Zirconia thin films with varying yttria concentrations (0, 4, and 10 mol. %) were grown on Si (111) substrates using electron beam physical vapor deposition technique. The residual stress as a function of depth on undoped and yttria doped zirconia films with different phases was determined using the modified sin2ψ technique by varying the x-ray angle of incidence. Surface profilometry was also used as a complementary technique for qualitative measurement of stress in these films. The residual stress profile revealed that tensile residual stress was present in the near-surface region and it decreased rapidly as a function of depth in all three films with different yttria concentration. The possible reasons for the film growth stress and stress gradient in the yttria doped zirconia films with different concentration of yttria are discussed.
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March 2018
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December 04 2017
Residual stress measurements in electron beam evaporated yttria doped zirconia films deposited on Si (111) substrates
Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Moses;
Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Moses
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama University
, Chennai 600119, India
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Kuppusami Parasuraman;
Kuppusami Parasuraman
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Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama University
, Chennai 600119, India
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Sujay Chakravarty;
Sujay Chakravarty
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
, Kalpakkam Node, Kokilamedu 603104, India
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Arul Maximus Rabel;
Arul Maximus Rabel
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama University
, Chennai 600119, India
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Anandh Jesuraj Selvaraj;
Anandh Jesuraj Selvaraj
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama University
, Chennai 600119, India
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Akash Singh
Akash Singh
Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
, Kalpakkam 603102, India
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J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 36, 021504 (2018)
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Received:
September 12 2017
Accepted:
November 14 2017
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Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Moses, Kuppusami Parasuraman, Sujay Chakravarty, Arul Maximus Rabel, Anandh Jesuraj Selvaraj, Akash Singh; Residual stress measurements in electron beam evaporated yttria doped zirconia films deposited on Si (111) substrates. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1 March 2018; 36 (2): 021504. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5004229
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