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BP-26 Characterization of laser ablation bismuth and iron oxide<br />

plasmas used for deposition of bismuth-iron-oxide thin films, E. Camps<br />

(eecamps2@hotmail.com), D. Cardona, L. Escobar-Alarcon, National<br />

Institute for Nuclear Research, Mexico, S. E. Rodil, Mexican National<br />

Autonomous University, Mexico<br />

Bismuth-Iron-Oxides (BFO) can be grown in five different phases, which<br />

can have very important multiferroic, magneto-optical and optoelectronic<br />

properties, making them attractive for different technological applications.<br />

The synthesis of these materials in the form of thin films has become quite<br />

difficult, being the laser ablation technique one of the most suitable. In the<br />

present work, it is proposed the simultaneous ablation of two targets (Bi and<br />

Fe2O3) in a reactive atmosphere (containing O2), in order to deposit BFO<br />

thin films with different compositions. Prior to deposition, the plasma<br />

parameters, such as, mean kinetic ion energy (Ep), plasma density (Np) and<br />

the type of excited species, were studied, in an attempt to correlate these<br />

parameters with the properties of the deposited BFO thin films. Deposition<br />

of the thin films was carried out at room temperature and the working<br />

pressure was varied in the range between 10 and 50 mTorr with an Ar/O2<br />

=80/20 gas mixture. The iron oxide (FO) plasma parameters were kept<br />

constant at Ep (FO) = 100 eV and Np(FO) = 2 x 10 13 cm -3 , whilst the<br />

bismuth plasma parameters were varied in the range between 30 and 300 eV<br />

for the Ep(Bi) and 8 x 10 11 – 9 x 10 13 cm -3 for the Np(Bi). The optical<br />

emission spectroscopy (OES) showed that the most abundant excited<br />

species present in the plasmas were neutral Fe and neutral, once and three<br />

times ionized Bi. The deposited samples were characterized by Raman<br />

spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction, EDS and RBS. The properties of the films<br />

are presented as a function of the plasma parameters.<br />

BP-27 A study of W/DLC/WSC composite films fabricated by<br />

magnetron sputtering method, M. Dai (daimingjiang@Tsinghua.org.cn),<br />

C. Wei, S. Lin, H. Hou, K. Zhou, Guangdong General Research Institute of<br />

Industrial Technology, China<br />

WS2 is well known for its solid lubricating behavior in industry<br />

applications. However, it is sensitive to environmental atmosphere. In<br />

humid ambient air, WS2 gets easily oxidized, resulting in the deterioration<br />

of its tribological properties. Moreover, another problem of the sputtered<br />

WS2 films is their very low adhesion to the substrate, which lead in most<br />

cases to poor wear behaviour. In order to improve the properties of WS2<br />

film in humid air conditions, W/DLC/WSC composite films have been<br />

fabricated by magnetron sputtering method. The properties of composite<br />

films, as well as the influence of C content in the WSC top layers were<br />

researched. The morphology and microstructure of the composite films<br />

were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray<br />

diffraction (XRD). Vickers microhardness tests were carried out to<br />

determine the hardness of composite films. Scratch tests were performed to<br />

study the adhesion of the films to the cemented carbide substrate. The<br />

tribological behavior was investigated using a ball-on-disk tribometer in<br />

humid air. The results show that the composite films exhibit dense and<br />

featureless in appearance. None C or WS2 peaks have been observed in the<br />

spectrum of X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thereby, amorphous or nanocrystal<br />

structure has been obtained according to the SEM and XRD results. The<br />

hardness of composite films can be enhanced obviously and it increases<br />

with increasing the C content. Compared to the pure WSx film,<br />

W/DLC/WSC gradational structure can improve the adhesion of films<br />

effectively and the maximal critical load of the composite film reaches 62N.<br />

Though the friction coefficient of the pure WSx film (about 0.1) is lower<br />

than that of the composite films (0.15~0.25), the wear life of composite<br />

films are much longer owning to their higher hardness and better adhesion<br />

to the substrate.<br />

BP-28 Comparison of the wear characteristics of TIN <strong>Coating</strong> with<br />

Manganese Phosphate <strong>Coating</strong>., S. Sivakumaran (ilaiyavel@svce.ac.in),<br />

A. Alangaram, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India<br />

Manganese Phosphate is an Industrial coating used to reduce friction and<br />

improve lubrication in sliding components. In this study, the tribology<br />

behavior of TIN (which as produce both PVD and CVD ) Manganese<br />

Phosphate with Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) coated AISID2 steels was<br />

investigated. The Surface morphology of manganese phosphate coatings<br />

was examined by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy<br />

Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) .The wear tests were performed in a<br />

pin on disk apparatus as per ASTM G-99 Standard. The wear resistances of<br />

the coated steel were evaluated through pin on disc test using a sliding<br />

velocity of 3.3 m/s under Constant load of 50 N and controlled condition of<br />

temperature and humidity. The Coefficient of friction and wear loss were<br />

evaluated. The temperature rise after 15 min and 30 min were recorded for<br />

each load. Wear pattern of TIN, Manganese Phosphate with Molybdenum<br />

disulphide (MoS2) coated pins were captured using Scanning Electron<br />

Microscope (SEM). Based on the results of the wear test the manganese<br />

phosphate with Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) coating exhibited the<br />

lowest coefficient of friction and the lowest wear loss under 50 N load.<br />

BP-29 Exotic mechanical properties of Cu-doped nano-columnar DLC<br />

coating, S. Yukawa (mb11052@shibaura-it.ac.jp), T. Aizawa, Shibaura<br />

Institute of Technology, Japan<br />

Diamond like carbon (DLC) coating has grown up to be a common way to<br />

improve the surface properties of dies and punches in dry stamping, by its<br />

high wear resistance and low friction coefficient. Aiming at its applications<br />

to an oxide-glass stamping mold-dies or a protective coating for<br />

MEMS/NEMS, high thermal stability and elasticity are much required. In<br />

fact, the stability above the glass-transition temperature of oxide glass and<br />

nano-scaled dimensional guaranty are needed in the mold-stamping process<br />

of collective lens for solar panel. Nano-columnar DLC coating is suitable<br />

for this application because of the high durability and metallic doping is<br />

effective to improve the thermal stability at elevated temperature.<br />

Cu-doped DLC coating was prepared on silicon wafer by RF-sputtering<br />

with co-doping method. Deposited film was subjected to low energy<br />

electron beam (EB) irradiation. Nano-columnar structure with copper,<br />

which segregates into the grain boundary, is formed. The size of columns<br />

ranges around 20 nm. Raman spectroscopy is utilized to describe the<br />

bonding state and structure. Obtained spectrum of Cu-doped EB irradiated<br />

film is deconvoluted into two peaks pairs (D1:G1, D2:G2) . Calculated<br />

I(D1)/I(G1) and I(D2)/I(G2) are 2.11 and 0.30, respectively. D1 and G1<br />

correspond to initial amorphous carbon matrix: its in-plain correlation<br />

length (La) becomes 2 nm. La ( D2:G2) is estimated 15 nm and it nearly<br />

equals to average of the measured diameter of columns. That is,<br />

graphitization takes place in the inter-columnar region and vertically<br />

aligned graphitic network is embedded in the disordered amorphous carbon<br />

matrix. Compared with undoped sample after EB irradiation, Cu-doped<br />

sample is much more graphitized: I(D2)/I(G2) for undoped is 0.46. Hardness<br />

of the samples, Cu-doped after EB, undoped as-deposited and undoped after<br />

EB, obtained by nano-indentation are 1166, 1150 and 1071, respectively.<br />

Cu-doped sample shows a great elastic recovery and it is reversible up to<br />

12% of the film thickness. This hardening and elasticity attribute to<br />

segregation of copper and graphitization in inter-columnar region.<br />

BP-30 A Fem Supported Method for the Fast Determination of<br />

Nanoindenter’s Tip Geometrical Deviations, K.-D. Bouzakis<br />

(bouzakis@eng.auth.gr), M. Pappa, G. Maliaris, Michailidis, Aristoteles<br />

University of Thessaloniki; Fraunhofer Project Center <strong>Coating</strong>s in<br />

Manufacturing (PCCM), Greece<br />

Nanoindentation is an effective technique for determining mechanical<br />

properties of bulk materials and thin films. Prevailing measurement<br />

uncertainties in nanoindentations by Vickers or Berkovich diamond<br />

pyramids are commonly caused by manufacturing imperfections of the<br />

indenter’s side angles and tip sharpness. Moreover, the tip geometry<br />

changes during the indenter lifetime, due to diamond wear.<br />

The present paper deals with a fast method for estimating diamond<br />

indenters’ tip nano and micro geometry. On one hand, this method is based<br />

on a combination of nanoindentations on Si(100) used as reference material<br />

and on the other hand, on FEM supported calculations of Martens hardness.<br />

The hardness calculations are conducted using equivalent indenter tip<br />

geometry with geometrical characteristics which may vary for a specific set<br />

of parameters, describing the real indenter with manufacturing<br />

imperfections. These parameters are varied in successive iterations until the<br />

calculated hardness converges with that of the reference material.<br />

For a quick determination of these parameters, the software package<br />

“TIDE” (TΙp Deviations Estimation) has been developed. “TIDE” is based<br />

on numerous FEM supported simulation’s results of nanoindentations onto<br />

the reference material varying the indenter tip geometry. By this software<br />

package, a quick prediction of nanoindenters’ tip equivalent geometry is<br />

facilitated, also for anticipating changes due to wear of the diamond over<br />

time.<br />

KEYWORDS: Nanoindentation, tip, imperfections, wear<br />

BP-31 An analysis of the effect of local environments on vacancy<br />

formation and diffusion energy barriers in Ti0.5Al0.5N alloy, F. Tasnádi<br />

(tasnadi@ifm.liu.se), M. Odén, I. Abrikosov, Linköping University, Sweden<br />

Microstructure analysis has attracted high interest in hard coating<br />

developments as often the microstructure has a decisive impact on the<br />

hardness of materials [1]. For example, the isostructural spinodal<br />

decomposition results in hardness enhancement in TiAlN. Modeling<br />

microstructure evaluation via diffusion requires not only energetic,<br />

mechanical but also kinetic parameters of the materials. Here we present<br />

results on vacancy, divacancy formation and migration in Ti0.5Al0.5N alloy<br />

using first principles density functional theory calculations. We pay special<br />

attention to the analysis of the impact of local environments.<br />

[1] P. H. Mayrhofer, C. Mitterer, L. Hultman and H. Clemens, Prog. Mat.<br />

Sci. 51, 1032 (2005).<br />

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