Journal
COATINGS
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings8060220
Keywords
metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD); chromium carbide; kinetic modeling; numerical simulations; inner-wall coatings; protective coatings
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- Investments for the Future Program [ANR-10-LABEX-44-01]
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
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Chromium carbide layers were deposited using liquid-injection metal-organic chemical vapor deposition inside long (0.3 to 1 m) and narrow (8 to 24 mm in diameter) metallic tubes. The deposition was carried out using a molecular single-source, bis(benzene)chromium (BBC), as representative of the bis(arene)metal family diluted in toluene and injected with N-2 as carrier gas. A multicomponent mass transport model for the simulation of the coupled fluid flow, heat transfer and chemistry was built. The kinetic mechanism of the growth of CrCx films was developed with the help of large-scale experiments to study the depletion of the precursors along the inner wall of the tube. The model fits well in the 400-550 degrees C temperature range and in the 1.3 x 10(2) to 7 x 10(3) Pa pressure range. The pressure is shown to have a pronounced effect on the deposition rate and thickness uniformity of the resulting coating. Below 525 degrees C the structure, composition and morphology of the films are not affected by changes of total pressure or deposition temperature. The coatings are amorphous and their Cr:C ratio is about 2:1, i.e., intermediate between Cr7C3 and Cr3C2. The model was applied to the design of a long reactor (1 m), with a double injection successively and alternatively undertaken at each end to ensure the best uniformity with sufficient thickness. This innovative concept can be used to optimize industrial deposition processes inside long and narrow tubes and channels.
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