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    Kirkendall Effect on the Nanoscale

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    Kirkendall effect has been studied experimentally as well as theoretically for decades already. There are theoretical indications, that the Kirkendall effect must operate from the beginning of the diffusion process but there are practically no measurements on this short time and length scale. For that reason, diffusion on the nanometer scale was investigated experimentally in different binary systems in thin film geometry. We followed the diffusion process as well as the Kirkendall effect by different methods (TEM, SNMS and synchrotron X-ray waveguide technique). Investigations were performed in systems with complete solubility (Bi-Sb, Cu-Ni, Bi-Sb) as well as in systems forming intermetallic phase (Fe-Sb, Fe- Pd). It was found that with these methods the Kirkendall shift can be well followed on the nano-scale. In Fe-Sb system even the bifurcation of the Kirkendall plane was observed

    In-situ stress measurement during the deposition of CN\u3csub\u3ex\u3c/sub\u3e thin films by unbalanced magnetron sputtering; formation of high levels of stress with 28 eV ion irradiation

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    Stress development during growth of CNx films by unbalanced magnetron sputtering has been investigated with an in-situ laser deflection technique. The stress is initially tensile, then it becomes compressive, reaching a maximum of as much as 7GPa. These are anomalously high stress levels compared with pure carbon, considering the low ion energies (28 eV) and ion-to-neutral arrival rate ratio (\u3c1) employed. This phenomenon is explained by the formation of a fullerene-like microstructure and nitrogen substitution at the growth surface. An accompanying increased reactivity of carbon atoms promotes sp3 bonding or other cross-linking of curved basal planes with resulting film densification
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