Laser Deposition of Cubic Boron Nitride on Electronic Materials

Abstract

This progress report describes the initial favorable results of what probably will become a viable method for the deposition of cubic BN on silicon substrate. During this study, energy fluence of laser beam and the target material (type, form, purity eta.) were identified to be the two most critical parameters. In the past month, we have attempted two procedures to synthesize cubic BN: dual-beam laser ablation of a high purity, sintered hexagonal BN (HBC) grade from Union Carbide), and single-beam laser ablation of a high purity, CVD grown pyrolytic BN. Raman and IR spectroscopy as well as X-ray diffraction analysis of films indicated some evidence of cubic BN. Additional work is to be done in order to optimize the procedure such that only cubic form of BN will by grown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241126

Entities

People

  • Arul Molian
  • P. Molian

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Diffraction
  • Energy
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Films
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Physical Properties
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Yag Lasers

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene