TY - JOUR AU1 - Deng, Chao AU2 - Liu, Shi-Feng AU3 - Hao, Xiao-Bo AU4 - Ji, Jing-Li AU5 - Liu, Qing AU6 - Fan, Hai-Yang AB - For sputtering targets, through-thickness texture is critical for assuring reliable sputtering performance. In this paper, through-thickness texture gradient of a rolled and subsequently annealed tantalum sputtering target was investigated. The results show that by carefully controlling the rolling process, shear-related components at the surface of the rolled sample could be avoided. Both the rolled sample and the annealed target develop a through-thickness texture gradient with the formation of a stronger {1 1 1} fiber in the center layer compared with that in the surface layer. TI - Through-thickness texture gradient of tantalum sputtering target JF - Rare Metals DO - 10.1007/s12598-014-0407-z DA - 2014-11-28 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/through-thickness-texture-gradient-of-tantalum-sputtering-target-affB3wseF1 SP - 523 EP - 526 VL - 36 IS - 6 DP - DeepDyve ER -