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The amorphous thin film TiNi shape memory alloys(SMA) has been made by sputtering successfully, and crystallized after heat treatment at 600 C. InRF sputtering system, the primary crystalline phase of thin film is B2 phaseat the conditions of both lower sputtering power and pressure or both highersputtering power and pressure. In DC sputtering system, the primary crystalline phase is B19' phase at lower sputtering pressure. By EPMA analysis, the Ti compostion of thin film is slightly lower than that of the target, and the distribution of Ti composition is directly proportional to the thickness of thin film. By four-point probe electric resistance measurement, Ms of TiNi SMAs is at room temperature, and their temperaturehysteresis(As-Ms) is larger at higher sputtering power. The SEM observationsshow that the thin film is columnar structure at higher sputtering pressure,and sputtering parameters have important effects on the distribution of thin film thickness. For the sputtered thin film, the surface roughness is under10nm, and the activation energy of amorphous crystalline is about 68.8 Kcal/mol.
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