TiCN 表面超硬与自润滑机理.pdfVIP

TiCN 表面超硬与自润滑机理：表面键收缩和非键电子孤对作用 Bond Contraction and Lone Pair Interaction at Nitride Surfaces * C. Q. Sun, B. K. Tay, S. P. Lau, X. W. Sun School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 X.T. Zeng Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore 637662 H. L. Bai, H. Liu, Z. H. Liu, and E. Y. Jiang Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China Two crucial events of bond contraction and nonbonding lone-pair interaction at nitride surfaces are emphasized with new findings as further evidence. Nanoindentation revealed that the elastic recovery of TiCrN and GaAlN surfaces can reach as high as 100% under a relatively lower indentation load ( 1.0 mN) and that the hardness at TiCrN surface can be 100% higher than the bulk value. It is confirmed that the bond contraction, estimated at 12%~14%, strengthens the hardness at surface and the lone-pair weak-interaction enhances the elastic recovery and claim the responsibility for the lower frequencies of Raman vibration and the lower critical loads of lone-pair broken. PACS: 81.40.J; 33.15.F; 73.20.F; 41.20.C • ecqsun@.sg; fax: 65 792 0415; .sg/home/ecqsun/ • - 1 - Nitride thin films have formed a kind of amazing materials that have been widely applied in the fields of photoemission,1