Effects of Addition of Heavy Rare-Earth Elements on the Structures and Resistivities of Al Thin Films for TFT - LCD Interconnects

1996 ◽  
Vol 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Takayama ◽  
Naganori Tsutsui ◽  
Zheng Zhudan
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Supersaturated Solid Solution ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Metallic Compounds ◽  
Al Matrix

AbstractThe addition of Ho or Er to Al thin films markedly suppresses the grain growth at high temperature (350 °C – 450 °C). However, different from the effect of adding elements of Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy, thermal defects of hillocks or whiskers start to appear on the film surface after annealing at 300 °C ( though depending on the content of added elements). It has been revealed that small amounts of metallic compounds of Al3RE (RE = Ho and Er) have been segregated in a supersaturated solid solution of the Al phase after annealing at 300 °C, and that a large amount of added impurities still remained in the Al matrix. The resistivity of Al1−xREx alloy thin films (RE = Ho or Er, x = 2 – 7 atomic %) was 5 – 7 μΩcm after annealing at 450 °C.

Annealing Characteristics of Al-Light-Rare-Earth Alloy Thin Films for Microelectronic Conductor Lines

1995 ◽  
Vol 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Takayama ◽  
Naganori Tsutsui
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Light Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Alloy ◽  
Metallic Compounds ◽  
Al Matrix

AbstractThe addition of La and Pr to Al thin films markedly decreases the grain size of the Al matrix and largely suppresses growth of thermal defects of hillocks and whiskers at high temperatures (350°C – 450°C). A large number of fine metallic compounds of Al11RE3 and/or Al3RE (RE = La and Pr) were segregated in an Al matrix, mostly at grain boundaries, after annealing at 350°C. The resistivities of the films after annealing at the above temperatures show very low values of less than 6 μωcm, without the salient formation of hillocks or whiskers on the film surfaces.

scholarly journals Strengthening and ductilizing of magnesium alloying with heavy rare earth elements

2018 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 03021
Author(s):  
Yuanding Huang ◽  
Yulin Xu ◽  
Sihang You ◽  
Weimin Gan ◽  
Karl Ulrich Karl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Solid Solution Strengthening ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Solution Strengthening ◽  
Better Than

Among all alloying elements the rare earth elements (RE) play a key role in improving the ductility, high temperature strength and corrosion resistance effectively for magnesium and its alloys. The present work investigated the influences of single alloying or multi heavy REs (Gd, Dy and Y) alloying on the strengthening and ductilizing of magnesium. These heavy REs have a higher solid solubility in magnesium than that the light REs such as Nd and Ce. It is found that the solid solution strengthening caused by Gd follows the linear relationship with the exponent n value of 1/2 or 2/3. When adding two or more heavy REs in Mg, owing to their interactions and resultant synergetic effects, the effectiveness of strengthening and ductilizing caused by multiple RE addition is much better than that by single RE addition.

Microstructural Study of Thin Films CuFe Obtained by Thermal Evaporation of Nanostructured Milled Powder

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
H. Mechri ◽  
Ahmed Haddad ◽  
M. Zergoug ◽  
Mohammed Azzaz
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Physical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Thermal Evaporation ◽  
Supersaturated Solid Solution ◽  
Milled Powder ◽  
Mechanically Alloyed ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Milling Duration ◽  
Tungsten Boat

Commercial copper and iron powders were used as starting materials. These powders were mechanically alloyed to obtain Cu(100-x) Fex supersaturated mixture. The milling duration was chosen in such a way as to obtain a nanostructured mixture and to form a supersaturated solid solution of CuFe; the powder mixture was used to deposit CuFe on a glass substrate. The elaboration of our films has been carried out using thermal evaporation process (physical vapor deposition) under 1 × 10-6 mbar vacuum from an electrically heated tungsten boat, using the supersaturated solid solution Cu(100-x) Fex powder obtained by mechanical alloying. The films deposition has been done on glass substrates. In this study, we present the composition effect on the structural and magnetic proprieties of Cu(100-x) Fex powder and thin films. The chemical composition, structural and magnetic proprieties of milled powders and thin films were examined by SEM, TEM, XRD, XRF and VSM.

Selective recovery of heavy rare earth elements from apatite with an adsorbent bearing immobilized tridentate amido ligands

2016 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 157-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Ogata ◽  
Hirokazu Narita ◽  
Mikiya Tanaka ◽  
Mihoko Hoshino ◽  
Yoshiaki Kon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Amido Ligands ◽  
Selective Recovery ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements

scholarly journals Effect of acid mine drainage on dissolved rare earth elements geochemistry along a fluvial–estuarine system: the Tinto-Odiel Estuary (S.W. Spain)

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Borrego ◽  
B. Carro ◽  
N. López-González ◽  
J. de la Rosa ◽  
J. A. Grande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Estuarine System ◽  
Mixing Zone ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements

The concentration of rare earth elements together with Sc, Y, and U, as well as rare earth elements fractionation patterns, in the water of an affected acid mine drainage system were investigated. Significant dissolved concentrations of the studied elements were observed in the fluvial sector of this estuary system (Sc ∼ 31 μg L−1, Y ∼ 187 μg L−1, U ∼ 41 μg L−1, Σ rare earth elements ∼621 μg L−1), with pH values below 2.7. In the mixing zone of the estuary, concentrations are lower (Sc ∼ 2.1 μg L−1; Y ∼ 16.7 μg L−1; U ∼ 4.8 μg L−1; Σ rare earth elements ∼65.3 μg L−1) and show a strong longitudinal gradient. The largest rare earth elements removal occurs in the medium-chlorinity zone and it becomes extreme for heavy rare earth elements, as observed for Sc. Samples of the mixing zone show a North American Shale normalized pattern similar to the fluvial zone water, while the samples located in the zone with pH between 6.5 and 7.7 show a depletion of light rare earth elements relative to middle rare earth elements and heavy rare earth elements, similar to that observed in samples of the marine estuary.

scholarly journals Formation of Intermediate Phases and Supersaturated Solid Solution in Al-Cu System during Diffusion

2018 ◽  
Vol 383 ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Rodin ◽  
Nataliya Goreslavets
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Supersaturated Solid Solution ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Equilibrium Phase ◽  
Equilibrium Phase Diagram ◽  
Intermediate Phases

The study of diffusion processes in the aluminum - copper system was carried out at the temperature 350 and 520 °C. Special attention was paid on the chemical composition of the system near Al/Cu interface. It was determined that the intermediate phases in the system, corresponding to the equilibrium phase diagram, were not formed at low temperature. At high temperature the intermediate phases forms starting with Cu - rich phases. In both cases supersaturated solid solution of copper in aluminum could be observed near the interface.

scholarly journals Separation and Adsorption-Desorption Characteristics of Heavy Rare Earth Elements (Gd, Tb, Dy) using P507 Resin

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Sungeun Lee ◽  
Joung Woon Kim ◽  
Jong Hyuk Jeon ◽  
Hong Myeong Jun ◽  
Jin Young Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Adsorption Desorption
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