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Amorphous-crystalline boron-containing coatings formed by the ion-plasma

Yu.F. Ivanov1, A.A. Klopotov2, V.V. Shugurov1, I.I. Azhazha1, E.A. Petrikova1, O.S. Tolkachev1, A.V. Nikonenko3

1 Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
2 Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
3 Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2023.15.725

Original article

Abstract: Using the method of high-frequency ion-plasma sputtering (magnetron highfrequency deposition under conditions of ion-plasma assisted using a gas (argon) plasma generator «PINK») on the surface of a high-entropy CoFeCrMnNi alloy of non-equiatomic composition. Boron-containing coatings of the elemental composition Al – Mg – B and Mg – Ti – B with a thickness of 3 μm are formed. Using transmission electron diffraction microscopy, it was found that the coatings are amorphous-crystalline, i.e. contain nanosized 1.5-2 nm islands of the crystalline phase located in an amorphous matrix. It is shown that the coating deposition is accompanied by the formation in the substrate layer (high-entropy alloy) adjacent to the coating of a nanocrystalline structure with a crystallite size of 25-40 nm. At the boundaries of the crystallites, particles of iron boride of the FeB and Fe3B compositions are revealed, which indicate the penetration of boron into the substrate. The particle size of iron boride is 5-8 nm.

Keywords: ion-plasma method, high-entropy alloy, film/substrate systems, boron-containing coating, structure, mechanical and tribological properties

  • Yury F. Ivanov – Dr. Sc., Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Plasma Emission Electronics, Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
  • Anatoly A. Klopotov – Dr. Sc., Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics and Materials Science, Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
  • Vladimir V. Shugurov – Researcher, Laboratory of Plasma Emission Electronics, Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
  • Ivan I. Azhazha – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Plasma Emission Electronics, Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
  • Elizaveta A. Petrikova – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Plasma Emission Electronics, Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
  • Oleg S. Tolkachev – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Plasma Emission Electronics, Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS
  • Alisa V. Nikonenko – Ph. D., Associate Professor of the Department of Physics, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

Reference:

Ivanov, Yu.F. Amorphous-crystalline boron-containing coatings formed by the ion-plasma / Yu.F. Ivanov, A.A. Klopotov, V.V. Shugurov, I.I. Azhazha, E.A. Petrikova, O.S. Tolkachev, A.V. Nikonenko // Physical and chemical aspects of the study of clusters, nanostructures and nanomaterials. — 2023. — I. 15. — P. 725-735. DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2023.15.725. (In Russian).

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