Hydrogen mediated transport of Sn to Ru film surface

The authors report on the interaction of atomic hydrogen with Sn and thin Ru film at room temperature. The study is done using a combination of photoelectron and low energy ion scattering spectroscopies as well as scanning electron microscopy. The adsorption of hydrogen on a Sn surface leads to the formation of stannane (SnH4), which...

High-resistivity nanogranular Co–Al–O films for high-frequency applications

This work presents a series of high-resistivity nanogranular Co–Al–O films with maximum resistivity of ? 110?m??cm. The films were deposited using pulsed dc reactive sputtering of a Co72Al28 target in an oxygen/argon ambient. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), M-H loop measurements, and s-parameter measurements...

A mesoscopic approach to the study of thin protective coatings by Positron Beam Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy

The study of thin protective coatings is one of the major research topics in the industry. Among the many questions in this wide topic, the aim of this thesis has been to contribute to the understanding of two of them: the problem of the adhesion and the role of porosity in thin films. The thin films studied in this work were mainly...

Photolithographic patterning of the charge-density-wave conductor Rb 0.30 MoO 3

Orientation of the charge-density-wave chains in thin films of Rb 0.30 MoO 3