Chin. Phys. Lett.  2017, Vol. 34 Issue (12): 126801    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/34/12/126801
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Dependence of Nitrogen/Argon Reaction Gas Amount on Structural, Mechanical and Optical Properties of Thin WN$_{x}$ Films
Somayeh Asgary, Amir Hoshang Ramezani**
Department of Physics, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Somayeh Asgary, Amir Hoshang Ramezani 2017 Chin. Phys. Lett. 34 126801
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Abstract WN$_{x}$films are deposited by reactive chemical vapor deposition at different amounts of nitrogen in gas mixtures. Experimental data demonstrate that nitrogen amount has a strong effect on microstructure, phase formation, texture morphology, mechanical and optical properties of the WN$_{x}$ films. With increasing nitrogen a phase transition from a single WN phase with low crystallinity structure to a well-mixed crystallized hexagonal WN and face-centered-cubic W$_{2}$N phases appears. Relatively smooth morphology at lower N$_{2}$ concentration changes to a really smooth morphology and then granular with coarse surface at higher N$_{2}$ concentration. The SEM observation clearly shows a columnar structure at lower N$_{2}$ concentration and a dense nanoplates one for higher nitrogen content. The hardness of WN thin films mainly depends on the film microstructure. The absorbance peak position shifts to shorter wavelength continuously with increasing nitrogen amount and decreasing particle size.
Received: 28 July 2017      Published: 24 November 2017
PACS:  68.37.-d (Microscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films)  
  68.35.Gy (Mechanical properties; surface strains)  
  78.20.-e (Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)  
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