Characterization of quaternary metal oxide films by synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microprobe

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/603687· OSTI ID:603687

Perry, D. L.; Thompson, A. C.; Russo, R. E. ^[1]

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1. Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States); and others

A high demand for thin films in industrial technology has been responsible for the creation of new techniques for the fabrication of such films. One highly effective method for the syntheses of variable composition thin films is pulsed-laser deposition (PLD). The technique has a large number of characteristics which make it an attractive approach for making films. It offers rapid deposition rates, congruent material transfer, simple target requirements from which to make the films, in situ multilayer deposition, and no gas composition or pressure requirements. Additionally, the technique can also afford crystalline films and films with novel structures. Pulsed-laser deposition can be used to make films of semiconductors, insulators, high-temperature superconductors, diamond-like films, and piezoelectric materials. Quaternary metal oxides involving calcium, nickel, and potassium have been shown to be quite effective in the catalysis of coal gasification and methane coupling. One approach to incorporating all three of the metal oxides into one phase is the use of laser ablation to prepare films of the catalysts so that they may be used for coatings, smooth surfaces on which to conduct detailed studies of gas-solid interface reactions that are involved in catalytic processes, and other applications. The problem of dissimilar boiling points of the three metal oxides system is overcome, since the laser ablation process effects the volatilization of all three components from the laser target essentially simultaneously. There is strong interest in gaining an understanding of the chemical and morphological aspects of the films that are deposited. Phenomena such as lattice defects and chemical heterogeneity are of interest. The experimental data discussed here are restricted to the matrix homogeneity of the films themselves for films which were void of microparticles.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 603687
• Report Number(s): LBNL--39981; ON: DE97007345
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
CALCIUM OXIDES
LASER RADIATION
NICKEL OXIDES
POTASSIUM OXIDES
QUATERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS
SYNTHESIS
THIN FILMS
VAPOR DEPOSITED COATINGS
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS