不锈钢材料及TiN镀膜处理后PSD测试实验研究

PSD性能是评价电子储存环真空室材料及材料表面处理优劣的一个重要指标.对一约1.5m长不锈钢管道真空室进行了镀TiN薄膜处理,并在合肥光源机器研究用光束线(MSB)的PSD实验站上对该真空室在镀TiN薄膜处理前后分别进行了PSD性能测试实验研究.测试研究结果表明,TiN薄膜处理对于减小不锈钢材料PSD有非常明显的作用.     

真空室材料二次电子产额特性研究

设计了针对加速器真空室材料样品的二次电子产额测试装置.对测试装置的设计及测试过程进行了详细介绍,并给出了常见真空室材料的二次电子产额测试结果以及不锈钢材料在经过镀TiN薄膜处理前后的测试对比结果,分析了影响二次电子产额的一些因素,为真空室的表面处理提供了依据.     

不锈钢管道低温溅射镀TiN薄膜技术

 设计了一套适用于加速器细长管道真空室的低温溅射镀TiN薄膜装置。利用该装置，对86 mm×2 000 mm的不锈钢管道真空室进行溅射镀TiN膜实验，并对镀膜实验结果进行分析，得到了适用于加速器管道真空室内壁溅射镀TiN膜的表面处理参数。样品测试结果表明：在压强为80～90 Pa、基体温度为160~180 ℃的镀膜参数下，不锈钢管道内壁获得的TiN薄膜最佳，薄膜沉积速率为0.145 nm/s。镀膜后真空室的二次电子产额明显降低。     

真空室材料二次电子产额特性研究

设计了针对加速器真空室材料样品的二次电子产额测试装置. 对测试装置的设计及测试过程进行了详细介绍, 并给出了常见真空室材料的二次电子产额测试结果以及不锈钢材料在经过镀~TiN~薄膜处理前后的测试对比结果, 分析了影响二次电子产额的一些因素, 为真空室的表面处理提供了依据.     

Ti-B-C-N纳米复合薄膜结构及力学性能研究

利用反应磁控溅射方法在单晶硅和高速钢(W18Cr4V)基片上制备出不同C含量Ti-B-C-N纳米复合薄膜. 使用X射线衍射和高分辨透射电子显微镜研究了Ti-B-C-N纳米复合薄膜的组织和微观结构,用纳米压痕仪测试了它们的硬度和弹性模量. 结果表明,利用往真空室通入C₂H₂气体的方法制备得到的Ti-B-C-N纳米复合薄膜中,在所研究成分范围内只发现TiN基的纳米晶. 当C₂H₂流量较小时,C元素的加入可以促进Ti-B-C 关键词： Ti-B-C-N薄膜 磁控溅射 微观结构 力学性能     

Ag/TiN复合薄膜制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱研究

高灵敏基底材料是表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术应用的关键。本研究采用电化学沉积法将氮化钛(TiN)薄膜与贵金属银复合,利用两者协同效应提高SERS灵敏度。借助XRD、SEM、UV-VIS和Raman等测试手段系统探究了电化学沉积参数对复合基底SERS性能的影响。研究发现,当沉积液浓度为5 mmol/L、沉积电压为5 V及沉积时间为5 min时,复合基底单质Ag和TiN两种物相共存,Ag纳米颗粒沿优势晶面生长,银颗粒在TiN薄膜上生长为棒状结构,分布均匀。与其他沉积参数下制备的基底相比,上述条件下合成的复合薄膜展现出较明显的等离子体共振吸收双峰,表明体系中Ag和TiN两相间产生等离子体共振叠加效应,电磁场耦合作用增强,局部表面等离子体共振耦合作用增加,薄膜表面形成更多的SERS“热点”,并有助于促进电荷转移,进而赋予基底较为优异的SERS性能。这证实了优化电化学沉积参数来调控复合薄膜形貌从而改善SERS基底性能的可行性,可为采用电化学沉积技术制备Ag/TiN复合薄膜作为SERS基底材料提供技术支持。     

Au/TiN复合薄膜制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱研究

表面增强拉曼散射光谱(SERS)已用于环境监测、生物医药、食品卫生等领域,而高活性SERS基底是表面增强拉曼散射光谱技术应用的关键。TiN作为新型等离子材料具有较强的SERS性能,同时化学稳定性及生物相容性较好,但其SERS性能不如贵金属金强。该研究采用氨气还原氮化法和电化学沉积法,在TiN薄膜表面沉积贵金属Au纳米颗粒制备出Au/TiN复合薄膜。在Au/TiN复合薄膜中单质Au和TiN两种物相共存;随着电化学沉积时间延长,TiN薄膜表面单质金纳米颗粒数量逐渐增多,金纳米颗粒尺寸增大,颗粒间距减小。由于金与TiN两者的本征表面等离子共振耦合作用,Au/TiN复合薄膜的共振吸收峰发生了偏移。利用罗丹明6G为拉曼探针分子,对Au/TiN复合薄膜进行SERS性能分析,发现Au/TiN复合薄膜上的R6G探针分子的拉曼峰信号强度随沉积时间延长呈现先增大后减小的规律;当电化学沉积时间为5 min时,R6G拉曼信号峰较高,复合薄膜样品的SERS活性最大。将Au/TiN复合薄膜和Au薄膜分别浸泡在10-3,10-5,10-7,10-8及10-9 mol·L-1 R6G溶液5 min,进行检测限分析,发现Au/TiN复合薄膜检测极限达10-8 mol·L-1,增强因子达到8.82×105,与Au薄膜和TiN薄膜相比,Au/TiN复合薄膜上对R6G探针分子SERS活性最高。这得益于Au/TiN复合膜中表面等离子体产生的耦合效应,使得局域电磁场强度增强,从而引起R6G探针分子拉曼信号增强。通过2D-FDTD模拟电场分布发现Au/TiN,Au及TiN薄膜具有电场增强作用,其中Au/TiN复合薄膜的增强作用尤为显著,这也证实了氮化钛与金纳米颗粒之间存在耦合效应。另外发现TiN与Au之间可能存在电荷转移,促进了4-氨基苯硫酚氧化反应,进而证实了TiN与Au薄膜的协同作用。此外,Au/TiN复合薄膜均匀性较好,相对平均偏差仅为7.58%。由此可见,采用电化学沉积制备的Au/TiN复合薄膜具有作为SERS基底材料的应用潜力。     

脉冲高能量密度等离子体法制备TiN薄膜及其摩擦磨损性能研究

利用脉冲高能量密度等离子体技术在室温条件下在45号钢基材上制备出了超硬耐磨TiN薄膜.利用XRD，XPS，AES，SEM等手段分析了薄膜的成分及显微组织结构，并测试了薄膜的硬度分布及摩擦磨损性能.结果表明：薄膜主要组成相为TiN，薄膜组织致密、均匀，与基材之间存在较宽的混合界面；薄膜硬度高，在干滑动磨损实验条件下具有优异的耐磨性及较低的摩擦系数. 关键词： 脉冲高能量密度等离子体 TiN膜 显微组织 耐磨性     

用激光分子束外延在Si衬底上外延生长高质量的TiN薄膜

采用激光分子束外延技术,利用两步法,在Si单晶衬底上成功地外延生长出TiN薄膜材料.原子力显微镜分析结果显示, TiN薄膜材料表面光滑,在10 μm×10 μm范围内,均方根粗糙度为0842nm.霍耳效应测量结果显示,TiN薄膜在室温条件下的电阻率为36×10^-5Ω·cm,迁移率达到5830 cm²/V·S,表明TiN薄膜材料是一种优良的电极材料.X射线θ—2θ扫描结果和很高的迁移率均表明,高质量的TiN薄膜材料被外延在Si衬底 关键词： 激光分子束外延 TiN单晶薄膜 外延生长     

用激光分子束外延在Si衬底上外延生长高质量的TiN薄膜

采用激光分子束外延技术，利用两步法，在Si单晶衬底上成功地外延生长出TiN薄膜材料.原子力显微镜分析结果显示， TiN薄膜材料表面光滑，在10 μm×10 μm范围内，均方根粗糙度为0842nm.霍耳效应测量结果显示，TiN薄膜在室温条件下的电阻率为36×10^-5Ω·cm，迁移率达到5830 cm²/V·S，表明TiN薄膜材料是一种优良的电极材料.X射线θ—2θ扫描结果和很高的迁移率均表明，高质量的TiN薄膜材料被外延在Si衬底     

Experimental investigations into secondary electron-electron emission from the surface of vacuum chambers

An experiment on measuring the secondary electron yield (SEY) of samples coated with titanium nitride (TiN₂) is in progress at the Recuperator test bench at the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. This work is related the problem of electron-cloud formation in the vacuum chambers of accelerators and is of practical importance for the NICA project. The results of the experiment on the SEY measurement will make it possible to choose the most appropriate material for coating the vacuum chamber. In this experiment samples of stainless steel with titanium nitride coating and without any coating are compared.     

Structural properties of TiN films grown on stainless steel substrates by a reactive radio-frequency sputtering technique at low temperature

TiN thin films were grown on stainless steel substrates by using the reactive radio-frequency magnetron-sputtering technique at relatively low temperature (200°C) using Ti and N₂. The deposition rate of the TiN film increased linearly with increasing applied radio-frequency power, and it decreased with increasing partial-pressure ratio of the N₂ gas to the Ar gas. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the surfaces of the TiN films had very smooth morphologies. The TiN thin film had good stoichiometry for a partial-pressure ratio of 0.05. The stoichiometry of the TiN films and the interface qualities of the TiN/stainless steel heterostructures were investigated by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) measurements. Auger depth profiles indicated that the compositions of the as-grown films consisted of titanium and nitrogen uniformly distributed throughout the films and that the films exhibited smooth interfaces. The interface quality of the TiN films to the stainless steel substrates were improved by annealing. These results indicate that annealed TiN thin films grown on stainless steel substrates hold promise for potential applications in advanced ceramic devices.     

Pulsed laser ablation deposition of thin films on large substrates

We have designed and built an ultra-high vacuum chamber which allows thin film deposition on large area (up to 100 mm diameter) flat substrates and on three-dimensional substrates (e.g. 100 mm long, 50 mm diameter cylinders) by the pulsed laser deposition and reactive pulsed laser deposition techniques. Heating of substrates during and after film deposition is possible using either resistive heaters or a lamp array. Metal (Cu) and metal nitride (TiN) and carbide (TiC) films were deposited on Si wafers (60 and 100 mm diameter), three-dimensional steel substrates (steel cylinders and screws), Teflon plates, and paper sheets.     

The influence of compressive stress applied by hard coatings on the power loss of grain oriented electrical steel sheet

To reduce the core loss of electrical steel the vacuum arc ion plating technique has been used to deposit titanium nitride (TiN) layers on highly grain oriented electrical steel sheets. The layer thickness, the stresses of layers and coated sheets and the achieved reduction in core losses have been measured as functions of coating duration and applied bias voltage. Well adhered layers with high compressive stress up to 6.8 GPa have been produced. With increasing bias voltage the layer thickness decreases and the intrinsic stress of the layers increase. A further increase of bias voltage leads to a drop in stress due to thermal relaxation. In general, the tensile stress of the coated sheets rises with increasing layer thickness while the core loss of the coated material decreases with increasing tensile stress of the steel sheet and increasing bias voltage. The highest reduction of core loss has been found to be 28% (from P_1.7=0.86 W/kg for commercially coated HGO electrical steel sheet with glass film to 0.62 W/kg for TiN coated material) and is due to the reduction of excess loss only.     

Secondary electron yield from stainless steel surface coated with titanium nitride

The experiment on measurement of secondary electron yield from surface of a stainless steel Kh189 sample covered with titanium nitride is performed at stand “Recuperator”. This work is related to known problem of electron clouds formation in a vacuum chamber by a propagating charge particle beam. An original method of secondary electron yield measurement was developed in this experiment. The obtained results allow one to estimate efficiency of coating nitride titanium.     

Comparative study of titanium carbide and nitride coatings grown by cathodic vacuum arc technique

Titanium nitride (TiN), titanium carbide (TiC) thin films and TiC/TiN bilayers have been deposited on AISI 304 stainless steel substrates by plasma assisted physical vapor deposition technique—reactive pulsed vacuum arc method. The coatings were characterized in terms of crystalline structure, microstructure and chemical nature by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. Tribological behavior was investigated using ball on disc technique. The average coefficient of friction was measured, showing lower values for the TiN/TiC bilayer. Dynamic wear curves were performed for each coating, observing a better wear resistance for TiN/TiC bilayers, compared to TiN and TiC monolayers. On the other hand, the TiCN formation in the TiN/TiC bilayer was observed, being attributed to the interdiffusion between TiN and TiC at the interface. Moreover, the substrate temperature influence was analysing observing a good behavior at T_S = 115 °C.     

ITER 极向场线圈销轴电弧喷涂 3Cr13涂层性能研究

按照ITER极向场线圈(PF)销轴的设计要求,考虑到工程制造过程中的实际需求,采用对锻造后的销轴进行电弧喷涂铁基3Cr13耐磨涂层以增加其表面硬度和耐磨性能。所制备的涂层性能优异,与基底之间的结合牢固,表面维氏显微硬度HV0.3为353MPa,比基底材料增加了23.4%,摩擦磨损性能测试表明,涂层材料在77K液氮及真空环境下耐磨性能更优,满足ITER PF销轴的要求。     

Optimization of plasma parameters for high rate deposition of titanium nitride films as protective coating on bell-metal by reactive sputtering in cylindrical magnetron device

Nano-structured titanium nitride (TiN) thin film coating is deposited by reactive sputtering in cylindrical magnetron device in argon and nitrogen gas mixtures at low temperature. This method of deposition using DC cylindrical magnetron configuration provides high uniform yield of film coating over large substrate area of different shapes desirous for various technological applications. The influence of nitrogen gas on the properties of TiN thin film as suitable surface protective coating on bell-metal has been studied. Structural morphological study of the deposited thin film carried out by employing X-ray diffraction exhibits a strong (2 0 0) lattice texture corresponding to TiN in single phase. The surface morphology of the film coating is studied using scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope techniques. The optimized condition for the deposition of good quality TiN film coating is found to be at Ar:N₂ gas partial pressure ratio of 1:1. This coating of TiN serves a dual purpose of providing an anti-corrosive and hard protective layer over the bell-metal surface which is used for various commercial applications. The TiN film's radiant golden colour at proper deposition condition makes it a very suitable candidate for decorative applications.