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Determination of Ag/Co Interfacial Free Energies by Biaxial Zero Creep Experiments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Abstract
To measure the Ag/Co interfacial free energies, biaxial zero creep experiments were performed on Ag/Co multilayer films deposited on the Si (111) wafers. As the samples were heated from room temperature to 450°C, the residual stress in films, which was in situ monitored by substrate curvature technique, decayed gradually to zero due to the increasing plastic deformation in films. After held for several hours at 450°C, they reached a zero creep state while the equilibrium stresses were measured. The annealed element layers were immiscible, and exhibited the column grain distribution and (111) preferred orientations. Based on the Josell model, the free energy of Ag/Co (111) interfaces at 450°C was found to be 1.02 ± 0.17 J/m2.
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