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Phase evolution in boron nitride thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

D.J. Kester ,
K.S. Ailey ,
R.F. Davis  and
K.L. More
D.J. Kester
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
K.S. Ailey
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
R.F. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
K.L. More
Affiliation:
High Temperature Materials Laboratory, Mailstop 6064, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6064
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Abstract

Boron nitride (BN) thin films were deposited on monocrystalline Si(100) wafers using electron beam evaporation of boron with simultaneous bombardment by nitrogen and argon ions. The effect of film thickness on the resultant BN phase was investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). These techniques revealed the consecutive deposition of an initial 20 Å thick layer of amorphous BN, 20–50 Å of hexagonal BN having a layered structure, and a final layer of the polycrystalline cubic phase. The growth sequence of the layers is believed to result primarily from increasing biaxial compressive stresses. Favorable surface and interface energy and crystallographic relationships may also assist in the nucleation of the cubic and the hexagonal phases, respectively. The presence of the amorphous and hexagonal regions explains why there have been no reports of the growth of 100% cubic boron nitride on Si.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 8 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 1213 - 1216
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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