Investigation into the Thin-Film Fabrication of Intermetallic NiTi

1990 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Peter Jardine ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Lysa D. Wasielesky

AbstractThin-films of Ni and Ti were formed by sputter co-deposition of Ni and Ti onto amorphous SiO2 and single crystal NaCl and Sapphire substrates. Films were characterized as follows: a) The chemical composition of the films was analysed by EDAX b) The gross morphology was examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy. c) The crystal phases were indentified by X-ray diffraction and Electron diffraction. Intermetallic NiTi has been identified in samples annealed in vacuo at 850°C. Annealing at 500°C in vacuum produced chemical separation of the Ni and Ti. This effect may be due to a narrow solidus region for the existence of NiTi and inhomogeneities due to uneven deposition of the Ni and Ti.

1990 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Hubbard ◽  
Nicole Bordes ◽  
Michael Nastasi ◽  
Joseph R. Tesmer

AbstractWe have investigated the fabrication of thin-film superconductors by Cu-ion implantation into initially Cu-deficient Y(BaF2)Cu thin films. The precursor films were co-evaporated on SrTiO3 substrates, and subsequently implanted to various doses with 400 keV 63Cu2+. Implantations were preformed at both LN2 temperature and at 380°C. The films were post-annealed in oxygen, and characterized as a function of dose by four-point probe analysis, X-ray diffraction, ion-beam backscattering and channeling, and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that a significant improvement in film quality could be achieved by heating the films to 380°C during the implantation. The best films became fully superconducting at 60–70 K, and exhibited good metallic R vs. T. behavior in the normal state.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (35) ◽  
pp. 1650394
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Yibao Li ◽  
Zhen Tang ◽  
Yan Deng ◽  
Hui Yuan ◽  
...  

In this paper, all solution processing is used to prepare both the transparent conducting Ba[Formula: see text]La[Formula: see text]SnO3 (BLSO) thin films as bottom electrodes and ferroelectric Bi6Fe2Ti3O[Formula: see text] (BFTO) thin films. The derived BFTO thin films are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The derived thin film is polycrystalline with dense microstructures. The remnant polarization [Formula: see text] at the measurement frequency of 2 kHz can reach [Formula: see text] under the 500 kV/cm electric field and the coercive field [Formula: see text] is 410 kV/cm. The results will provide a feasible route to prepare BFTO thin films on transparent conducting bottom electrodes to realize multifunctionality.


1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 815-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Colgan ◽  
J. W. Mayer

The thin-film interactions of Al with refractory metals (Co, Cr, Mo, Ta, Ti, and W) have been investigated. The composition and thickness of the reacted aluminide layers were determined by Rutherford backscattering and phase identification was made by x-ray diffraction. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the lateral uniformity. The initial aluminide phases to grow are the Al-rich phases: Co2Al9, Cr2Al13, MoAl12, TaAl3, TiAl3, and WAI12. These are the most Al-rich phases on the phase diagrams. The reaction temperatures varied between 350 and 525 °C.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Park ◽  
Chee-Hong An ◽  
Byung-Il Hwang ◽  
Hoo-Jeong Lee ◽  
Hyoungsub Kim ◽  
...  

This study examined the degradation of the device performance of InGaZnO4 (IGZO)-based thin-film transistors after annealing at high temperatures in air ambient. Using various characterization methods including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy, we were able to disclose the details of a two-stage phase transformation that led to the device performance degradation. The Mo electrodes first succumbed to oxidation at moderate temperatures (400∼500 °C) and then the Mo oxide further reacted with IGZO to produce an In–Mo–O compound with some Ga at higher temperatures (600∼700 °C). We analyzed our results based on the thermodynamics and kinetics data available in the literature and confirmed that our findings are in agreement with the experimental results.


2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 2834-2838
Author(s):  
Fei Xiong Mao ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Shi Wei Liu ◽  
Jing Kun Yu

Mg films were prepared by magnetron sputtering on zirconia substrate. The surface morphology, structure and adhesion performance were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and automatic nano scratch tester, respectively. The results show that the Mg films deposited on the substrates at 50 °C, 200 °C, 300 °C are mainly of hexagonal phase with the crystal planes (002) in highly preferred orientation that is weaken with the substrate temperature increased. After annealed at 230 °C, the quality of thin film deposited on the substrate at 50 °C can be improved as crystallizability enhanced and grain size increased. The adhesion of Mg film increases firstly, and then decreases with increasing the substrate temperatures.


1999 ◽  
Vol 606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kemmler ◽  
Michael Lazell ◽  
Paul O'brien ◽  
David J. Otwaya

AbstractThin film(s) of chalcopyrite CuInE2(where E = S or Se) have been grown by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (LP-MOCVD) using the precursors [In(E2CNMenHexyl)3] and [Cu(E2CNMenHexyl)2]. Similarly, thin films of ME (where M = Zn, Cd; E = S, Se) have been deposited from precursors of general formula [M(E2CNMenHex)2]x. Films were grown on glass between 400 - 500 °C, and characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy (UV/Vis), EDAX and scanning electron microscopy.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3166
Author(s):  
Jia Chu ◽  
Yaping Cheng ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Shanxin Xiong ◽  
...  

In this study, Prussian blue@Carbon-dot (PB@C-dot) hybrids have been developed by one-step hydrothermal method. The incorporation of C-dots into Prussian blue thin film as a way of improving its electrochromic performance was investigated. The structure of the PB@C-dot hybrid was characterized through X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The electrochromic properties showed that incorporation of 10 mL C-dots into the film showed higher optical contrast of 1.6 and superior coloration/bleaching response of 10 and 3 s. It is proposed that the C-dots component used in the construction of the PB@C-dot hybrid plays a key role to achieve superior electrochromic performance.


2015 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 39-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Lei Chen ◽  
Hong Mei Deng ◽  
Ke Zhi Zhang ◽  
Ling Huang ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
...  

Cu2MnSnS4 thin film was successfully prepared by a sol-gel technique on soda lime glass substrate from metal salts and thiourea. The structural and morphological properties of the fabricated film were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The combination of the X-ray diffraction results and Raman spectroscopy reveal that this obtained layer is composed by Cu2MnSnS4 phase and has a stannite structure with preferential orientation along the (112) direction. The scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy results show that the synthesized thin film is smooth and compact without any visible cracks or pores. The band gap of the Cu2MnSnS4 thin film is about 1.29 eV determined by the UV-vis-NIR absorption spectra measurement, which indicates it has potential applications in solar cells.


2007 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 637-639
Author(s):  
Hyoun Woo Kim ◽  
Ju Hyun Myung

We have prepared the gallium oxide (Ga2O3) films on sapphire substrates by a thermal evaporation of GaN powders. We have characterized the films by using the x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the photoluminescence (PL). SEM and XRD revealed that the deposits were Ga2O3 thin films with monoclinic structure. PL spectrum of Ga2O3 films under excitation at 325 nm showed a blue emission.


2013 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 809-813
Author(s):  
Qing Suo Liu ◽  
Cui Min Lu ◽  
Lian Jie Yuan ◽  
Wei Wei Yang

The materials deposited NiTi SMA Thin Film on PZT Substrate is prepared by using the magnetron sputtering method and crystallizing at 600°C. The microstructure of the materials is evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersed spectroscopy (EDS). The response frequency characteristic under loop stress is studied by damping test. The results show that the NiTi SMA thin film has oriented columnar crystals and the PZT substrate has uniformly equiaxed grains. There isnt obvious component exchange between NiTi SMA thin film and the PZT substrate, especially, there is of the original composition in the region adjacent to the NiTi SMA thin film of the PZT substrate. The deposition of NiTi SMA thin film has no impact to response frequency range under loop stress of the PZT.


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