Boron nitride is found mainly in two crystal structures / in hexagonal structure (h-BN) which is very much like graphite and in cubic structure (c-BN) with properties very close to those of diamond. h-BN is a natural lubricant due to its layered structure. It is generally used in sliding parts of the moving elements such as rotating element beds in turbine shafts. Since c-BN is the hardest known material after diamond it is used in making hard metal covers. In addition to its possible microelectronics applications (can be used to make p-n junction), its resistance to high temperatures and its high forbidden energy gap are its superiorities over diamond. Recent studies have shown that c-BN can be produced by Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) in plasma. But these studies have failed to determine how all of the production parameters (boron and nitrogen sources, composition of the gas used, substrate, RF power, bias voltage, substrate temperature) affect the c-BN content, mechanical stress and the deposition rate of the product with a systematic approach. The systematic study was realized in the range of available experimental ability of the present PVD and CVD equipment and accessories. The BN films were produced in the plasma equipment for CVD using RF and MW and magnetron sputtering and were studied with the measurement and testing facilities. It is believed that with this approach it will be possible to collect enough experimental data to optimize production conditions of BN with desired mechanical and optoelectronic properties. h-BN films were successfully deposited in both systems. It was possible to deposit c-BN films with the MW power, however they were weak in cubic content. Deposition at low pressures eliminated the hydrogen contamination of the films. High substrate temperatures led to more chemically and mechanically stable films.

abstract: Cubic boron nitride (c-BN) has potential for electronic applications as an electron emitter and serving as a base material for diodes, transistors, etc. However, there has been limited research on c-BN reported, and many of the electronic properties of c-BN and c-BN interfaces have yet to be reported. This dissertation focused on probing thin film c-BN deposited via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with in situ photoelectron spectroscopy (PES). PES measurements were used to characterize the electronic properties of c-BN films and interfaces with vacuum and diamond. First, the interface between c-BN and vacuum were characterized with ultraviolet PES (UPS). UPS measurements indicated that as-deposited c-BN, H2 plasma treated c-BN, and annealed c-BN post H2 plasma treatment exhibited negative electron affinity surfaces. A dipole model suggested dipoles from H-terminated N surface sites were found to be responsible for the NEA surface. Then, Si was introduced into c-BN films to realize n-type doped c-BN. The valence structure and work function of c-BN:Si films were characterized with XPS and UPS measurements. Measurements were unable to confirm n-type character, and it is concluded that silicon nitride formation was the primary effect for the observations. Finally, XPS measurements were employed to measure the band offsets at the c-BN/diamond interface. Measurements indicated the valence band maximum (VBM) of c-BN was positioned ~0.8 eV above the VBM of diamond. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Physics 2016

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2016-07-12T19:51:09Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Elizane Efigenia de Moraes.pdf: 9079354 bytes, checksum: 7ee5a581c6d0b14cdc6b518cd6aa7276 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-12T19:51:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Elizane Efigenia de Moraes.pdf: 9079354 bytes, checksum: 7ee5a581c6d0b14cdc6b518cd6aa7276 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-30 / Nesta dissertação estudamos as propriedades de transporte do nitreto de boro cúbico (cBN, para a sigla em inglês) com as superfícies de uma amostra de quatro camadas passivadas com hidrogênio: em uma superfície o H se liga ao B e na outra ao N. As características do transporte são investigadas com a introdução de dois eletrodos de ouro (Au), em equilíbrio eletrostático com a amostra e submetidos a uma diferença de potencial V em intervalos de interesse: 0:2 V 0:2, 1 V 1 e 3 V 3. O teste de tunelamento com voltagem nula também foi realizado. As principais propriedades observadas são brevemente relatadas em seguida: (i) Os eletrodos são idênticos (no cálculo inicial do programa Siesta adicionamos uma camada "tampão"de átomos, a qual é desconsiderada no programa Transiesta-propriedades de transporte. A simetria dos eletrodos (esquerda e direita) se manifesta com PDOS idênticos para voltagem nula nos intervalos de energia investigados; (ii) A característica I-V (corrente versus voltagem) da amostra apresenta um pico acentuado para V 0:25. A origem deste pico é atribuída à ocorrência do nível quase localizado do H, situado abaixo do nível de Fermi e hibridizado com estados sp3 do B, como evidenciado no cálculo de DFT (Siesta) da estrutura eletrônica e densidade de estados do sistema de quatro camadas. De fato, uma análise dos PDOS dos eletrodos e da amostra sugere que esta interpretação é compatível com o cálculo numérico do Transiesta para o tunelamento através da amostra e o cálculo das características IV através da Fórmula de Landauer-Büttiker: na configuração de equilíbrio mencionada, as correntes máximas obtidas foram Imax(V = 0:25 Volts ) = 163 pico Ampéres (pA) e Imax(V = 2:5 ) = 380 pA. (iii) Enfatizamos que, no intervalo 0:2 V 0:2 a característica IV é muito semelhante àquela observada em diodos de junção p-n. Por outro lado, no intervalo 3 V 3 a retificação é bem menos efetiva para jV > 0:2j ; (iV) outra observação de destaque é o aumento da corrente, isto é, jImax(V = 0:8 )j = 9:85 nano Ampéres (nA) quando a distância dos eletrodos e a amostra é diminuída. Os resultados sugerem o prosseguimento e o aprofundamento das investigações, tendo em vista o uso potencial do cBN passivado com hidrogênio em dispositivos eletrônicos. / In this thesis we study the transport properties of cubic boron nitride (cBN) with the surfaces of a sample of four layers hydrogen terminated hydrogen: on a surface, H binds to B and on the other, to N. The characteristics of the transport are investigated after the introduction of two gold electrodes in an electrostatic equilibrium with the sample and subjected to a potential difference V in intervals of interest:0:2 V 0:2, 1 V 1 e 3 V 3. Tunneling test with zero voltage was also made. The main observed properties are reported briefly: (i) the electrodes are identical (within a layer buffer atoms only considered in the initial calculation Siesta program, to simulate a bulk behavior, therefore it is not considered in Transiesta program, that is, for the calculation of transport properties). The symmetry of electrodes (left and right) manifests with identical PDOS to zero voltage in between the energy intervals investigated; (ii) The IV characteristic (current versus voltage) of the sample shows a sharp peak for V 0:25. The origin of this peak is attributed to the occurrence of nearly located H level, situated below the Fermi level and hybridized with sp3 states of B, and evidenced in the DFT calculation (Siesta) of the electronic structure and density of states of the four layer system. The PDOS electrode and the sample analyses suggest that this interpretation is compatible with Transiesta numerical calculation of the tunneling through the sample and to calculate the current versus voltage I (V) by the Landauer-Büttiker formula: the aforementioned balance setting, the maximum currents obtained were Imax(V = 0:25 Volts ) = 163 peak amps (pA) and Imax(V = 2:5 ) = 380 pA; (iii) - Another important observation was the increase in current, i.e. jImax(V = 0:8 )j = 9:85 nano amps (nA) when the distance of the electrodes and the sample is reduced. The results suggest the continuation and deepening of the study, considering the potential use of CBN passivated with hydrogen in electronic devices.

Diploma thesis on Machining hardened steels is focused on the analysis of longitudinal turning of hardened steel 14 109 by using a tool from PKNB in terms of measuring the force load using a dynamometer and then evaluating the surface quality. The theoretical part deals with the issue of turning technology, cutting materials and heat treatment of steel. In the practical part, the influence of cutting conditions on the resulting values was assessed during the experiment. Twelve samples with different combinations of cutting conditions were tested, then was selected a sample that met the criterion of combining minimum cutting forces values and surface quality. The experiment shows that force load values can be achieved twice less by combining cutting conditions with an appropriate combination.

Strength and strain analysis of high pressure compound vessel, which is used to produce superhard materials (for example synthetic diamond). This work was elaborated to compare the stresses and strains calculated by Prof. Jan Vrbka making use of the FEM program ‘Prokop’17 years ago with those gained with the contemporary FEM Ansys program. The vessel is loaded by internal pressure of size 6 GPa. The elastic-plastic material be-haviour is taken into account. Real value of friction between rings and non-uniform temperature field is included into the calculation. The process of assembling the compound vessel is simulated step by step.

L’objectif de cette thèse est de développer une nouvelle génération de matériaux céramiques de confinement plasma pour les moteurs à effet Hall en mettant en oeuvre la voie PDCs pour polymer-derived ceramics ou voie des polymères précéramiques.Un état de l’art des différents matériaux de confinement et un bilan des travaux précédemment menés sur ce sujet ont permis de déterminer les paramètres essentiels de tels matériaux et de s’orienter vers l’utilisation des polymères précéramiques commeprécurseurs des matériaux envisagés. Après avoir détaillé les différents protocoles permettant de modifier chimiquement un polymère commercial avec le bore, de mettre en forme les composés obtenus puis de réaliser la pyrolyse pour générer la céramique, des pièces denses céramiques Si-B-(C)-N ont été réalisées avec une teneur variable en bore. Une étude complète allant de la structure chimique des polymères jusqu’aux propriétés des céramiques résultantes a permis de sélectionner la formulation optimale du polymère comme précurseur de céramique. Des composites c-BN/Si-B-(C)-N ont ensuite été préparés parajout de charges, puis mis en forme et caractérisés avant de procéder à un changement d’échelle visant à préparer des bagues céramiques de taille moteur. La dernière partie consiste en une ouverture sur l’utilisation des polymères précéramiques pour la réalisation de pièces denses Si-Al-(C)-N de composition contrôlée avec en particulier une étude sur l’impact de l’aluminium sur les propriétés des polymères et des céramiques. / The main objective is here to develop a new generation of ceramic materials used for plasma confinement in Hall-effect thrusters using the PDCs (polymer-derived ceramics) route. A state of the art of the different confinement materials and a review of the previous work done on this topic allowed to determine the key parameters of such materials and to move towards the use of preceramic polymers as precursors of the materials envisaged. After having detailed the various protocols used to chemically modify a commercial polymer with boron, to shape the compounds obtained and then to convert the polymers into ceramics bypyrolysis, Si-B-(C)-N dense ceramic pieces have been produced with various boron content. A complete study from the chemical structure of the polymers to the properties of the resulting ceramics allowed selecting the optimal formulation of the polymer as a ceramic precursor. c-BN/Si-B-(C)-N composites were then prepared by filler addition, then shaped and characterized before a scale-up to prepare engine-size ceramic rings. The last part consists of an opening on the use of the PDCs route for the realization of dense Si-Al-(C)-N pieces of controlled composition, with a study of the impact of aluminum on the polymers andceramics properties.

Diploma thesis is intended on a polycrystalic diamond and a pocrystalic cubic boron nitride from the standpoint of their description, physical, mechanical and cutting properties, use and contemporary trends of development at renowned producers of tools and tool materials. The aim of the work was a complex working of conditions (type of cutting material, cutting conditions), which are recommended by choice producers for the effective turning applications their kind of superhard tool materials.

The master’s thesis is aimed at superhard cutting materials (polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) and their effective utilization. It describes the characteristics and production of these materials and evaluates product ranges of the most significant producers of tools and tool materials in given area. It further compares working conditions of selected world's producers which are related to the growing utilization of these materials in machining process. The thesis also deals with the cutting power of tools and provides a technical-economic assessment of the discussed issue.

n the first part of this diploma thesis there are described basic findings about superhard cutting materials (sorts, notation, structure, physical-mechanical properties, usage, production) and evaluates this tool of material from the aspect of cutting ability. The second part focused on complex data processing about assortment of superhard cutting materials of significant tools materials producers and comparison of work conditions (kind of machined ma-terials, cutting conditions), which are recommend for effective turning applica-tions by producers.

Diploma thesis is focused on cutting superhard materials (polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride). It deals with physical, mechanical and cutting properties, production and effective use. Evaluative product range of superhard cutting materials of the prominent world producers in terms of cutting conditions and type of materials machined in turning.