X-ray diffraction study of interdiffusion in bimetallic Ag/Cu thin films

Abstract
An x-ray diffraction technique recently developed by Houska and co-workers was applied to the problem of measuring interdiffusion at 600°C in 11.2 μ Ag/Cu bimetallic thin films prepared by vapor deposition on mica. The technique consists in matching experimental intensity bands to those calculated from assumed concentration profiles. The profiles which gave best fit in the Ag-rich layer were analyzed by means of a linear diffusion equation solved in a finite region with fixed interface. The value of 1.45×10−12 cm2/sec was obtained for the interdiffusion coefficient in the Ag-rich phase.

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