Microstructure and residual stress evolution in nanocrystalline Cu-Zr thin films

Chakraborty, J and Oellers, T and Raghavan, R and Ludwig, A and Dehm, G (2021) Microstructure and residual stress evolution in nanocrystalline Cu-Zr thin films. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 896 .

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Abstract

Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were employed to study the microstructure evolution and stress development in the nanocrystalline Cu100-X-Zr-X (2.5 at% <= x <= 5.5 at%) alloy thin films. Small Zr additions to Cu led to significant lattice parameter anisotropy in the as-deposited Cu-Zr thin films both due to macroscopic lattice strain and stacking faults in the Cu matrix. Strain free lattice parameters obtained after the XRD stress analysis of Cu-Zr thin films confirmed formation of a supersaturated substitutional Cu-Zr solid solution. For the first time, the study of film microstructure by XRD line profile analysis (XLPA) confirmed progressive generation of dislocations and planar faults with increasing Zr composition in Cu-Zr alloy films. These microstructural changes led to the generation of tensile stresses in the thin films along with considerable stress gradients across the films thicknesses which are quantified by the traditional d(Psi)(hkl) - Sin(2)Psi and GIXRD stress measurement methods. The origin of tensile stresses and stress gradients in the Cu-Zr film are discussed on the basis of film growth and heterogeneous microstructure with changing Zr composition. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:Article
Official URL/DOI:https://10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162799
Uncontrolled Keywords:x-ray diffraction; cu-zr; thin films; microstructure; residual stress; x-ray-diffraction; stacking-fault energy; temperature grain-growth; mechanical-properties; solid solutions; dislocation contrast; cold work; size; deformation; alloys
Divisions:Material Science and Technology
ID Code:8683
Deposited By:HOD KRIT
Deposited On:23 Feb 2022 16:48
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