Xuehua ZHANG
,
Yuanbin KANG
,
Sipeng LIU
,
Qiang LI
,
Ying YANG
材料科学技术（英文）
TaN/NbN multilayered coatings with nanoscale bilayer periods were synthesized at different Ar/N2 flow rate by r.f. magnetron sputtering. XRD and nano indenter were employed to investigate the influence of Ar/N2 flow rate on microstructure and mechanical properties of the coatings. The low-angle XRD pattern indicated a well-defined composition modulation and layer structure of the multilayered coating. All multilayered coatings almost revealed higher hardness than the rule-of-mixtures value of monolithic TaN and NbN coatings. At FAr:FN2 =10, the multilayered coating possessed excellent hardness, elastic modulus, internal stress, and fracture resistance, compared with ones synthesized at other Ar/N2 flow rates. The layered structure with strong mixture of TaN (110), (111), (200) and Nb2N (101) textures should be related to the enhanced mechanical properties.
关键词:
RF magnetron sputtering
,
TaN/NbN多层膜
,
纳米尺度
