Research Article

Growth and Characterization of Nanostructured TiCrN Films Prepared by DC Magnetron Cosputtering

Table 2

Elemental composition, Ti content ( value), N content ( value), and film composition as a function of the Ti sputtering current.

(A)Elemental composition (at. %) = Ti/(Ti + Cr) = N/(Ti + Cr) Film composition
( )
TiCrNO

0.44.7242.9834.7817.520.100.73Ti0.10Cr0.90N0.73
0.610.0435.7437.3016.920.220.81Ti0.22Cr0.78N0.81
0.816.2930.5538.2914.870.350.82Ti0.33Cr0.65N0.82
1.017.6029.5839.0713.750.370.83Ti0.37Cr0.63N0.83