Chromium Carbide Thin Films Synthesized by Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser Deposition

Abstract
Chromium carbide thin films are synthesized on Si(100) substrates by a pulsed Nd:YAG laser deposition method at different substrate temperatures. Glancing-angle X-ray diffraction shows that a crystalline chromium carbide film can be prepared at the substrate temperature of 700°C. Grain size of the films, examined with a field-emission secondary electron microscope, increases with increasing substrate temperature.