Compound formation between amorphous silicon and chromium

Abstract
The reaction between evaporated amorphous silicon films and chromium layers was studied using transmission electron microscopy and both transmission electron diffraction and reflection electron diffraction. When a‐Si and Cr films were deposited in the same pumpdown, the formation of CrSi2 was observed at temperatures as low as 400 °C. No reaction was observed when a‐Si was deposited on electrodeposited Cr.