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Residual Stress, Fracture, and Adhesion in Sputter-Deposited Molybdenum Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

D. M. Mattox  and
R. E. Cuthrell
D. M. Mattox
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Surface and Interface Technology, Division 1834, P. 0. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185
R. E. Cuthrell
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Surface and Interface Technology, Division 1834, P. 0. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185
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Abstract

Atomistically deposited films may form with high residual stresses which may be either tensile or compressive in nature. These film stresses represent stored strain energy which may affect the adhesion of the film-substrate couple and in the limit may cause spontaneous fracture at or near the film-substrate interface (loss of adhesion). In the post cathode magnetron sputter deposition of molybdenum films, we have found that the intrinsic film stresses are generally anisotropic and may easily exceed the fracture or adhesive strength of the film-substrate couple. The residual stress anisotropy in the film is dependent on the orientation with respect to the post cathode and the magnitude and nature of the stresses are very dependent on the deposition conditions, particularly gas pressure during sputtering. By using a pressure-cycling technique, we have deposited thick (5 microns) films of molybdenum which have little residual stress or stress anisotropy.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 119: Symposium F – Adhesions in Solids , 1988 , 141
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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