Ra. Andrievski et al., GRAIN-SIZE AND RECRYSTALLIZATION OF TIN, ZRN, NBN, AND CRN ALLOYED AND MULTILAYER FILMS, Thin solid films, 261(1-2), 1995, pp. 83-86
The grain size and the recrystallization of some transition metal nitr
ide films as well as of multilayer and alloyed films were investigated
by electron microscopy. These films were obtained by are evaporation
in an atmosphere of nitrogen. The influence of film thickness in the r
ange of 0.1-2 mu m, alloying and layer number on grain size is describ
ed. The change of grain size at annealing (T=673-1273 K) is also analy
sed. The recrystallization temperature decreased with decreasing film
thickness. The recrystallization rate is lowered in the multilayer fil
ms.