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Preparation of fine-grained MgO and Gd2O3 stabilized ZrO2 thin films by electron beam physical vapor deposition co-evaporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

F. Tcheliebou ,
M. Boulouz  and
A. Boyer
F. Tcheliebou
Affiliation:
Centre d'Electronique de Montpellier, Laboratoire associé au CNRS, UA 391, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugéne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5, France
M. Boulouz
Affiliation:
Centre d'Electronique de Montpellier, Laboratoire associé au CNRS, UA 391, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugéne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5, France
A. Boyer
Affiliation:
Centre d'Electronique de Montpellier, Laboratoire associé au CNRS, UA 391, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugéne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5, France
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Abstract

Thin films of ZrO2 doped with MgO and Gd2O3, 1–1.5 μm in thickness are formed onto nickel substrates by reactive thermal evaporation using a dual-hearth electron gun. X-ray diffraction patterns of the deposits show changes in the crystallographic structure and average particle size as a function of the dopant content. A mixture of monoclinic and tetragonal phases gradually disappears to become a single cubic phase with increasing dopant molar fraction. The average crystallite size deduced from diffraction line broadening decreases as the dopant content increases. This observation is strongly confirmed by scanning electron micrographs which reveal a smooth surface topography. Fine-grained materials obtained here are interpreted in terms of high nucleation rate and kinetically limited grain growth. It appears that composition, crystallographic structure, and microstructure relations are of paramount importance in ZrO2-based films prepared by electron-beam evaporation.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 3260 - 3265
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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