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Intelligent, integrated and cost-effective micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and micro sensors can be developed with TiNi-based memory alloy thin film and optical fibers. Such devices can work in harsh environment, like in deep sea, in space with flammable or explosive objects, or with strong electromagnetic interference; and examples of their possible applications include gas concentration detection in underground mines, dynamic detection of production parameters in oil or gas mining, etc. As TiNi-based memory alloy thin film possesses good biocompatibility, such devices can also be used in intracranial/endocardial pressure test, surgical resection, early cancer assessment, etc. The successful development of the above MEMS and micro sensors involve optical fibers coated with memory alloy films. However, unlike the common planar substrates, optical fiber is of a cylinder with a small diameter, and how to grow good-quality memory alloy film on its surface remains to be explored. In this work, the silica fibers are coated with TiNi memory alloy films by magnetron sputtering. How to choose the proper operating parameters in the sputtering process, and also the effects of subsequent annealing treatment on the films, are discussed in detail. Uniform thin films are grown on the 125-μm-diameter cylindrical surfaces of optical fibers with our built coating mask device specially designed for fibers. The experiments show that when target-substrate distance, background vacuum degree, Ar gas flow and sputtering time are fixed in the sputtering process, the sputtering power can be optimized, while a higher sputtering pressure results in lower film deposition rate but better surface roughness. The thin film is well crystallized under annealing, and the major martensite B19′ phase and minor austenite B2 phase coexist in the Ti49.09Ni50.91 film. In the experiments, with the optimal operating parameters (sputtering power of 150 W and sputtering pressure of 0.23 Pa), TiNi memory alloy film about 852.2 nm in thickness is grown on the fiber at a deposition rate of 0.118 nm/s, and surface root mean square roughness of the unannealed film is 15.1 nm. Annealing at temperatures of 500, 550 and 600 ℃ are respectively tried, and such a thermal treatment evidently refines the crystalline grains inside the film. Surface root mean square roughness of the film annealed at 600 ℃ is reduced to 6.32 nm. This work indicates that a glass fiber can be coated with high-quality TiNi-based memory alloy film, and it thus forms a part of the bases of further development of relevant MEMS and micro sensors. -
Keywords:
- optical fiber /
- TiNi-based film /
- magnetron sputtering /
- process parameter
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图 1 薄膜制备工艺流程
Figure 1. Preparation process of the thin film.
图 2 光纤基底的清洗工艺
Figure 2. Cleaning process of optical fiber substrate.
图 3 记忆合金薄膜相变示意图
Figure 3. Schematic diagram of phase transition of memory alloy thin film.
图 4 TiNi薄膜沉积速率与溅射功率的关系曲线
Figure 4. Deposition rate of TiNi thin film against sputtering power.
图 5 溅射压强与薄膜沉积速率的关系曲线
Figure 5. Deposition rate of TiNi thin film against sputtering pressure.
图 6 不同溅射压强下的TiNi薄膜表面二维形貌(溅射功率为150 W) (a) 0.12 Pa; (b) 0.17 Pa; (c) 0.23 Pa; (d) 0.37 Pa
Figure 6. Two-dimensional surface topography of TiNi thin films under different sputtering pressures (the sputtering power is 150 W): (a) 0.12 Pa; (b) 0.17 Pa; (c) 0.23 Pa; (d) 0.37 Pa.
图 7 不同溅射压强下的TiNi薄膜表面三维形貌图(溅射功率为150 W) (a) 0.12 Pa; (b) 0.17 Pa; (c) 0.23 Pa; (d) 0.37 Pa
Figure 7. Three-dimensional surface topography of TiNi thin films under different sputtering pressures (the sputtering power is 150 W): (a) 0.12 Pa; (b) 0.17 Pa; (c) 0.23 Pa; (d) 0.37 Pa.
图 8 不同退火温度下TiNi薄膜表面二维形貌图(薄膜的溅射功率为150 W, 溅射压强为0.23 Pa) (a)未退火; (b) 500 ℃; (c) 550 °C; (d) 600 ℃
Figure 8. Surface morphology of TiNi thin films annealed at different temperatures: (a) Unannealed; (b) 500 ℃; (c) 550 ℃; (d) 600 ℃. The films are fabricated under the sputtering power of 150 W and the sputtering pressure of 0.23 Pa.
图 9 不同退火温度下TiNi薄膜表面三维形貌图 (a)未退火; (b) 500 ℃; (c) 550 ℃; (d) 600 ℃
Figure 9. Three-dimensional surface topography of TiNi thin films annealed at different temperatures: (a) Unannealed; (b) 500 ℃; (c) 550 ℃; (d) 600 ℃.
图 10 TiNi薄膜剖面图 (a)退火前; (b) 550 ℃退火后
Figure 10. Surface profile of TiNi thin films: (a) Unannealed; (b) annealed at 550 ℃.
图 11 二氧化硅光纤上制备成的TiNi薄膜, 光纤包层直径为125 μm
Figure 11. TiNi film on the silica fiber, where the cladding diameter of the fiber is 125 μm.
图 12 TiNi薄膜能谱图
Figure 12. Energy spectrum of TiNi thin film.
图 13 溅射态与经过不同温度退火处理的Ti49.09Ni50.91薄膜的XRD图谱比较, (a), (b)和(c)的退火温度分别为500, 550, 600 ℃, (d) 为溅射态
Figure 13. Comparison of XRD diffraction patterns of the sputtered Ti49.09Ni50.91 film and of those annealed at different temperatures: (a) Annealed at 500 ℃; (b) annealed at 550 ℃; (c) annealed at 600 ℃; (d) in sputtered state.
表 1 不同溅射功率下的薄膜厚度及沉积速率
Table 1. TiNi film thickness and deposition rate under different sputtering power.
溅射功率/W 90 110 130 140 150 155 160 165 170 180 薄膜厚度/nm 466.7 623.0 711.5 785.4 852.2 832.3 811.5 805.9 776.3 755.8 沉积速率/(nm·s–1) 0.065 0.087 0.099 0.109 0.118 0.116 0.113 0.112 0.108 0.105 
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表 2 不同溅射压强下的薄膜厚度及沉积速率
Table 2. TiNi film thickness and deposition rate under different sputtering pressure.
溅射压强/Pa 0.12 0.17 0.23 0.37 薄膜厚度/nm 875.6 864.0 852.2 795.6 沉积速率/(nm·s–1) 0.122 0.120 0.118 0.111
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表 3 不同溅射压强下薄膜表面的均方根粗糙度
Table 3. Root mean square roughness of film surface under different sputtering pressure
溅射压强/Pa 0.12 0.17 0.23 0.37 Rq/nm 22.8 16.8 15.1 11.2
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表 4 不同退火温度下薄膜表面的均方根粗糙度
Table 4. Surface root mean square roughness of thin films annealed at different temperatures.
退火温度/℃ 室温 500 550 600 Rq/nm 15.1 9.74 7.23 6.32
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[1] Han S P, Meng Z, Omisore O M, Akinyemi T, Yan Y P 2020 Micromachines 11 1021
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[2] 解甜, 王传礼, 喻曹丰 2019 微电机 52 72
Google Scholar
Xie T, Wang C L, Yu C F 2019 Micromotors 52 72
Google Scholar
[3] 吴建生, 吴晓东, 王征 1997 材料研究学报 5 449
Wu J S, Wu X D, Wang Z 1997 Chin. J. Mater. Res. 5 449
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[5] 曲炳郡, 刘晓鹏 2002 中国机械工程 13 35
Qu B J, Liu X P 2002 China Mechanical Engineering 13 35
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[7] Anna M, Vijaya T, Sudha J, Anantha P, Vladimir S 2018 Defect Diffus. Forum 4695 169
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Dou J 2013 M. S. Thesis (Changchun: Jilin University) (in Chinese)
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