Formation of surface Pd-Ti alloys using the pulsed plasma beams

The low-pressure discharge between two sets of cylindrical rod-type electro des generates an intense pulse of a working gas plasma and a vapor cloud of an electrode material. The near surface layer of the substrate exposed to such beams becomes molten in a few microseconds and then rapid diffusion of pre-deposited atoms into this region occurs. The RES spectra of Pd-Ti syst em formed on the Ti foil substrate show an efficient mixing of Pd and Ti co mponents. Mixing extends up to over 1 mm distance.