Growth and oxidization stability of cubic Zr1-xGdxN solid solution thin films

Carina Höglund, B. Alling, J. Jensen, L. Hultman, J. Birch, Richard Hall-Wilton

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    Abstract

    We report Zr1-xGdxN thin films deposited by magnetron sputter deposition. We show a solid solubility of the highly neutron absorbing GdN into ZrN along the whole compositional range, which is in excellent agreement with our recent predictions by first-principles calculations. An oxidization study in air shows that Zr1-xGdxN with x reaching from 1 to close to 0 fully oxidizes, but that the oxidization is slowed down by an increased amount of ZrN or stopped by applying a capping layer of ZrN. The crystalline quality of Zr0.5Gd0.5N films increases with substrate temperatures increasing from 100 degrees C to 900 degrees C. (C) 2015 Author(s).
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number195301
    JournalApplied Physics Reviews
    Volume117
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Materials Chemistry

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