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Non-Standard Fickian Self-Diffusion of Isotopically Pure Boron Observed by Neutron Reflectometry and Depth Profiling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Shenda M. Baker ,
K. Wu ,
G. S. Smith ,
K. M. Hubbard ,
M. Nastasi ,
R. G. Downing  and
G. P. Lamaze
Shenda M. Baker
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711;
K. Wu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711;
G. S. Smith
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545;
K. M. Hubbard
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545;
M. Nastasi
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545;
R. G. Downing
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
G. P. Lamaze
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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Abstract

Neutron reflectometry (NR) studies1 of thin films of amorphous 11B/l0B on silicon indicate that a non-standard form of Fickian diffusion occurs across the boron interface upon annealing. In order to verify this observation, the samples were examined by neutron depth profiling (NDP). Comparison of the results from models of a step function, standard Fickian diffusion and Fickian diffusion with a fixed composition at the interface were made and compared to the previous NR results. The diffusion constant resulting from the non-standard Fickian model for the NDP data differs slightly from that obtained from the commonly used Fickian diffusion model and is not inconsistent with the NR results. This finding suggests that more information regarding diffusion at interfaces can be gained from these higher resolution neutron scattering techniques.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 376: Symposium BB – Neutron Scattering in Materials Science , 1994 , 209
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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