<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of structural examinations and mechanical tests of Cu/Ni multilayers fabricated by the magnetron sputtering method. The investigated multilayers were differentiated by Ni sublayer thickness (1, 3 and 6 nm), while the retaining Cu sublayer thickness was unchanged (2 nm). Measurements demonstrated that the multilayers were strongly textured in the direction of their growth [111], with the thinnest multilayer (Cu/Ni = 2/1) showing a stronger texture. Stronger texturing was associated with greater surface roughness. Multilayers with the largest thickness had higher hardness and Young’s modulus. The properties of Cu/Ni multilayers depended both on the thickness of their sublayers, as well as on their total thickness.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of structural examinations and mechanical tests of Cu/Ni multilayers fabricated by the magnetron sputtering method. The investigated multilayers were differentiated by Ni sublayer thickness (1, 3 and 6 nm), while the retaining Cu sublayer thickness was unchanged (2 nm). Measurements demonstrated that the multilayers were strongly textured in the direction of their growth [111], with the thinnest multilayer (Cu/Ni = 2/1) showing a stronger texture. Stronger texturing was associated with greater surface roughness. Multilayers with the largest thickness had higher hardness and Young’s modulus. The properties of Cu/Ni multilayers depended both on the thickness of their sublayers, as well as on their total thickness.

Research into the relationship between the surface topography, texture and mechanical properties of PVD-Cu/Ni multilayers

Institute of Materials Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, al. Armii Krajowej 19, 42-200, Czestochowa, Poland

Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium

Department of Electronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Av., 30-059, Kraków, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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The paper presents the results of structural examinations and mechanical tests of Cu/Ni multilayers fabricated by the magnetron sputtering method. The...

Research into the relationship between the surface topography, texture and mechanical properties of PVD-Cu/Ni multilayers

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0078-0

Keywords
Cu/Ni multilayers, thermal stability, X-ray diffraction, texture, atomic force microscopy

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Research into the relationship between the surface topography, texture and mechanical properties of PVD-Cu/Ni multilayers

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0078-0

KeywordsCu/Ni multilayers, thermal stability, X-ray diffraction, texture, atomic force microscopy

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cu/Ni multilayers, thermal stability, X-ray diffraction, texture, atomic force microscopy