Investigation of polycrystalline nanofilms

3D RSM of a polycrystalline film
in false coordinates.

Pole figures of TiN hard coatings. Left to right:101, 201, 404 reflexes.

Some literature overview:

• T. Slobodskyy, P. Schroth, A. Minkevich, D. Grigoriev, E. Fohtung, M. Riotte, T. Baumbach, M. Powalla, U. Lemmer, A. Slobodskyy. Three-dimensional reciprocal space profile of an individual nanocrystallite inside of a thin film solar cell absorber layer. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 46, 475104 (2013).
• Y.F. Ivanov, N.N. Koval, O.V. Krysina, T. Baumbach, S. Doyle, T. Slobodsky, N.A. Timchenko, R.M. Galimov, and A.N. Shmakov. Superhard nanocrystalline Ti–Cu–N coatings deposited by vacuum arc evaporation of a sintered cathode. Surface and Coatings Technology 207, 430 (2012).
• A. Slobodskyy, T. Slobodskyy, T. Ulyanenkova, S. Doyle, M. Powalla, T. Baumbach, U. Lemmer. In-depth analysis of CIGS film for solar cells, structural and optical characterization. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 251911 (2010)
• O.V. Krysina, N.N. Koval, Y.F. Ivanov, N.A. Timchenko, T. Baumbach, S. Doyle, and T. Slobodskyy. Nanocrystalline nitride coatings deposited by vacuum arc plasma-assisted method. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 370, 012021 (2012).
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