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Bias-Enhanced Formation of Metastable and Multiphase Boron Nitride Coating in Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Chakrabarty, Kallol Baker, Paul A. Vijayan, Vineeth M. Catledge, Shane A. |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Boron nitride (BN) is primarily a synthetically produced advanced ceramic material. It is isoelectronic to carbon and, like carbon, can exist as several polymorphic modifications. Microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) of metastable wurtzite boron nitride is reported for the first time and found to be facilitated by the application of direct current (DC) bias to the substrate. The applied negative DC bias was found to yield a higher content of $sp^{3}$ bonded BN in both cubic and metastable wurtzite structural forms. This is confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Nano-indentation measurements reveal an average coating hardness of 25 GPa with some measurements as high as 31 GPa, consistent with a substantial fraction of $sp^{3}$ bonding mixed with the hexagonal $sp^{2}$ bonded BN phase. |
| Starting Page | 7167 |
| e-ISSN | 19961944 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ma14237167 |
| Journal | Materials |
| Issue Number | 23 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-11-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Materials Ceramics/coating Materials Chemical Synthesis Vapor Deposition Mechanical Properties |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
