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Article

Construction and Properties of Cu-/Zr-Based Thin Films on Glass Substrate

by
Yu Meng
1,2,*,
Chengcheng Zhang
1,
Xinyi Hu
1 and
Zhongxiao Song
2
1
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing, Xi’an University, Xi’an 710065, China
2
Department of Science and Technology Development, Xi’an Jiaotong University Suzhou Institute, Suzhou 215123, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Coatings 2025, 15(12), 1472; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121472 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 17 November 2025 / Revised: 10 December 2025 / Accepted: 11 December 2025 / Published: 13 December 2025
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Abstract

A novel method for metallization of a glass substrate is proposed to improve adhesion strength between the glass and the metal layer. The Cu/glass substrate was fabricated using magnetron sputtering with the addition of nanoscale multilayer films (Zr/ZrN/Zr/ZrN/Zr/ZrN) as transition layers. The microstructure of the Cu capping layer and the interface between Cu and glass were investigated. The results indicate that the (ZrN/Zr)x gradient layer is uniform and dense, exhibiting crystalline characteristics that help optimize the interface structure. As the ZrN/Zr gradient layer thickens, the interfacial bonding strength between the metal layer and the glass substrate gradually increases. Among different periods, when the period is 3, the critical load of the Cu/(ZrN/Zr)3 stack structure is 80 N. This study provides an important strategy for designing and constructing a new type of glass substrate.
Keywords: Cu metallization; Zr-based films; magnetron sputtering; adhesion properties; glass substrate Cu metallization; Zr-based films; magnetron sputtering; adhesion properties; glass substrate

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Meng, Y.; Zhang, C.; Hu, X.; Song, Z. Construction and Properties of Cu-/Zr-Based Thin Films on Glass Substrate. Coatings 2025, 15, 1472. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121472

AMA Style

Meng Y, Zhang C, Hu X, Song Z. Construction and Properties of Cu-/Zr-Based Thin Films on Glass Substrate. Coatings. 2025; 15(12):1472. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121472

Chicago/Turabian Style

Meng, Yu, Chengcheng Zhang, Xinyi Hu, and Zhongxiao Song. 2025. "Construction and Properties of Cu-/Zr-Based Thin Films on Glass Substrate" Coatings 15, no. 12: 1472. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121472

APA Style

Meng, Y., Zhang, C., Hu, X., & Song, Z. (2025). Construction and Properties of Cu-/Zr-Based Thin Films on Glass Substrate. Coatings, 15(12), 1472. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121472

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