Epitaxial growth of metastable Co-Cu alloys by a surface pump mechanism

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作者
Zhou, GL
Yang, MH
Flynn, CP
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,MAT RES LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT PHYS,URBANA,IL 61801
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4580
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report the operation for Co-Cu alloys of a surface pump mechanism whereby bulk metastable alloys are formed during epitaxial growth. This happens when a material with a larger surface energy (Co) is grown on a film with a lesser surface energy (Cu). The specific pathway transports Cu through pinholes by surface diffusion at temperatures which are too low for the metastable alloy to decompose by bulk diffusion.
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页码:4580 / 4583
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