TY - JOUR
T1 - A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron
AU - Cairns, J. A.
AU - Keep, C. W.
AU - Waite, R. J.
AU - Ziegler, J. F.
AU - Tu, K. N.
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PY - 1977
Y1 - 1977
N2 - Controlled-atmosphere electron microscopy is used to show that when thin (∼150 Å) superimposed layers of Au/Fe/Au are heated in an oxygen environment, a dramatic breakup of the gold into islets occurs at 300-350°C. By utilizing previous Rutherford backscattering observations of this system and complementing the electron-microscope observations with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy examination, it is possible to gain an insight into the nature of the process and highlight the role played by oxygen in the breakup of the gold layer.
AB - Controlled-atmosphere electron microscopy is used to show that when thin (∼150 Å) superimposed layers of Au/Fe/Au are heated in an oxygen environment, a dramatic breakup of the gold into islets occurs at 300-350°C. By utilizing previous Rutherford backscattering observations of this system and complementing the electron-microscope observations with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy examination, it is possible to gain an insight into the nature of the process and highlight the role played by oxygen in the breakup of the gold layer.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.89416
DO - 10.1063/1.89416
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0003-6951
VL - 30
SP - 392
EP - 394
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
IS - 8
ER -