Combinatorial synthesis of Ni-Nb-Cu-Al-Au model layer systems (B02)

• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 409476157

The research objective of B02 is to elucidate correlations between synthesis conditions, structure evolution and layer properties of Ni-Nb-Cu-Al-Au thin films for the targeted synthesis of thin films with highest possible phase purity and domain size. For this purpose, binary and ternary Ni-based solid solutions and intermetallic phases are deposited combinatorially by ultra-high vacuum magnetron sputtering and characterised along concentration gradients with respect to chemical composition, structure and morphology by means of energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning transmission electron microscopy.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1394: Structural and Chemical Atomic Complexity: From Defect Phase Diagrams to Material Properties
• Applicant Institution: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Project Head: Professor Jochen M. Schneider, Ph.D.