Chromium and iron nitride layers (with thicknesses of 100-1000 nm) wer
e deposited onto silicon substrates via reactive rf magnetron sputteri
ng. Stoichiometry, phase formation and surface morphology were analyze
d by a combination of different methods: Rutherford Backscattering Spe
ctrometry, Resonant Nuclear Reaction Analysis, Conversion Electron Mos
sbauer Spectroscopy, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and X-Ray Diffracti
on. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.