Alloy formation at the Fe-on-Nb and Nb-on-Fe interfaces

Autor: A. Nakanishi, Edit Szilágyi, Szilárd Sajti, Judit Balogh, L. Bujdosó, L. F. Kiss, Dénes Kaptás, Zsolt Endre Horváth
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Vacuum. 171:109048
ISSN: 0042-207X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2019.109048
Popis: Nb/Fe/Nb vacuum evaporated trilayers were studies by X-ray reflectometry, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry and Mossbauer spectroscopy in order to obtain information on the properties of the Fe-on-Nb and Nb-on-Fe interfaces. According to the Mossbauer analysis the interfaces are rather sharp; chemical mixing forms less than 1 nm thick Fe-rich interfaces at both sides of the Fe layer. Comparison to X-ray reflectometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry results indicate that interface alloying and geometrical roughness equally contribute to the element distribution across the Fe and Nb layers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE