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The kinetics of indium/amorphous-selenium multilayer thin film reactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

K. Lu ,
M. L. Sui ,
J. H. Perepezko  and
B. Lanning
K. Lu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
M. L. Sui
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
J. H. Perepezko
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
B. Lanning
Affiliation:
Lockheed Martin Aerospace, Littleton, Colorado 80127
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Abstract

The reaction kinetics in vapor-deposited indium/amorphous-selenium (a-Se) multilayer thin films were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A number of reactions were observed upon heating with characteristic temperatures which were found to be independent of the multilayer modulation wavelength. The initial interface reaction between In and a-Se is the formation of an In2Se phase. Kinetic analyses of the In2Se formation process combined with TEM observations indicated that interface reaction is characterized by the two-dimensional growth of pre-existing In2Se regions formed during deposition to impingement in the plane of the original In/a-Se interface. The change of the density of In2Se grains with temperature was analyzed in terms of the derived kinetic parameters, which is consistent with TEM observations and the heat release measurements.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 771 - 779
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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