Thin films seen in the light of high energy synchrotron radiation: stress and microstructure analysis using energy-dispersive diffraction.

Thin films seen in the light of high energy synchro-tron
radiation: Stress and microstructure analysis
using energy-dispersive diffraction Dept. of Microstructure and
XIII Brazilian MRS meeting, João Pessoa, Brazil, September 28 – October 02, 2014
Residual Stress Analysis
XIII Brazilian MRS meeting, João Pessoa, Brazil,
September 28 – October 02, 2014
Ch. Genzel

Outline
 Introduction BESSY II
 Angle- vs. energy-dispersive
diffraction
 Basic principles of X-ray stress
analysis (XSA)
 Examples
 XSA on coated cutting tools
 Stress and composition gradients
 In-situ study of thin film processing
 What about the microstructure?
 Summary
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The Mission of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Wannsee
BER II Reactor
Adlershof
BESSY II
Two large scale facilities for
investigating the structure
and function of matter
Energy research
Neutrons Synchrotron

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Department of microstructure and residual stress analysis
Synchrotron
ASAXS
Diffraction:
Stress, texture,
microstructure
Scattering:
Nanostructure
Imaging:
Neutrons
E3
Synchrotron
EDDI
Time resolution
Depth resolution
Spatial resolution
X-ray
ETA

Thin films and coatings in every day use
CIS
Thin films and coatings fulfill
various important functions in
our daily life …
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Designing of property-enhanced coating systems
Al2O3
Composition &
Microstructure Texture
TiCN
Residual stress
Coating properties can
be tailored in the
manufacturing process.
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The role of diffraction methods ...
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Information provided by X-ray diffraction
X-Ray Diffraction: Crystal structure
Nondestructive
Phase-selective
Information depth nm ... cm
before sulphurization
after
Energy [keV]
Intensity [a. u.]
Line position and shift:
 Crystal structure
 Residual stresses
Line width and shape:
 Domain/particle size
 Microstrain, lattice defects
Line intensity:
 crystallographic texture
 Reaction kinetics
Fluorescence lines:
 Element distribution
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sload
1000 ºC
T
RT
0 t 5 min ... with high spatial
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Challenges in structural research with diffraction methods
Investigations
should be done ...
... in situ (time
resolution)
resolution
z
y x
... under service conditions
Thin films: Superposition of gradients
of residual stress, texture and
composition on very limited space!

Well-known and mainly used: Angle-dispersive X-ray diffraction
 0D: Scintillation counter
 1D: Position sensitive det.
 2D: Channel plate
2q
Photon
source
monochromatic
X-ray beam
coating
E1 = E2 = E3 …
CoKa  surface sensitive (low energies)
30 40 50 60 70 80 90
2q [deg]
15
10
5
0
I [cps]
 high angular resolution
 long counting times (scintillation
counter)
 complex experimental setup
variable!
substrate
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Features of energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction
fixed!
white beam
coating
substrate
E1 < E2 < E3 …
 Fixed experimental setup
 Complete diffraction patterns
in fixed directions (unique!)
 Different diffraction lines Ehkl
originate from different depths
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Strategy for coating stress analysis
Materials Science Beamline EDDI
ETA diffractometer
Angle-dispersive diffraction (lab)
 Low energies (5 … 17 keV)
 Surface sensitive
coating
substrate
Energy-dispersive diffraction
(synchrotron)
 Energies up to 120 keV
 Sensitive in deeper zones

The EDDI beamline for Energy Dispersive DIffraction
EDDI@BESSY II:
 E  (8 … 120) keV
 2.4·1011 ph·s-1/0.1% bw
Experimental hutch
PVD chamber Two detector setup
DHS 1100 heating station Mechanical load device
High resolution setup
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Basic principles of X-ray stress analysis
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Principle of residual stress analysis by diffraction methods
angle-/energy-dispersive
1. Measurement of the diffraction line
shift for various orientations (j,y)
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2. Evaluation of the lattice strain
3. Evaluation of the residual stress
tensor via Hooke‘s law.

The sin2y-method
m < 0: compressive stress
0 1
 In-plane homogeneous film with
biaxial residual stress state:
 Fundamental equation of X-ray
stress analysis takes the form:
m > 0: tensile
stress
Residual stress s(z) require a more sophisticated treatment ...
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XSA on coated cutting tools
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„Thin“system (D = 5 μm) „Thick“system (D = 18 μm)
Al2O3
TiCN
0.176
0.174
0.0877
0.0875
as-grown
blasted
as-grown
blasted
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XSA on multilayer systems: Influence of the coating design
WC 5μm
Al2O3
TiCN
WC
10μm
TiCN
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.0873
0
d422 [nm]
sin²y
as-grown
as-grown
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.1745
0.1735
0.1725
0.08760
0.08755
0.08750
0
d422 [nm]
sin²y
blasted
CuKa
Al2O3
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.172
0
d024 [nm]
sin²y
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.1715
0
d024 [nm]
sin²y
blasted
CuKa
steep
stress
gradient!

ED-XSA in the interfacial substrate zone
Al2O3
TiCN
0
- 0.5
-1.0
001
101
110
002
as-grown
blasted
2q = 9°
30 40 50 60
1000
800
600
400
200
E [keV]
I [cts]
100-WC
001-WC
101-WC
110-WC
002-WC
111-WC
coating reflections
5μm
WC
E1 < E2 < E3
M. Klaus et al., Thin solid films 517 (2008), 1172.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1.5
001
111
0
s|| [GPa]
 [μm]
coating
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 Application of the sin2y-method
to each line Ehkl
 Assignment of the obtained
stress values <shkl> to average
information depth <hkl>

Interlayer gradient: Balance between coating and substrate
TiCN
Al2O3
WC 5μm
1 2 3 4 5
Intralayer gradient: Balance within the Al2O3 top layer
TiCN
Al O 3
BL
2
as-grown
blasted
4 8 12 16 20
z [μm]
2
0
- 2
- 4
- 8
2
0
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 8
TiN
0
s|| [GPa]
Al2O3
TiCN
WC
10μm
z [μm]
- 6
0
s|| [GPa]
TiCN
TiN
Al O
BL
as-grown
blasted
2 3
001
101
110
002
as-grown
blasted
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0
- 0.5
-1.0
-1.5
001
111
0
s|| [GPa]
 [μm]
001
101
110
002
blasted
1 2 3 5 6 7
0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
111
0 4
s|| [MPa]
 [μm]
unblasted
Residual stress balance in multilayer systems
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Separation of residual stress and
composition gradients
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111
Exp. austenite
Residual stress (-N) Composition (-N)
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Residual stress analysis in expanded austenite layers
2q = 8°
111-N
200-N 200
Substrate
S. Jegou et al. Thin solid films 530 (2013), 71.
 Strain depth profiling
in the scattering vec-tor
mode.
 Application of the
sin²y method for
predefined depths .
m  = 5 μm
sin2y*
d0

Energy-dispersive diffraction:
In-situ study of thin film processing
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metallic precursor
Sulfur
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Rapid thermal processing (RTP) of CuInS2 thin films
 Sulphurization of Cu/In precursor
on Mo/glass substrate
 Sulphurization chamber mounted
on the diffractometer.
 Fast recording of ED spectra
Indium
Copper
Molybdenium
Glass
CuInS2
DE

The two-detector setup @ EDDI
Simultaneous acquisition of
diffraction patterns in fixed
but arbitrary measuring
directions!
High resolution In-situ
sin²y
dy
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In-situ analysis of thermal stresses in thin Mo films on glass
aMo = 510-6 K-1 / aGlass = 9.510-6 K-1
Ch. Genzel et al., J. Strain Analysis 46 (2011), 615
sin2y-based stress analysis
Ds
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What can we learn about
the microstructure?
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In-situ microstructure analysis: recrystallization of CuInS2
Substrate temperature [ºC]
50 150 250 350 450
Recrystal-lization
112- CuInS2
10 50 100 150
Process time [min]
Energy [keV]
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Recrystallized CuInS2
112- CuInS2
Lorentzian,
broad
Gaussian,
small
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Energy [keV]
Energy-dispersive
diffraction line
profile analysis?
H. Rodriguez-Alvarez, PhD thesis, TU Berlin, 2010.
Small-grained,
defective CuInS2
Driving Forces?
Enhancement?
Normalized Intensity [a. u.]
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Instrumental resolution in ED diffraction (EDDI beamline)
LaB6 SRM660b Energy-dispersive RIETVELD
Instrumental resolution:
(G  Full width at half maximum)
refinement:
D. Apel et al., Z. Kristallogr. 226 (2011), 943.
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Multiple vs. single line analysis
2q = 10°
CeOED Rietveld study of size-related
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broadening in ceria powder:
 EDDI: DV = 226(31) Å+)
 Size-Strain RR: DV = 221…236 Å++)
+) D. Apel et al., Z. Kristallogr. 226 (2011), 943.
++) D. Balzar et al., JAC 37 (2004), 911.
112- CuInS2
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Energy [keV]
Normalized Intensity [a. u.]
Energy [keV]
Intensity [counts x 103]
Needs single line
analysis!
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Single line analysis of domain size and microstrain
 Line profiles described by pseudo-Voigt
(pV) functions:
pV(E) = x·Cauchy(E) + (1-x)·Gaussian(E)
(0  x  1)
 Domain size  Cauchy width bC
 Micro strain  Gaussian width bG
Broadening angle dispersive energy dispersive
Size
Strain
Size and strain broa-dening
depend on q!
Only strain broade-ning
D. Thomas, PhD thesis, TU Berlin, 2012.
depends on E!
domain size [nm]
interrupt temperature [°C]
micro strain [%]
initial
state
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Summary
 Energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction:
Versatile tool for many fields of materials sciences.
 Under fixed diffraction conditions complete diffrac-tion
patterns are recorded.
 Thin film analysis and (high energy) ED diffraction fit
together! The methods allows for:
o (Residual) stress analysis, even in complex cases (multi-layers,
separation of stress and composition gradients ...)
o Fast in-situ study of thin film growth processes
o Microstructural characterization (ED line profile analysis)
o ...
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My special thanks go to:
Manuela Klaus
Ingwer A. Denks
Rodrigo Coelho
Daniel Apel
Diana Thomas
Matthias Meixner
Tillman Fuss
Guido Wagener
Roland Mainz
Humberto Rodriguez-Alvarez
Davor Balzar
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Thank you very much
for your attention!
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