Abstract
Aluminium nitride films were deposited on fused silica by reactive dc magnetron sputtering from an Al-target in an Ar/N2 atmosphere. In-situ measurements during deposition provided data concerning mechanical stresses inherent to the growing thin films. By variation of both the gas composition (Ar, N2) and the total gas flow in the vacuum chamber, the occuring intrinsic stresses could be shifted in magnitude and direction. Stress values of the AIN films ranged from −0.9 GPa (compressive) to +1.2 GPa (tensile) when the Ar/N2 ratio was varied between 3:1 and 1:3 for the different total gas flows of 50 sccm, 100 sccm, and 200 sccm (corresponding to total gas pressures of approximately 2 × 10−1 Pa, 4 × 10−1 Pa, and 8 × 10−1 Pa respectively). Investigations of optical and structural film properties were carried out and the results were related to the observed film stress.
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