APFIM STUDIES OF COMPOSITIONAL INHOMOGENEITY IN SPUTTERED CO-CR THIN-FILMS

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HONO, K [1 ]
MAEDA, Y [1 ]
LI, JL [1 ]
SAKURAI, T [1 ]
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[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, BASIC RES LABS, TOKAI, IBARAKI 31911, JAPAN
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10.1109/20.281289
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Atom probe analysis results of Co-22at%CR bulk alloy and its thin films are presented. While no compositional inhomogeneity is detected from the bulk sample, a significant compositional fluctuation is present in the thin film specimen which is sputter deposited on a heated substrate. The concentration of the Cr enriched region is in the range of 30 - 40 at.%Cr, while that of the Cr depleted region is approximately 5 at.%Cr. Such compositional fluctuations are present within a grain. These results are in agreement with NMR and TEM results.
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