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Formation of Amorphous Interlayers by Solid-State Diffusion in Refractory Metal/Silicon Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

J.Y. Cheng ,
M.H. Wang  and
L.J. Chen
J.Y. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
M.H. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
L.J. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Abstract

Formation and growth of amorphous interlayers (a-interlayers) in nine refractroy metal and silicon systems by solid-state diffusion have been investigated by conventional and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The amorphous interlayers were found to form in samples annealed at 350–650 °C. The growth was found to follow a linear growth law initially then slow down until a critical thicknees was reached. The interface structures were examined. The correlations among difference in atomic size between metal and Si atoms, growth rate and activation energy of the linear growth, critical and maximum a-interlayer thickness, the largest heat of formation energy for crystalline silicides, the calculated free energy difference in forming amorphous phase as well as atomic mobility in refractroy metal/silicon systems are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 187: Symposium J – Thin Film Structures and Phase Stability , 1990 , 77
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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