Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2002-10-21
Surface and Coatings Technology 100-101 (1998) 153-159
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages, including 7 figures and 1 table
Scientific paper
Results on the chemical composition, structure and growth kinetics of titanium nitride (TiN) films deposited on mild steel substrates by pyrolytic laser-induced chemical vapour deposition (LCVD) are presented. Golden coloured lines of TiN were deposited from a reactive gas mixture of TiCl4, N2 and H2 using a continuous wave TEM00 CO2 laser beam as heat source. The chemical composition and structure of the films were determined by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and glancing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD). A non-contact laser profilometer was used to measure the thickness profiles of the films. Using the data obtained in the steady-state region of the TiN laser-written lines, growth rates in the range 3.7 to 6.9 micrometers per second were deduced. The Arrhenius relation between the deposition rate and the deposition temperature yields an apparent activation energy of 46.9(+-)3.8 kJ.mol-1. This result enabled us to conclude that under our deposition conditions the LCVD of TiN is controlled by mass transport in the vapour phase. Keywords: Coatings; Titanium nitride (TiN); Laser chemical vapour deposition (LCVD); Growth mechanisms.
Conde O.
Silvestre A. J.
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