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Thin films of amorphous Fe85Zr15 alloy were deposited by ion-beam sputtering of a composite target. Analogous to the melt-spun amorphous alloys of similar composition, the crystallization of the amorphous film occurs in two steps, however, with a substantially reduced thermal stability. After completion of the first crystallization step which starts at 473 K, the microstructure consists of 12 nm nanocrystals of bcc-Fe embedded in a grain boundary region of the remaining amorphous phase. At 673 K, the remaining amorphous phase transforms into the Fe2Zr alloy. The self-diffusion measurements of iron in the nanocrystalline state and in the parent amorphous state has been carried out using secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) depth profiling and neutron reflectivity techniques. In contrast to the case of finemet Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 alloy, where a significant enhancement of diffusivity takes place in the nanocrystalline state, in the present case the diffusivity in the nanocrystalline state is similar to that in the parent amorphous state. It is suggested that in this system the atomic diffusion occurs mainly via the grain boundary regions. The calculated values of the pre-exponential factor and the activation energy for the diffusion are D-0 = 1 x 10(-14+/-1) m(2)/s and E = (0.7 +/- 0.1) eV respectively. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Investigations of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces by X-ray grazing incidence diffraction
(2000)
Investigation of the chain-chain interface in a lead-stearate multilayer using neutron reflectivity
(1995)
Investigation of molecular diffusion across organic multilayers using neutron specular reflectivity
(1999)
The molecular orientation of azobenzene side groups in polymer films before (nonpatterned) and after (patterned) development of a surface relief grating has been investigated by photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation. The photoemission spectra obtained for 60-100 eV photons of a patterned and a nonpatterned surface are similar when the polarization vector of the synchrotron light is parallel to the grating vector. However, for perpendicular excitation, considerable spectral intensity differences can be observed for 9-14 eV electron binding energy. The observed changes are attributed to the formation of well-oriented azobenzenes at the surface. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics
A phase transition in an amphiphilic mesophase is explored to deliberately induce mechanical strain in an assembly of tightly coupled metal ion coordination centers. Melting of the alkyl chains in the amphiphilic mesophase causes distortion of the coordination geometry around the central transition metal ion. As a result, the crystal field splitting of the d-orbital subsets decreases resulting in a spin transition from a low-spin to a high-spin state. The diamagnetic-paramagnetic transition is reversible. This concept is demonstrated in a metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte-amphiphile complex self-assembled from ditopic bis-terpyridines, Fe(II) as central transition metal, and dialkyl phosphates as amphiphiles. The magnetic properties are studied in a Langmuir-Blodgett multilayer. The modularity of this concept provides extensive control of structure and function from molecular to macroscopic length scales and gives access to a wide range of new molecular magnetic architectures such as nanostructures, thin films, and liquid crystals
In-plane strain and strain relaxation in laterally patterned Si/SiGe quantum dots and wire arrays
(1998)
In-plane strain and shape analysis of Si/SiGe nanostructures by grazing incidence diffraction
(2000)
In situ high temperature x-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction measurements in the energy dispersive mode are used to study the ordered face-centered tetragonal (fct) L1(0) phase formation in [Fe(19 angstrom)/ Pt(25 angstrom)](x10) multilayers prepared by ion beam sputtering. With the in situ x-ray measurements it is observed that (i) the multilayer structure first transforms to a disordered FePt and subsequently to an ordered fct L1(0) phase, (ii) the ordered fct L1(0) FePt peaks start to appear at 320°C annealing, (iii) the activation energy of the interdiffusion is 0.8 eV and (iv) ordered fct FePt grains have preferential out-of-plane texture. The magneto-optical Kerr effect and conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopies are used to study the magnetic properties of the as- deposited and 400°C annealed multilayers. The magnetic data for the 400°C annealed sample indicate that the magnetization is at an angle of ~50° from the plane of the film.
In situ and ex situ SAXS investigation of colloidal sedimentation onto laterally patterned support
(2009)
We report on in situ investigations of colloidal ordering during gravity sedimentation from a colloidal suspension onto a prepatterned support using a polymeric surface relief grating (SRG) as the support. The ordering of colloids with a diameter of 420 nm was investigated by means of grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and transmission SAXS using a preparation cell guaranteeing stable temperature and humidity. GISAXS was used for in situ monitoring of the time evolution of colloidal ordering within the whole illuminated sample area. The onset of ordering was indicated by the increase of integrated intensity within a small time frame shortly before complete evaporation of the dispersant. Single domains of coated samples were investigated ex situ by SAXS in transmission geometry where the irradiated sample area was 200 x 200 mu m(2) only. Domains with the typical size of a few millimeters were observed varying in orientation and crystallographic structure for various positions at the sample. They were mainly oriented along the grooves of the grating, confirming the influence of the underlying grating on colloidal ordering.
Strain analysis of a laterally patterned Si-wafer was carried out utilizing X-ray grazing-incidence diffraction with synchrotron radiation. The lateral patterning was done by focused ion beam implantation using an ion source of liquid AuGeSi alloy. Samples were prepared by either 35 keV Au+ ions (dose: 0.2, 2 x 10(14) cm(-2)) or 70 keV Ge++ ions (dose: 8 X 10(14) cm(-1)). It was shown that due to implantation a periodical defect structure is created consisting of both implanted and not implanted stripes. The evaluated depth distribution of defects within the implanted stripes corresponds to that obtained by TRIM calculation. The induced strain distribution, however, shows no periodicity. This can be explained by an overlap of the strain fields created in each implanted stripe. (c) 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
The glass transition process gets affected in ultrathin films having thickness comparable to the size of the molecules. We observe systematic broadening of the glass transition temperature (T-g) as the thickness of an ultrathin polymer film reduces below the radius of gyration but the change in the average T-g was found to be very small. The existence of reversible negative and positive thermal expansion below and above T-g increased the sensitivity of our thickness measurements performed using energy-dispersive x-ray reflectivity. A simple model of the T-g variation as a function of depth expected from sliding motion could explain the results
An increase in random molecular vibrations of a solid owing to heating above the melting point leads to a decrease in its long-range order and a loss of structural symmetry. Therefore conventional liquids are isotropic media. Here we report on a light-induced isothermal transition of a polymer film from an isotropic solid to an anisotropic liquid state in which the degree of mechanical anisotropy can be controlled by light. Whereas during irradiation by circular polarized light the film behaves as an isotropic viscoelastic fluid, it shows considerable fluidity only in the direction parallel to the light field vector under linear polarized light. The fluidization phenomenon is related to photoinduced motion of azobenzene-functionalized molecular units, which can be effectively activated only when their transition dipole moments are oriented close to the direction of the light polarization. We also describe here how the photofluidization allows nanoscopic elements of matter to be precisely manipulated