Thermodynamic stability of Co/Cu multilayered nanostructures

W. Cao, J. Zhu, Y. Yang, W. A. Oates, Y. A. Chang

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Abstract

In this paper, the Regular Solution Model (RSM) and the Cluster/Site Approximation (CSA) were used to study the unmixing as a function of the thickness of the Co/Cu metal layers. The results show that decreases in the thickness of the layers leads to a lowering of the demixing critical temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1379-1382
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume53
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2005
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We should like to express our thanks to Dr. M. Asta for discussion and suggestions. Financial support from the AFOSR Grant No. F49620-03-1-0083 is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Alloys
  • Cluster variation method
  • Cluster/site approximation
  • Cobalt-copper
  • Thermodynamics
  • Thin film monolayers

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