Abstract
Boron-carbon-nitride (BCN) films have been fabricated by direct current unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Boron carbide/graphite compound and a mixture of nitrogen and argon are used as target and carrier gas, respectively, during BCN synthesis. The obtained BCN films are annealed at different temperatures under vacuum condition. The effect of annealing temperature on the structure, mechanical properties and scratch behavior of the BCN films has been investigated. The results indicate that no decomposition products are found even the BCN films are annealed at 1000 °C. The hardness and elastic modulus of the films decrease with the increase of annealing temperatures. The BCN film annealed at 600 °C has the strongest scratch resistance. The friction coefficient of all BCN films is in range of 0.05 to 0.15.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 823-827 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 313 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Sep 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Annealing
- BCN
- Mechanical properties
- Scratch properties
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