Abstract
Combinatorial and high-throughput techniques have become
well-established in materials science to aid in the accelerated
discovery of novel functional materials. Thin film composition spreads
are frequently used for this purpose by performing localized
measurements and exploring different properties throughout the phase
diagram. Nevertheless, the thin film composition map has to be
determined to understand the behavior of the compound or alloy of
interest. There are several established techniques that can give
elemental composition maps of large areas but the total mapping time can
range from several hours to tens of hours or more. Thus, faster
elemental mapping techniques are needed. In this study, the
applicability of GDOES elemental mapping towards combinatorial and
high-throughput screening samples is explored by characterizing a CuNi
thin film composition spread. Qualitative analysis images show that Cu
and Ni composition gradients can be obtained in a matter of seconds. In
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1016-1023 |
Journal | Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |