Strain Effects by Surface Oxidation of Cu3N Thin Films Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering

We report the self-buckling (or peeling off) of cubic Cu3N films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering of a Cu target in a nitrogen environment at a gas pressure of 1 Pa. The deposited layer partially peels off as it is exposed to ambient air at atmospheric pressure, but still adheres to the substrat...

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Main Authors: Abhijit Majumdar, Steffen Drache, Harm Wulff, Arun Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Satyaranjan Bhattacharyya, Christiane A. Helm, Rainer Hippler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Coatings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/7/5/64