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In-Situ TEM Crystallization of Anorthite-Glass Films on α-Al2O3
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Abstract
Anorthite-glass films have been grown by pulsed-laser deposition onsingle-crystal α-Al2O3 substrates which werepre-thinned to electron transparency. The glass films were crystallized inthe transmission electron Microscope (TEM), which allowed direct observationand video-recording of the crystallization process. Crystallization of thesefilms in the TEM resulted in the formation of hexagonal and orthorhombicanorthite. The orthorhombic phase was the predominant product of glass filmsgrown at elevated substrate temperatures and displayed strong epitaxy withthe underlying substrate. In contrast, the hexagonal phase was the majorconstituent of films grown at ambient substrate temperature and displayed noclear epitaxy with the substrate. The differences in degree of epitaxy andphase structure may be evidence of ordering at the original glass/oxideinterface.
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