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Reactions in TiO2/Ti3Al and TiO2/TiAl bilayers: application of target-factor analysis in Auger electron spectroscopy

✍ Scribed by J. van Lier; B. Baretzky; A. Zalar; E. J. Mittemeijer


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
82 KB
Volume
30
Category
Article
ISSN
0142-2421

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✦ Synopsis


Bilayers of TiO 2 /Ti 3 Al and TiO 2 /TiAl were heated up to 973 K. The resulting concentration-depth profiles were determined using Auger electron spectroscopy in combination with ion sputtering. By applying targetfactor analysis it was possible to distinguish between different states of chemical bonding of the elements analysed. In both TiO 2 /Ti 3 Al and TiO 2 /TiAl heating causes decomposition of titanium dioxide at the bilayer interface, as revealed by the associated oxygen diffusion into the metallic layer. In a certain depth range near to the original bilayer, interface oxygen is bonded to both Ti and Al. In the original Ti 3 Al layer oxygen dissolves homogeneously, whereas Al 2 O 3 was formed in the original TiAl layer, particularly in the central region.