The influence of Ar pressure on depth resolution during glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES) depth profiling has been examined through the use of 358 nm thick anodic alumina films grown over flat aluminium surfaces. The films are ideal standards for the present purpose, being amorpho
Influence of surface roughness on the depth resolution of GDOES depth profiling analysis
โ Scribed by Shimizu, K.; Brown, G. M.; Habazaki, H.; Kobayashi, K.; Skeldon, P.; Thompson, G. E.; Wood, G. C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-2421
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โฆ Synopsis
Radio-frequency-powered glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES) is an extremely powerful and reliable technique for depth proรling analysis of thin, insulating barrier anodic รlms formed on aluminium. It allows ready and rapid analysis of the รlms, with depth resolution and sensitivity comparable with, or better than, those of secondary ion mass spectrometry depth proรling. However, for successful application of the technique, surfaces of specimens should be microscopically รat ; surface roughness of dimensions similar to the thickness of the รlms can lead to almost total degradation of the depth proรles.
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