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Internal Oxidation and Mechanical Properties of Pt-IrO2 Thin Films
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
Abstract
Pt-IrO2 films, approximately 200 nm thick, were fabricated by co-sputter deposition of Pt and Ir in an Ar-O2 mixture followed by annealing at 700°C in O2 for 4 hours. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction measurements indicate the presence of IrO2 throughout the thickness of the films. After a thermal cycle in vacuum to 700°C, the room temperature residual stress is significantly lower in the internally oxidized films than in pure Pt films of similar thickness subjected to identical cycling. Initial analysis of the behavior of the films during thermal cycling indicates that the primary cause for the difference in residual stress level is a decrease in the thermoelastic slope associated with the introduction of IrO2.
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