NUCLEATION AND GROWTH IN DEPOSITION OF METALS FROM VAPOR AND OXIDATION OF ALLOYS. PART I. THE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SOLID GOLD-NICKEL ALLOYS AT 775-935 C. PART II

Abstract

Nucleation and growth in deposition of metals from vapor and oxidation of alloys: Measurement of the concentration of adsorbed Ag required for nucleation of Ag crystals to occur on a W substrate were made. The apparent critical concentration of adsorbate required to produce nucleation decreases with increasing impingent flux. The true critical concentration required to produce nucleation is the same for all fluxes and is 1.5 x 10 to the 14th power atoms/sq cm ec. Thermodynamic properties of solid Au-Ni alloys: Emf measurements were made on 10 Au-Ni alloys at temperatures of 775, 825, 900 and 935 C. The derived activities of both Ni and Au showed large positive deviations from Raoult's law. The enthalpies of mixing are positive, and both the free energy and entropy of mixing are positively in excess of ideal values at all compositions. Tabulations of the activities; free energies, entropies and enthalpies of mixing are given.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1962
Accession Number
AD0278068

Entities

People

  • G.m. Pound
  • R.d. Gretz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorbates
  • Alloys
  • Energy
  • Enthalpy
  • Free Energy
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • Nickel
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Nucleation
  • Oxidation
  • Physical Properties
  • Substrates
  • Thermodynamic Properties

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.