Nanostructure optimization of Zr-W-Ti metallic glass thin films via multitarget co-sputtering with oblique angle deposition approach

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Author listKowong R., Denchitcharoen S., Lertvanithphol T., Triamnak N., Chananonnawathorn C., Jaruwongrungsee K., Klamchuen A., Muthitamongkol P., Phae-ngam W., Nakajima H., Songsiriritthigul P., Horprathum M.

PublisherElsevier

Publication year2021

Volume number886

ISSN0925-8388

eISSN1873-4669

URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111534952&doi=10.1016%2fj.jallcom.2021.161265&partnerID=40&md5=5ca669cb5b0b6d4110dc28fc326e19ac

LanguagesEnglish-Great Britain (EN-GB)


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Abstract

In this work, we systematically investigated the Zr-W-Ti nanostructured metallic glasses (NMGs) thin films on silicon (Si) wafer substrate fabricated via multitarget co-sputtering with oblique angle deposition (OAD) technique. By varying the substrate angles (θs) from 0° to 55°, the evolution of Zr-W-Ti NMGs from dense to nanocolumnar and nanorod film were observed by field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-FEM), which created by the self-shadowing effect. The critical point of substrate angles was around 15° to produce the nanocolumnar and 40° to form the nanorod structure. The relationship among the substrate angles and the Zr-W-Ti NMGs tilted angle (β) was determined and discussed in detail with two theoretical correlations as the “Tangent rule” and “Cosine rule.” The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studied revealed the different chemical compositions. The results obtained from grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) indicated that the prepared Zr-W-Ti NMGs thin films exhibit an amorphous structure. Ultimately, it suggests that the multitarget co-sputtering with the OAD technique provides NMGs thin films, enabling applications in gas storage and sensor devices due to their well-defined nanostructured morphological and chemical composition characteristics. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.


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Multitarget co-sputteringNanostructured metallic glassesSubstrate angleZr-W-Ti


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