Growth and oxidization stability of cubic Zr1-xGdxN solid solution thin films

Summary, in English

We report Zr1-xGdxN thin films deposited by magnetron sputter deposition. We show a solid solubility of the highly neutron absorbing GdN into ZrN along the whole compositional range, which is in excellent agreement with our recent predictions by first-principles calculations. An oxidization study in air shows that Zr1-xGdxN with x reaching from 1 to close to 0 fully oxidizes, but that the oxidization is slowed down by an increased amount of ZrN or stopped by applying a capping layer of ZrN. The crystalline quality of Zr0.5Gd0.5N films increases with substrate temperatures increasing from 100 degrees C to 900 degrees C. (C) 2015 Author(s).

• Författare: Carina Höglund; B. Alling; J. Jensen; L. Hultman; J. Birch; Richard Hall-Wilton
• Avdelning/ar: European Spallation Source ESS AB
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Applied Physics Reviews
• Volym: 117
• Issue: 19
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4921167
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• Ämne: Materials Chemistry
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1931-9401