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Ion Beam Deposition of Boron-Aluminum Nitride Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

J.H. Edgar
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5102
C.R. Eddy Jr.
Affiliation:
Code 6671, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5345
J.A. Sprague
Affiliation:
Code 6671, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5345
B.D. Sartwell
Affiliation:
Code 6170, Navel Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5342
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Abstract

Analysis of the phase behavior, structure, and composition of aluminum nitride thin films with up to 22% boron prepared by ion-beam assisted deposition is presented. the c-lattice constant of the film decreased with increasing boron content as expected from the formation of an aIN - wurtzite BN alloy. there was no evidence for separate boron nitride precipitation from either X-ray diffraction or FTIR. IN contrast, auger electron spectroscopy of the boron present in the films suggested that two types of boron bonding was present.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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