Transition from single- to multi-layered structures in nanoporous gold-palladium ultrathin films

Wen Chung Li, T. John Balk

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Abstract

The transition from single- to multi-layered structures in nanoporous films was investigated in nanoporous gold-palladium (np-AuPd) ultrathin films. Configuration and contact behavior of AuPd ligaments in porous layers were characterized with patterned or curved np-AuPd films. In a multi-layered structure, AuPd ligaments in the layer closest to the substrate exhibit a different configuration than in a single-layered structure. This transition is discussed in relation to film thickness, volume contraction and bonding with the substrate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2393-2397
Number of pages5
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume519
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0847693 . Acknowledgment is made to the Donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (Grant No. 43324-G10 ), for support of this research. TJB thanks the National Center for Electron Microscopy for the NCEM Visiting Scientist Fellowship that allowed the dual-beam FIB work to be carried out.

Keywords

  • Dealloy
  • Gold
  • Nanoporous films
  • Palladium
  • Thin film

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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