• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.525-531
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• 1996

(Ti1-xAlx)N films were deposited on high speed steel and silicon substrates by reactive sputtering in mixed $Ar-N_2$ discharges. Crystalline phases and microhardness of ($Ti_1_xAl_x$)N films were investigated with variation of the film composition and substrate RF bias voltage. With Al content x of about 0.6, crystalline phase of ( $Ti_1_xAl_x$N films was changed from single-phase NaCl structure to two phase mixture of NaCl and wurtzite structures: Microhardness of ($Ti_1_xAl_x$)N films was largely improved by applying RF bias voltage above 50 V during deposition. Hardness of ($Ti_1_xAl_x$)N films reached a maximum value for Al content x of about 0.4, and 1900 kg/$mm^2$ was obtained for 1$\mu m$-thick ($Ti_{0.6}Al_{0.4}$)N films.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.324-329
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• 2000

Microstructure, mechanical and fatigue behaviors of TiCN and TiN/TiCN thin films, deposited on quenched and tempered STD61 tool steel, were investigated by using XRD, XPS, hardness, adhesion and fatigue tests. The TiCN thin film is grown along the (100), (111) orientation, whereas the TiN/TiCN thin film is grown along the (111) orientation. The preferred orientation of TiN/TiCN thin film strongly depends on the TiN buffer layer whose orientation is (111), as is well-known. The TiN/TiCN thin film showed the higher adhesion compared with TiCN single layer because the TiN buffer layer, having good toughness, reduces the effects of the lower hardness of substrate. In the high cycle tension-tension fatigue test, the fatigue life of the TiCN and the TiN/TiCN coated steel increased approximately two to four times and five to nine times respectively compared with uncoated specimens. The TiN buffer layer in multilayer thin films plays an important role in reducing residual stress and fatigue crack initiation, and then in restraining the fatigue propagation.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.223-233
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• 1992

(Ti, Al)N films were deposited on 304 stainless steel by D.C. magnetron sputtering using Al target and Ti plate. The properties of (Ti, Al)N films such as composition, microhardness, grain size, crystal structure were investigated. The chemical composition of (Ti, Al)N films was similar to the sputter area ratio of titanium to aluminum target by means of EDS and AES survey. The higher bias voltage to substrate and the smaller input of N2 gas showedthe increased microhardness and the finer grain size of the films. The results obtained from this study show, it is belived, that the (Ti, Al)N film by D.C.magne-tron sputtering is promising in the wear resistance use.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.342-349
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• 2019

Titanium nitride(TiN) thin films have been deposited on PEN(Polyethylene naphthalate) substrate by reactive RF(13.56 MHz) magnetron sputtering in a 25% N₂/Ar mixed gas atmosphere. The pulsed DC bias voltage of -50V on substrates was applied with a frequency of 350 kHz, and duty ratio of 40%(1.1 ㎲). The effects of pulsed DC substrate bias voltage on the crystallinity, color, electrical properties of TiN_x films have been investigated using XRD, SEM, XPS and measurement of the electrical properties such as electrical conductivity, carrier concentration, mobility. The deposition rates of TiN_x films was decreased with application of the pulsed DC substrate bias voltage. The TiN_x films deposited without and with pulsed bias of -50V to substrate exhibits gray and gold colors, respectively. XPS depth profiling revealed that the introduction of the substrate bias voltage resulted in decreasing oxygen concentration in TiN_x films, and increasing the electrical conductivities, carrier concentration, and mobility to about 10 times, 5 times, and 2 times degree, respectively.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.354-354
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• 2007

Titanium nitride (TiN) thin films are widely used for hard coatings due to their superior hardness. In this paper, we wanted see how the films properties are changed according to DC power. TiN thin films were deposited by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering method using TiN compound target on silicon substrates. The films structural properties are examined by X-ray Diffractions (XRD) and tribological properties are measured by nano-indentation, nano-scratch tester, nano-stress tester. Especially in DC power of 150 W, the maximum hardness and the minimum residual stress of TiN film exhibited about 25 GPa and 1 GPa, respectively. And also, the critical load of TiN film prepared by magnetron sputtering method were measured over 30 N.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.122-127
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• 2003

Ti - Si - N hard films were deposited on SKD11 steel substrates by a hybrid deposition system, where TiN was deposited by AIP method while Si was incorporated by sputtering one. The microstructure of Ti-Si-N films was revealed to be a composite of TiN crystallites and amorphous Si3N4 by instrumental analyses. The highest hardness value of about 45 Gpa was obtained at the Si content of around 7.7 at.%. With increase of Si content, the size of TiN crystallites was reduced and their distribution was changed from aligned to randomly orientated states. Surface roughness of Ti-Si-N film also decreased with increase of Si content.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.688-694
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• 1999

Ti-6Al-4V 합금을 타겟트로 사용하여 유리 기판위에 dc reactive magnetron sputtering법으로 $N_2$/(Ar+N_2)$ 비, 기전력 및 시간등의 여러 가지 증착 조건에서 Ti-6Al-4V-N 필름을 증착하였고, 각각의 증착 조건에 따른 결정구조 및 우선방위 거동은 X-선 회절장치를 사용하여 조사하였다. Ti-6Al-4V-N 필름은 본질적으로 fcc 결정구조의 $\delta$-TiN에 Al과 V이 결함으로서 고용된 변형된 형태의 $\delta$-TiN구조이고, TiN의 격자상수(4.240 )보다 작은 값을 나타내었는데, 이는 Ti(1.47 )에 비하여 상대적으로 원자반경이 작은 Al(1.43 )과 V (1.32 )이 Ti의 격자위치에 치환된 결과이다. 그리고 Ti-6Al-4V-N 필름은 $_N2$가스 분압이 감소됨에 따라 (111) 우선방위 성장거동을 하였을 뿐만아니라 증착시간의 증가에 따라 뚜렷한 (111) 우선방위 성장거동을 나타내었다. 그리고 증착속도 및 결정입도의 거동 또한 여러 가지 증착 조건에 크게 의존한다

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2003

Microstructure and mechanical properties of $(Ti_{1-x}Alx)N$ films, Produced by the the Ion Beam Sputtering(IBS) method, were studied by changing the Ti, Al contents. The compositions of films determined by RBS were $(Ti_{0.75}Al_{0.25})N$, $(Ti_{0.61}Al_{0.39})N$ and $(Ti_{0.5}Al_{0.5})N$, and XPS binding energies of Ti2P, A12p and N1s shifted to higher energies than those of pure Ti, Al and N, which indicated that nitrides were formed. XRD results indicated that the NaCl structure for $$x{\leq_-}0.39$$ changed into amorphous structure at x=0.5. For films with $$x{\leq_-}0.39$$, the lattice parameter decreased in proportion to the Al content. Nanoindentation hardness value were above HV=3300 at Al content up to x=0.39. However, the hardness of films with x=0.5 abruptly decreased to HV=1800, and this lower hardness values were attributed to different crystal structure. Critical load(Lc) in scratch test showed 23N at x=0.25, 22N at x=0.39 and 22N at x=0.5, which indicated that films with different Al contents showed similar adhesion behavior.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2009

목적: Magnetron의 세기를 비대칭으로 한 unbalanced magnetron sputtering 장치를 설계 제작하고, 이 장치를 사용하여 sus304시편 위에 TiN을 코팅할 때 산소영향을 연구하고자 한다. 방법: 코팅막의 두께를 알기 위해 실리콘 웨이퍼 위의 코팅막을 SEM으로 단면을 관찰하였고, TiN 코팅박막표면의 성분을 분석하기 위하여 XPS를 사용하였으며, 표면안쪽의 성분을 관찰하기 위해 depth profile을 하였다. 결과: XPS depth profile 데이터로부터 티타늄과 질소 뿐만 아니라 산소가 일정한 양으로 존재하며, 산소의 양은 약 65 at.%의 큰 양이 존재한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 두께에 따른 색상변화는 세 개의 피크가 모여서 형성이 된 Ti $ 2p_{3/2}$ 피크의 모양이 두께에 따라 약간 다르다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 코팅 중에 산소가 섞여 순수한 TiN보다는 $ TiO_2$, TiN, $ TiO_{x}N_{y}$ 세가지 조합에 의해 색이 결정되는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2013

Nano-multilayered, crystalline AlTiSiN thin films were deposited on WC-TiC-Co substrates by the cathodic arc plasma deposition. The deposited film consisted of wurtzite-type AlN, NaCl-type TiN, and tetragonal $Ti_2N$ phases. Their oxidation characteristics were studied at 800 and $900^{\circ}C$ for up to 20 h in air. The WC-TiC-Co oxidized fast with large weight gains. By contrast, the AlTiSiN film displayed superior oxidation resistance, due mainly to formation of the ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$-rich surface oxide layer, below which an ($Al_2O_3$, $TiO_2$, $SiO_2$)-intermixed scale existed. Their oxidation progressed primarily by the outward diffusion of nitrogen, combined with the inward transport of oxygen that gradually reacted with Al, Ti, and Si in the film.