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Electronic structure investigations of Ni and Cr films on (100)SrTiO3 substrates using electron energy-loss spectroscopy

  • Klaus van Benthem EMAIL logo , Christine Scheu , Wilfried Sigle and Manfred Rühle
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 93 Issue 5

Abstract

Metal/ceramic interfaces between thin nickel and chromium films and the TiO2 terminated (100) surface of SrTiO3 were studied by various transmission electron microscopy techniques to investigate the bonding behaviour between film and substrate. For the Ni/SrTiO3 interface, a semi-coherent interface structure between three-dimensionally grown Ni islands and the SrTiO3 substrate was observed. From electron energy-loss spectroscopy measurements and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy studies, the formation of a two-dimensional NiO layer at the interface was concluded, which dominates the adhesion between the Ni film and the ceramic substrate. At the Cr/SrTiO3 interface, Cr –O bonds were found, possessing an ionic-bonding contribution. Comparing the bonding characteristics of Ni and Cr on the (100) surface of SrTiO3, a stronger adhesion of Cr than for Ni is proposed.

Keywords: Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS); Electron energy-loss near-edge structures (ELNES); Electronic structure; Metal/ceramic interfaces; Thin films
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  1. The authors would like to express their gratitude to A. Polli, G. Richter, Q. Fu, and T. Wagner for specimen preparation by MBE and for fruitful discussions. The help of J. Thomas for his constant support during the STEM measurements is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks also to U. Salzberger for her invaluable help in preparing excellent TEM specimens.

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Published Online: 2022-01-03

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https://doi.org/10.3139/ijmr-2002-1064
Keywords for this article
Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS); Electron energy-loss near-edge structures (ELNES); Electronic structure; Metal/ceramic interfaces; Thin films

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Editorial
  4. Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung
  5. Articles/Aufsätze
  6. Towards a micromechanical understanding of biological surface devices
  7. Solid state phase transformation kinetics: a modular transformation model
  8. Electronic structure investigations of Ni and Cr films on (100)SrTiO3 substrates using electron energy-loss spectroscopy
  9. Surface magnetization reversal of sputtered CrO2
  10. Magnetic imaging with full-field soft X-ray microscopy
  11. Dislocation dynamics in sub-micron confinement: recent progress in Cu thin film plasticity
  12. Fatigue behavior of polycrystalline thin copper films
  13. Grain growth in magnetron-sputtered nickel films
  14. Thin Pd films on SrTiO3 (001) substrates: ab initio local-density-functional theory
  15. Coupled grain boundary and surface diffusion in a polycrystalline thin film constrained by substrate
  16. Gallium segregation at grain boundaries in aluminium
  17. Current work at the Stuttgart UHV diffusion bonding facility
  18. Bonding between Cu and α-Al2O3
  19. Compressive deformation of niobium sandwich-bonded to alumina
  20. SiO2-coated carbon nanotubes: theory and experiment
  21. Simulation of solidification structures of binary alloys
  22. Gaseous nitriding of iron-chromium alloys
  23. Deposition of ceramic materials from aqueous solution induced by organic templates
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  25. Personen
  26. Books
  27. Information
  28. DGM Further Training
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