Structural characterization of TiNxOy/TiO2 single crystalline and nanometric multilayers grown by LP-MOCVD on (110)TiO2

TiO2/TiNxOy superlattices were grown by Low Pressure-Metal-Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (LP-MOVPE) technique at deposition temperatures ranking from 650 to 750°C. The growth was performed on top of TiO2(110) rutile substrates. Intense peaks observed in the X-rays rocking curves and θ-2θ diffraction patterns show the presence of crystalline epilayers. The TiNxOy layers were grown in a (200) cubic structure on the (110) quadratic TiO2 epilayer structure. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the XRD results and showed the formation of periodic and well structured epilayers.

Initial chemical transport of reducing elements and chemical reactions in oxide cathode base metal

Abstract In the present work, the formation of compounds associated to the diffusion of reducing elements (Mg and Al) to the nickel surface of a one-piece oxide cathode has been studied. Those compounds have been evidenced after the annealing steps at high temperature performed on cathode base metal prior to the emitting coating deposition. Therefore, they form the “initial” interface between the nickel and the coating, in other words, the interface existing at the beginning of cathode life. Extensive analysis to characterize the nickel base prior to coating deposition has been performed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), …

Chemical Transport of Mg and Al in Thin Foils of Nickel Alloys