TY - JOUR T1 - Synthesis and Characterization of Reactive Sputtered AlN Thin Films AU - , M. Zadam AU - , B. Abdallah AU - , M.Y. Debili AU - , N. Horny AU - , M.A. Djouadi AU - , P.Y. Jouan JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 157 EP - 160 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2007.157.160 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.157.160 KW - Aluminum nitride KW -thin films KW -sputtering KW -preferential orientations AB - A series of AlN coatings have been elaborated on silicon substrate using dc magnetron sputtering method, by varying the nitrogen flow in the discharge. We have noticed that the coating deposition rate decreases with the nitrogen flow which is conducive to a transition from metallic aluminum coating to (100) and (002) preferentially oriented Aluminum Nitride (AlN). A shorter target-substrate distance gives rise to the (002) orientation, as revealed by the DRX and the SEM characterization. ER -