Abstract
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been employed to investigate titanium oxynitride (TiN xO y) films prepared by d.c. magnetron sputtering using air/Ar mixtures, which allows one to perform the deposition at a high base pressure (1.3 × 10 − 2 Pa) and can reduce substantially the processing time. XPS analyses revealed that all the prepared TiN xO y films comprised Ti–N, Ti–N–O, and Ti–O chemical states. When the air/Ar ratio was below 0.3, nitrogen-rich TiN xO y films were obtained. As the air/Ar ratio was above 0.4, oxygen-rich TiN xO y films were formed. XPS depth profile analyses were also performed in selected specimens. It has been found that at relatively low air/Ar ratios, such as 0.5, the oxygen content of the films increased toward the film/substrate interface and when the air/Ar ratio was higher, TiN xO y films with large oxygen content with uniform concentrations were then formed.
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