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Atom-Probe Tomographic Studies of Thin Films and Multilayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2012

David J. Larson ,
Alfred Cerezo ,
Jean Juraszek ,
Kazuhiro Hono  and
Guido Schmitz
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Abstract

This article reviews investigations of the growth and reactions within thin metal and oxide films using atom-probe tomography. Included in this review are (1) studies of interfacial and growth reactions in magnetoresistive metallic, metal/oxide, and magnetic magnetostrictive multilayers; (2) comparison of selected portions of these results to simulated film growth using molecular dynamics; and (3) study of the origin of room-temperature ferromagnetism in dilute magnetic semiconductors. Information of this type is useful in order to understand the formation and thermal evolution of thin films (and to compare to theory and modeling) and, ultimately, to permit further optimization of devices based on thin films.

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MRS Bulletin , Volume 34 , Issue 10 , October 2009 , pp. 732 - 737
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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