Microcrystallinity in α-Si, Ge:H, F Alloys

1986 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Shen ◽  
J. Kolodzey ◽  
D. Slobodin ◽  
J. P. Conde ◽  
C. Lane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Columnar Structure ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Temperature Anneal

ABSTRACTMicrocrystalline inclusions in hydrogenated and fluorinated amorphous silicongermanium alloys, α-Si, Ge:H, F, were studied. Microcrystals grown during RF or DC glow discharge deposition from SiF4, GeF4 and H2 consist of either pure Si or Ge. Microcrystals produced by thermal annealing of initially amorphous alloys are either microcrystalline Ge or microcrystalline Si-Ge alloys depending on the annealing temperature. Values for the grain size were calculated from X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectra. The grain size of the “grown” microcrystal ranges from 8 to 60 nm. These grown grains exhibit preferential orientation of the (220) planes parallel to the substrate surface. Microcrystals produced by high-temperature anneal are randomly oriented. Scanning electron micrographs of as-grown samples show protruding platelets several 100 nm long and several 10 nm wide. Fractured cross sections exhibit columnar structure.

Influence of Alloying Additions on Enhancement of Soft Magnetic Properties Effect and Crystallization in FeXSiB (X=Cu, V, Co, Zr, Nb) Amorphous Alloys

2007 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 171-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Stokłosa ◽  
G. Badura ◽  
P. Kwapuliński ◽  
Józef Rasek ◽  
G. Haneczok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Crystallization Process ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Magnetic Measurements ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Soft Magnetic ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Transmission Electron

The crystallization and optimization of magnetic properties effects in FeXSiB (X=Cu, V, Co, Zr, Nb) amorphous alloys were studied by applying X-ray diffraction methods, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), resistometric and magnetic measurements. The temperatures of the first and the second stage of crystallization, the 1h optimization annealing temperature and the Curie temperature were determined for different amorphous alloys. Activation energies of crystallization process were obtained by applying the Kissinger method. The influence of alloy additions on optimization effect and crystallization processes was carefully examined.

Study on the phase structure and mechanical properties of (Ti,Al,Si)N coatings deposited by multiarc ion plating

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 2040043
Author(s):  
Mengchao Wang ◽  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Hui Chen ◽  
Yinfen Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Structural Formula ◽  
Columnar Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ion Plating ◽  
Substrate Adhesion ◽  
Scratch Tests ◽  
Angular Shift

Different structural [Formula: see text] coatings were designed and deposited on WC-Co cemented carbide by the technology of multiarc ion plating. Monolayered [Formula: see text] coating was deposited using cathode of [Formula: see text]. Multilayered (Ti,Al)N/[Formula: see text] coating and [Formula: see text] coating with gradual silicon content were deposited using two cathodes of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] simultaneously. The surface and cross-section morphology, compositions, and phase structure were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The dense [Formula: see text] coatings with droplets on the surface and without obvious columnar structure on the cross-sections were obtained. All coatings had the strong peaks of (200) orientation. The different angular shift occurred with different combination of cathodes and processes. The introduction of multilayered and gradient structure effectively reduced the lattice distortion of coatings. Meanwhile, the coating-substrate adhesion strength increased from 38.57 N to 60.17 N with a coating thickness of approximately 3.5 [Formula: see text]m by scratch tests. The highest hardness of [Formula: see text] coating obtained in this paper were [Formula: see text] GPa by nanoindentation. The multilayered coating showed better toughness.

EFFECT OF ANNEALING ON THE PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM PENTOXIDE FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450027 ◽  
Author(s):  
YAQIANG LIU ◽  
XUELIAN DU ◽  
XUEQIN LIU
Keyword(s):  
Vanadium Pentoxide ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
Spectral Transmittance ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tauc Plot ◽  
Silicon Substrate Surface

The vanadium pentoxide ( V 2 O 5) films were obtained by using sol–gel procedure and then were annealed at different temperature in air. The effect of different annealing temperatures on the composition, the microstructure, the surface morphology and the optical properties of the films were characterized by methods such as by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and spectral transmittance. The results revealed that the film annealed at 150°C has amorphous structure and dense with a smooth surface and the films annealed at 300°C and 450°C have a polycrystalline V 2 O 5 structure with preferred growth orientation along (001) planes, the c-axis and perpendicular to the silicon substrate surface. From the spectral transmittance we determined the absorption edge using the Tauc plot. The results indicated that optical bandgap of V 2 O 5 thin films decreased with annealing temperature.

Mechanical Properties of Porous Nanophase Materials Measured by Instrumental Indentation

1995 ◽  
Vol 400 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Van Swygenhoven ◽  
W. Wagner ◽  
J. Löffler
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Gas Condensation ◽  
Mean Grain Size ◽  
Nanophase Materials ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Instrumental Indentation

AbstractMechanical properties of nanostructured intermetallic Ni3Al synthesized by the inert-gas condensation technique are studied by means of instrumental indentation using the ICT-CSEMEX indenter. This instrument is a microindenter which continously measures load and displacement. Load-displacement curves are performed as function of grain size, consolidation- and annealing temperature. The mean grain size of the samples are studied by means of x-ray diffraction and small-angle neutron scattering.

Study of Microstructure in 0.9PMNTa-0.1PT Ceramics

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin T. Wang ◽  
Feng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Lead Titanate ◽  
Lead Magnesium Niobate ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chemical Content ◽  
Lead Magnesium ◽  
Ta Doping ◽  
Scanning Electron

Abstract Ta-Doping effect on the microstructure of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate crystalline solutions 0.9PbMg1/3(Nb(1−x)Tax)2/3O3-0.1PbTiO3(PMN-PT) have been firstly investigated in this paper. Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) were taken from fractured surfaces of the samples with different additives of x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 1.0 by Hitachi F-2460N microscope operating at an accelerating voltage of 25kV. The chemical content analysis for the synthesized samples performed on JEOL Super Prob733 Energy Perspective Spectrum. The x-ray diffraction was carried out with a Siemens D5000 Dual Diffraction Meter. It is clearly evident that doping Ta in PMNTa-PT can affect the grain size and density of the compounds. Smaller grain size (3.1μm) is formed in the specimens with the additives of x = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 in comparison with those of the specimens without doping (6.6μm) or over doping (6.4μm). The porosity at grain intersections increase with increasing of additive tantalum for niobium site in 0.9PMNTa-0.1PT. Larger grain size (6.4μm), greater non-uniformity and more inter-granular voids are found in the compound, if tantalum completely substitutes niobium (x = 1). No non-reacted starting regents were observed in any of the compositions mentioned above.

CRYSTALLIZATION PROGRESS AND MAGNETIC PROPERTY OF Fe–Zr(Nb)–B AMORPHOUS-NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOY

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1250088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. HUA ◽  
Y. M. SUN ◽  
W. Q. YU ◽  
M. B. WEI
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Nanocrystalline Alloy ◽  
Vibrating Sample Magnetometer ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Annealing Stage ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Specific Saturation Magnetization ◽  
Change Trend

Fe 81 Zr 9 B 10 and Fe 81 Zr 7 Nb 2 B 10 amorphous alloys were prepared by melt-spinning. The microstructures and magnetic properties of the alloys annealed at various temperatures were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The crystallization progresses of Fe 81 Zr 9 B 10 and Fe 81 Zr 7 Nb 2 B 10 amorphous alloys are as follows: amorphous → residual amorphous + α- Fe → α- Fe + Fe 3 Zr + ZrFe 2 and amorphous → residual amorphous + α- Fe → α- Fe + Fe 2 Zr , respectively. The grain size (D) of α- Fe in Fe 81 Zr 7 Nb 2 B 10 alloy is smaller than that in Fe 81 Zr 9 B 10 alloy at every annealing stage. The change trend of specific saturation magnetization (Ms) of Fe 81 Zr 7 Nb 2 B 10 alloy with increasing annealing temperature (Ta) is the same as that of Fe 81 Zr 9 B 10 alloy. However, the change trend of coercivity (Hc) of Fe 81 Zr 7 Nb 2 B 10 alloy with increasing annealing temperature is different from that of Fe 81 Zr 9 B 10 alloy, which abruptly deteriorates at 600°C.

Thermodynamic Stabilization of Grain Size in Nanocrystalline Metals

2012 ◽  
Vol 715-716 ◽  
pp. 323-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl C. Koch ◽  
Ron O. Scattergood ◽  
Brian K. VanLeeuwen ◽  
Kristopher A. Darling
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Line Broadening ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Thermodynamic Stabilization ◽  
Solute Atoms ◽  
Zr Alloy

This paper describes the stabilization of nanocrystalline grain sizes in Pd and Fe by the addition of Zr solute atoms. The grain size as a function of annealing temperature was measured by both x-ray diffraction (XRD) line broadening analysis and microscopy methods. The latter methods showed that the XRD grain size measurements for the samples annealed at the higher temperatures were not valid. It appears that thermodynamic stabilization may still be operative in the Fe-4at.% Zr alloy but not in the Pd-19at.% Zr alloy from the experimental results and calculations of the enthalpy of segregation.

Structural Properties of Al-Cu Thin Films after Heat Treatment

2009 ◽  
Vol 609 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
S. Lallouche ◽  
M.Y. Debili
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Dislocation Density ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Exothermic Peak ◽  
Thermal Study ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Decomposition Behaviour

In this work we are interested by the decomposition behaviour after heat treatment at 500°C of nanostructured Al-Cu deposits, prepared by radio frequency (13.56MHz) magnetron sputtered from composite targets. The use of X-ray diffraction leads to the characterization of different structures and the estimation of grain size and dislocation density. The grain size of the films is found to increase with annealing. The dislocation density is observed to exhibit a decrease trend with annealing temperature which leads to a reduction in the concentration of lattice imperfections A specific thermal study of the Al-Cu deposits, by combined thermal analysis (TDA/TG) permit to follow the structural behavior of the deposits with heat treatment. For Al-7.21at%Cu deposit, the exothermic peak convolution may be due to the elimination of micro deformations present in the sample.

Characterization of Neogene marls from the Kert Basin (northeast Morocco): suitability for the ceramics industry

Clay Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-392
Author(s):  
Hicham Nasri ◽  
Ali Azdimousa ◽  
Kamal El Hammouti ◽  
Abdelilah El Haddar ◽  
Meriam El Ouahabi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
High Plasticity ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mixed Layers ◽  
Ceramics Industry

ABSTRACTThe Neogene marls from the lower Kert area (northeast Morocco) were characterized to evaluate their suitability for the ceramics industry. Two cross-sections involving all of the Neogene facies were studied on both banks of the Kert River. Grey and green marls occurring between sandstone and tuffs were characterized by mineralogical (X-ray diffraction) and physicochemical (grain size, Atterberg limits, X-ray fluorescence and specific surface area) analyses. The Neogene clays studied are mainly calcareous silty marls containing 13–20 wt.% calcite. They consist of quartz, calcite, feldspars, dolomite, illite, kaolinite, chlorite and 10–14 Å illite-vermiculite mixed layers. Cristobalite was detected only in the uppermost level of the green marls, and it originates from a volcanic ash of Messinian age. Trace amounts of siderite and rhodochrosite indicate reducing or locally oxidizing conditions during sedimentation or shortly thereafter. The marls have medium to high plasticity, making them optimal for extrusion. Raw Neogene marls are suitable for manufacturing structural clay products. More specific uses, such as hollow products, roofing tiles and masonry bricks, were supported by the geochemical results and grain-size distribution.

Microstructures and electrical resistivities of the RuO2 electrode on SiO2/Si annealed in the oxygen ambient

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2681-2684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Soo Lee ◽  
Hyun Ja Kwon ◽  
Young Woo Jeong ◽  
Hyun Ha Kim ◽  
Cha Yeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Columnar Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dc Sputtering ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Electrical Resistivities

The electrical resistivity property of RuO2 thin films grown on the SiO2/Si substrate by reactive dc sputtering was examined in terms of microstructure using x-ray diffraction and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. As the samples were annealed in the oxygen ambient over the temperature range 300–700 °C, the resistivity decreased from 270 to 90 μΩcm with increasing annealing temperature. When heat treatment was performed below 500 °C, the strain which accumulated in the RuO2 layer during deposition was released without significant increase in grain size. It is thought that below 500 °C improvement in the crystallinity plays an important role in the variation of the resistivity. Although a considerable amount of growth of RuO2 grains was achieved, the columnar structure of the RuO2 layer in the as-deposited sample remained unchanged even after annealing at 700 °C. The resistivity improvement above 500 °C was driven mainly by the grain boundary annihilation.

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