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In the paper, it is stated that the HfC x N 1-x coating was deposited by magnetron sputtering on the AISI 316L substrate materials at various substrate temperatures ( T s ). The results of XRD and TEM indicated that the HfC x N 1-x coatings were almost amorphous when the T s were below 400 °C, whereas the nanostructured Hf 2 CN was formed at the T s of 400 °C. The Hf 2 CN nanocrystalline formation resulted in a significant improvement in the mechanical properties of HfC x N 1-x coatings. The electrochemical tests demonstrated that the stable HfC x N 1-x coatings improved the corrosion resistance of the AISI 316L. The platelet adhesion tests and hemolysis ratio tests indicated that the HfC x N 1-x coatings presented an improved hemocompatibility when the T s varied from 25 °C to temperatures exceeding 300 °C, which might have occurred due to the surface topography, the interfacial tension and the γ s d / γ s p ratio.

Ta-Si-N (10 nm)/Ti (20 nm) bilayer film has been designed with the purpose of using as diffusion barrier in copper interconnection. Ta-Si-N/Ti bilayer diffusion barriers were deposited on the substrate of n-type (100) silicon wafer using radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering, followed by in situ deposition of copper. To investigate the thermal stability of the Ta-Si-N/Ti diffusion barriers, annealing was subsequently conducted in N2 gas for 60 min and annealing temperatures were chosen at 600°C, 650°C, 700°C, 750°C, and 800°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that Ta-Si-N layer grown on the Ti layer exhibited an amorphous phase. The results indicated that Ta-Si-N/Ti film can prevent copper diffusion at 750°C. After annealing at 750°C, the production of Ti-Si layer can effectively decrease contact resistance between barrier and silicon.