FRETTING STUDIES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE PD, PD-AG AND PD-Y FILMS

Authors
TRUDEAU ML BRYDEN KJ BRAUNOVIC M YING JY
Citation
Ml. Trudeau et al., FRETTING STUDIES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE PD, PD-AG AND PD-Y FILMS, Nanostructured materials, 9(1-8), 1997, pp. 759-762
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Nanostructured materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09659773
Volume
9
Issue
1-8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
759 - 762
Database
ISI
SICI code
0965-9773(1997)9:1-8<759:FSONPP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This work presents fretting and surface reactivity studies of gas phas e sputtered nanocrystalline Pd, Pd90Y10 and Pd60Ag40 films deposited o n metallic substrates. The thermal stability as well as the surface re activity of the films to organic vapor were also investigated. The sur faces of the contact regions were examined using scanning electron mic roscopy and Secondary Ions Mass Spectroscopy. Surface reactivity was s tudied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. This study reveals that nanostructured films have a significant technological potential in th e improvement of low current electrical connections. (C) 1997 Acta Met allurgica Inc.