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Effects of an interposed Cu layer on the enhanced thermal stability of C49 TiSi2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Ming-Jun Wang ,
Wen-Tai Lin  and
F. M. Pan
Ming-Jun Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, Republic of China
Wen-Tai Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, Republic of China
F. M. Pan
Affiliation:
National Nanodevice Laboratory, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, Republic of China
*
a) e-mail: wtlin@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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Abstract

The effects of an interposed Cu layer and a surface Cu layer on the C49–C54 TiSi2 transformation temperature were studied. For the Ti/Cu/(100)Si samples the interposed Cu layer significantly enhanced the thermal stability of C49 TiSi2. The temperature for complete C49–C54 TiSi2 transformation was raised from 710 to 735 to 750 °C with the thickness of the interposed Cu layer increasing from 0 to 1.5 to 3.5 nm, correspondingly. Cu was insoluble in C54 TiSi2. For the Cu/Ti/(100)Si samples, the surface Cu layer did not at all enhance the thermal stability of the C49 phase. In the present study, the enhanced thermal stability of C49 TiCuxSi2–x can be attributed to its reduced electron/atom ratio and larger grain size relative to those of C49 TiSi2.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , February 2002 , pp. 343 - 347
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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