A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron

J. A. Cairns; C. W. Keep; R. J. Waite; J. F. Ziegler; K. N. Tu

doi:10.1063/1.89416

Author(s)

J. A. Cairns
C. W. Keep
R. J. Waite
J. F. Ziegler
K. N. Tu

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	392-394
Journal / Publication	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	30
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

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Abstract

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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A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron. / Cairns, J. A.; Keep, C. W.; Waite, R. J. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 30, No. 8, 1977, p. 392-394.

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Cairns, JA, Keep, CW, Waite, RJ, Ziegler, JF & Tu, KN 1977, 'A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 392-394. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89416

Cairns, J. A., Keep, C. W., Waite, R. J., Ziegler, J. F., & Tu, K. N. (1977). A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron. Applied Physics Letters, 30(8), 392-394. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89416

Cairns JA, Keep CW, Waite RJ, Ziegler JF, Tu KN. A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron. Applied Physics Letters. 1977;30(8):392-394. doi: 10.1063/1.89416

Cairns, J. A. ; Keep, C. W. ; Waite, R. J. et al. / A controlled-atmosphere electron-microscopy study of the influence of oxygen on the interdiffusion of gold and iron. In: Applied Physics Letters. 1977 ; Vol. 30, No. 8. pp. 392-394.