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Characteristics of Cr-Al-N-O Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Makoto Hirai ,
Hajime Saito ,
Tsuneo Suzuki ,
Hisayuki Suematsu ,
Weihua Jiang  and
Kiyoshi Yatsui
Makoto Hirai
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
Hajime Saito
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
Tsuneo Suzuki
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
Hisayuki Suematsu
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
Weihua Jiang
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
Kiyoshi Yatsui
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, JAPAN.
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Abstract

Chromium aluminum oxynitride (Cr-Al-N-O) thin films have been successfully prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Experiments were carried out by changing surface area ratio of the targets (SR = SAlN / (S +SAlN)) from 0 to 100 %. The composition of the thin film prepared at SR = 75 % was determined to be Cr0.11Al0.39N0.25O0.25 by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS). The hardness of the Cr-Al-N-O thin film was found to be above HV 4000 when the aluminum content in cations (x) was 25 at. %. The high hardness can be explained by solid solution hardening and/or increasing bulk modulus. The oxidation of the Cr-Al-N-O thin film occurred above 900°C. From the result of grazing angle X-ray diffractometry (GXRD), the oxidation resistance of the Cr-Al-N-O thin film was found to be improved due to the fact that Cr2O3 and -Al2O3 grains are formed at the outermost surface of the thin film.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 697: Symposium P – Surface Engineering 2001--Fundamentals and Applications , January 2001 , P7.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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