titanium, interlayer, scratch test.

Abstract

Multilayer amorphous boron carbide coatings were produced by radiofrequency magnetron sputtering on silicon substrates. To improve the adhesion, titanium interlayers with different thickness were interposed between the substrate and the coating. Above three hundreds nanometer, the enhanced roughness of the titanium led to the growth of an amorphous boron carbide with a dense and continuing columnar structure, and no delamination effect was observed. Correspondingly, the adhesion of the coating became three time stronger than in the case of a bare silicon substrate. Physical structure and microstructural proprieties of the coatings were investigated by means of a scan electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The adhesion of the films was measured by a scratch tester.

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Author Biographies

Roberto Caniello

Espedito Vassallo

Anna Cremona

Giovanni Grosso

David Dellasega

Maurizio Canetti

Enrico Miorin

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Published

2013-01-02

How to Cite

Caniello, R., Vassallo, E., Cremona, A., Grosso, G., Dellasega, D., Canetti, M., & Miorin, E. (2013). Growth and Physical Structure of Amorphous Boron Carbide Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering on a Silicon Substrate with a Titanium Interlayer. Acta Polytechnica, 53(2). https://doi.org/10.14311/1729

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