Mechanical Properties of Ta/TaN Multilayer

Ta/TaN 복합 다층 피막의 기계적 특성

  • Gang, Yeong-Gwon (Dept.of Material Science and Engineering. Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Mu (Dept.of Material Science and Engineering. Inha University) ;
  • Choe, Sang-Uk (Dept.of Material Science and Engineering. Inha University)
  • Published : 1999.08.01

Abstract

The Ta/TaN multilayer structure with repeating layers of a poly-crystalline Ta layer of high ductility and a TaN layer of high hardness is expected to exhibit toughness. This paper reports the results on the hardness and the adhesion strength of Ta/TaN multilayers and compositional gradient Ta/TaN layers deposited on the high speed steel substrate by reactive sputtering as a function of annealing temperature. The TaN film deposited with the $N_2$/Ar ratio of 0.4 in the reactive sputtering process exhibits the highest crystallinity, and the highest hardness and the results of scratch test of the Ta/TaN multilayers. The hardness and adhesion strength of the Ta/TaN multilayers becomes deteriorated with increasing the annealing temperature in the heat treatment right after depositing the layers. Therefore, post-annealing treatments are not desirable in the case of the Ta/TaN multilayers from the standpoint of mechanical properties. Also the hardness of Ta/TaN multilayers increases with decreasing the compositional modulation wavelength, but the adhesion property of the layers is nearly independent of the wavelength. On the other hand, the compositional gradient Ta/TaN film exhibits the highest hardness and the value of scratch test for the post-annealing temperatures of 20$0^{\circ}C$ and 40$0^{\circ}C$, respectively. This tendency of the compositional gradient Ta/TaN films differs from that of the Ta/TaN multilayers.

Ta/TaN 다층피막구조는 경도는 떨어지지만 연성이 큰 Ta 막과 취성을 가지며 경도가 높은 TaN 막을 교대로 반복하여 만든 다층구조로서 경도와 연성의 장점이 잘 조화되어 높은 인성을 나타낼 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구에서는 고속도강 기판위에 Ta/TaN 복합다층피막과 compositional gradient Ta-TaN 막을 각각 반응성 스퍼터링에 의하여 증착하고 열처리에 따른 경도 및 접착성을 조사하였다. $N_2$/Ar 유량비가 0.4일 때 결정성이 가장 우수한 TaN 막이 얻어지며, Ta/TaN 복합다층피막의 경도 및 스크래치 테스트 결과도 가장 우수하였다. 또한 Ta/TaN 복합다층피막 증착후의 어닐링 처리 시 어닐링 온도가 증가할수록 피막의 경도와 접착성이 악화되었으며, compositional modulation wavelength가 감소함에 따라 Ta/TaN 복합다층피막의 경도는 증가하지만 접착성은 wavelength에 대한 의존성이 약하게 나타났다. 그리고 compositional gradient Ta-TaN 막 증착후의 어닐링 처리 시 경도와 스크래치 테스트 값은 각각 20$0^{\circ}C$와 40$0^{\circ}C$에서 최대값을 나타내었다.

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