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Structural Control of Lithium Fluoride Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

O.G. Yazicigil ,
D. Rafik ,
V. Vorontsov  and
A.H. King
O.G. Yazicigil
Affiliation:
School of Materials Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2044
D. Rafik
Affiliation:
School of Materials Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2044
V. Vorontsov
Affiliation:
School of Materials Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2044
A.H. King
Affiliation:
School of Materials Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2044
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Abstract

Polycrystalline lithium fluoride thin films have a number of existing and potential uses, but the optimization of their microstructure has not yet been addressed systematically. We have developed a means of measuring the porosity in LiF films, and a method for performing detailed electron-microscopical studies on this normally beam-sensitive material. These techniques have been applied to assess the structure of LiF films immediately after deposition from the vapor phase, and also after subsequent annealing.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 875: Symposium O – Thin Films - Stresses and Mechanical Properties XI , 2005 , O12.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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