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Title: | Humidity resistant MoSx films prepared by pulsed magnetron sputtering | Authors: | LAUWERENS, Walter Wang, JH NAVRATIL, Jiri WIEERS, Els D'HAEN, Jan STALS, Lambert Celis, JP Bruynseraede, Y |
Issue Date: | 2000 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA | Source: | SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 131(1-3). p. 216-221 | Abstract: | It is well known that MoS2 is a good lubricant, but the lubricity of MoSx thin films is greatly affected by the deposition parameters, especially when used under environmental conditions of high relative humidity. In this work, MoSx films were prepared by magnetron sputtering using a bipolar pulsed power supply. Several deposition parameters such as argon pressure, substrate temperature, substrate bias voltage, cathode power and deposition time were varied. Composition, morphology and structure were investigated by a number of techniques including energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Rutherford back scattering (RBS), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Tribological properties were measured with a ball-on-disk fretting tester. The results show that MoSx films prepared at low argon pressure (below 0.4 Pa) and low substrate temperature (room temperature) have a low friction coefficient and long wear life. These films have a remarkable low sulfur content (x approximate to 1 and even smaller, in contrast to frequently reported values of x = 1.2 similar to 1.8), a featureless morphology and only a strong basal plane (002) diffraction peak The relative humidity, up to values of 90%, has only a small effect on the friction coefficient and wear life. The structure of the films and the friction and wear mechanism are discussed in view of the low sulfur content. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. | Notes: | Limburgs Univ Ctr, Mat Res Inst, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept MTM, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Phys, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium.Lauwerens, W, Limburgs Univ Ctr, Mat Res Inst, Univ Campus, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. | Keywords: | MoSx lubricating films; pulsed sputtering; friction; wear | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/2884 | DOI: | 10.1016/S0257-8972(00)00796-9 | ISI #: | 000165548200044 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2001 |
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