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ArticleScientific reports2018

Metastable phase formation of Pt-X (X = Ir, Au) thin films.

Aparna Saksena, Yu-Chuan Chien, Keke Chang, Pauline Kümmerl, Marcus Hans, Bernhard Völker, Jochen M Schneider

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Aparna SaksenaMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Yu-Chuan ChienMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4767-9471
Keke ChangMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany. chang@mch.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-7031
Pauline KümmerlMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Marcus HansMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-3101
Bernhard VölkerMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Jochen M SchneiderMaterials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.

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Abstract

The dependence of phase formation and mechanical properties on the chemical composition has been investigated for Pt-Ir and Pt-Au combinatorial thin films. The formation of a single, metastable Pt-Ir solid solution has been observed for all experimental compositions and temperatures. Upon Ir addition to Pt the experimentally determined changes in lattice parameter and Young's modulus display rule of mixture behavior which is in good agreement with our ab initio data. Whereas, in the Pt-Au system, the single metastable solid solution decomposes into two phases as the growth temperature is raised to ≥600 °C. The lattice parameters in the dual phase region are independent of chemical composition. The substrate temperature and chemical composition dependent phase formation in Pt-Ir and Pt-Au thin films can be rationalized based on CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) results combined with estimations of the activation energy required for surface diffusion: The metastable phase formation during film growth is caused by kinetic limitations, where Ir atoms (in Pt-Ir) need to overcome an up to factor 6 higher activation energy barrier than Au (in Pt-Au) to enable surface diffusion.

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