<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different substrates (C45 steel, polycarbonate, glass) on the topography as well as tribological and mechanical properties (nanohardness, modulus of elasticity and friction force) of aluminum, gold and silver thin films. The 3D image analysis showed a strong influence of the substrate material on the topography of the studied thin films with no certain variation rule. Using the Oliver and Pharr method for determining nanohardness it was observed that, the smallest values were obtained for the thin films deposited on plastic substrate, followed by glass and C45 steel, regardless of the deposited material. The determination of the modulus of elasticity was done using the Hertzian method. The obtained results showed that the highest values of this parameter were obtained for the films deposited on plastic substrate, while the lowest values depended on both the deposited material and substrate. Friction force analysis for aluminum and gold showed a significant impact of the substrate material, with more constant values for gold. As a consequence, one must pay a particular attention when choosing the material for the substrate on which the thin films are deposited.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different substrates (C45 steel, polycarbonate, glass) on the topography as well as tribological and mechanical properties (nanohardness, modulus of elasticity and friction force) of aluminum, gold and silver thin films. The 3D image analysis showed a strong influence of the substrate material on the topography of the studied thin films with no certain variation rule. Using the Oliver and Pharr method for determining nanohardness it was observed that, the smallest values were obtained for the thin films deposited on plastic substrate, followed by glass and C45 steel, regardless of the deposited material. The determination of the modulus of elasticity was done using the Hertzian method. The obtained results showed that the highest values of this parameter were obtained for the films deposited on plastic substrate, while the lowest values depended on both the deposited material and substrate. Friction force analysis for aluminum and gold showed a significant impact of the substrate material, with more constant values for gold. As a consequence, one must pay a particular attention when choosing the material for the substrate on which the thin films are deposited.

Nanocharacterization of metallic thin films deposited on different substrates

Faculty of Material and Environmental Engineering

Materials Science-Poland

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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different substrates (C45 steel, polycarbonate, glass) on the topography as well as tribological...

Nanocharacterization of metallic thin films deposited on different substrates

Published Online: May 08, 2020

Page range: 8 - 16

Received: Nov 19, 2016

Accepted: Apr 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0095

Keywords
metallic thin films, topography, nanohardness, friction force, modulus of elasticity

© 2020 Violeta V. Merie et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Nanocharacterization of metallic thin films deposited on different substrates

Published Online: May 08, 2020

Page range: 8 - 16

Received: Nov 19, 2016

Accepted: Apr 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0095

Keywordsmetallic thin films, topography, nanohardness, friction force, modulus of elasticity

© 2020 Violeta V. Merie et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
metallic thin films, topography, nanohardness, friction force, modulus of elasticity