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Post deposition excimer laser processing of MoSx thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

T.R. Jervis ,
J-P. Hirvonen  and
M. Nastasi
T.R. Jervis
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
J-P. Hirvonen
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
M. Nastasi
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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Abstract

We have examined the effect of excimer laser surface processing and doping with Au on the mechanical, tribological, and bonding properties of MoSx thin films. We find that the effects of processing are manifested primarily in the surface of the films, but that there is also some film-substrate interaction during high fluence processing. The changes are sufficient to dramatically alter the wear life of the films. At low loads, laser processing alone reduces the run-in period and increases wear life. At higher loads, processing reduces wear life, although the run-in period is still short. These results are understood in terms of changes in the hardness of the surface of the films. Laser processing renders deposited films insensitive to high humidity storage. After laser processing, Raman spectroscopy shows changes in bonding to that characteristic of single crystal MoS2. Laser doping with Au results in wear life comparable to or greater than that of unprocessed films even at the highest loads used. Thus, laser doped MoSx films show lower initial friction, comparable wear life, and may exhibit greater environmental stability than as-deposited films.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , June 1991 , pp. 1350 - 1357
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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