Phase formation and identification of an epitaxial Fe-Ni alloy silicide
Journal Article
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· J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
Epitaxial iron-nickel alloy silicide has been successfully grown on (111) Si for the first time using a new method of chemically electroless plating of Fe-Ni thin films on Si with subsequent annealing schemes. The deposited film was found to be amorphous by analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy. The alloy silicide phase formed during two-step vacuum annealing and was found to have an epitaxial relationship with the substrate Si. The composition of the eptaxial alloy silicide was identified by an energy dispersive analysis for x rays in the electron microscope. A small amount of nickel was found in the alloy silicide. The crystal structure of the silicide phase was analyzed to be that of an orthorhombic phase of FeSi/sub 2/. The orientation relationships of the silicide phase with respect to the substrate were identified to be (033-bar) (Fe,Ni)Si/sub 2/parallel(022-bar) Si, (055) (Fe,Ni)Si/sub 2/parallel(4-bar22) Si, and (100) (Fe,Ni)Si/sub 2/parallel(111) Si. Typical arrays of regular interfacial dislocations of edge type, 1000 A in spacing, were found throughout the epitaxial regions. The formation and some potential applications of the epitaxial Fe-Ni alloy silicide are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
- OSTI ID:
- 6889003
- Journal Information:
- J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 65:1; ISSN JAPIA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360601* -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
360602 -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
ALLOYS
AMORPHOUS STATE
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COATINGS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEPOSITION
DIMENSIONS
DISLOCATIONS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
EPITAXY
FILMS
HEAT TREATMENTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON SILICIDES
LINE DEFECTS
MICROSCOPY
NICKEL ALLOYS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL SILICIDES
PHASE STUDIES
SEMIMETALS
SILICIDES
SILICON
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
THICKNESS
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
360601* -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
360602 -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
ALLOYS
AMORPHOUS STATE
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COATINGS
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEPOSITION
DIMENSIONS
DISLOCATIONS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
EPITAXY
FILMS
HEAT TREATMENTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON SILICIDES
LINE DEFECTS
MICROSCOPY
NICKEL ALLOYS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL SILICIDES
PHASE STUDIES
SEMIMETALS
SILICIDES
SILICON
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
THICKNESS
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY