Abstract
Highly porous TiZrV films on (100) Si wafers were used to study the oxidation state of a film surface after three gas-adsorption/activation cycles using synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy (SRPES). The oxidation state and composition of porous TiZrV film are highly affected by the present conditions of air-exposure/activation cycles. In the porous TiZrV films after activation treatment, the C content on the surface of the films gradually increased with increasing air-exposure/activation cycles. In the porous TiZrV film after air-exposure treatment, the O content on the surface of the films decreased with increasing of air-exposure/activation cycles. The concentration of Zr on the film surface increased with increasing of air-exposure/activation cycles. These results are caused by the formation of metal carbides on the film surface.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3672-3676 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Thin Solid Films |
Volume | 517 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 May 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry