comparing xrd data for 225c and 300c growth of si-heusler
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Comparing XRD data for 225C and 300C growth of Si-Heusler. Some composition assumption for sample grown at 225C. S230 grown at 300C Si Comp = 22.9 at.%. S239 grown at 225C Si Comp = 27 at.%?. Things I noticed:. (022) intensity higher for 225C growth at Heusler Comp - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Comparing XRD data for 225C and 300C growth of Si-Heusler.
Some composition assumption for sample grown at 225C.
S230 grown at 300CSi Comp = 22.9 at.%
S239 grown at 225CSi Comp = 27 at.%?
1009080706050Co Percent Metal
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
x10
-2
4.10
4.05
4.00
3.95
3.90
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
1.003
1.002
1.001
1.000
0.999
0.998
0.997
In-P
lan
e P
ositio
n
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
In-P
lan
e F
WH
M 1
0-2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
x10
-3
2.06
2.04
2.02
2.00
1.98
1.96
1.94
5
4
3
2
1
0
x10
-4
1.03
1.02
1.01
1.00
0.99
0.98
0.97
Integrated Intensity
Peak Position [rlu]
Peak FWHM [rlu]
L(014)h=(022)c K(014)h=(022)c L(102)h=(002)c L(011)h=(111)c
Int=0.0069
1009080706050Co Percent Metal
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
x10
-2
4.08
4.06
4.04
4.02
4.00
3.98
3.96
3.94
3.920.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
Ou
t-o
f-P
lan
e F
WH
M
1.004
1.002
1.000
0.998
0.996
In-P
lan
e P
ositio
n
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
In-P
lan
e F
WH
M 1
0-2
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
x10
-3
2.04
2.02
2.00
1.98
1.96
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
x10
-4
1.02
1.01
1.00
0.99
0.98
Integrated Intensity
Peak Position [rlu]
Peak FWHM [rlu]
L(014)h=(022)c K(014)h=(022)c L(102)h=(002)c L(011)h=(111)c
Int=0.0117
Things I noticed:• (022) intensity higher for 225C growth at Heusler Comp• Large area of higher intensity and in-plane lattice matching (65-
90)%Co– FWHM shows similar trend
• No Significant difference in in-plane peak width for the two growth temperatures
• (111) very wide at 225C growth• On the 300C sample, the strain is different for each reflection (the
position traces do not collapse on top of each other) wereas they agree in the 225C sample
• Comparing Zero Strain w/Si concentration suggests zero strain if Si was 25at%
• Zero Strain doesn’t necessarily correspond with highest intensity of narrowest peak
Comparing Chemical Order
3
4
5
67
0.01
2
3
4
5
67
0.1
2
3
4
Inte
nsi
ty R
atio
1009080706050Co Percent Metal
S1/F (300C) S2/F S1/F (225C) S2/F
The idea here is to measure the chemical ordering qualitatively. I’ve divided the integrated intensity of each superlattice peak by the fundamental to remove variations in structural disorder.
F=(022)c=(014)hS1=(002)c=(102)hS2=(111)c=(011)h
•No significant changes in intensity within the “good” region (65-85)% Co•No difference in S1/F for the two temperatures•Significant difference in intensities for S2/F: the (111) peak is MUCH stronger relative to the fundamental peak for 300C growth
Comparing phi-scan FWHM• Voigt could not fit well, so I found
FWHM via max value and located max/2 in the data after background subraction
• S239 had 2 components probably due to 2 distinct populations of grain sizes. I fit the wider as a polynomial background
• Clearly, the sample grown at 225C has a narrower width at the Heusler composition
FWHM vs Comp at Two Growth Temps
Example of two components in s239 Heusler Stoichiometry Data Compare
2
3
4
567
1
2
3
4
Ph
i-Sca
n F
WH
M [D
eg
]
1009080706050Co Percent Metal
s239 (225C) s230 (300C)
8
6
4
2
No
rmed
In
ten
sity
x 1
0-3
26.025.024.023.022.021.0Phi [Deg]
Data Fit Bkg
Voigt Fit: |X|² = 2.8973Intensity: 0.001946 ± 3.8349e-05Amplitude: 0.0059389 ± 6.5139e-05Position: 23.803 ± 0.00096075FWHM: 0.2086 ± 0.0034152Shape: 10000 ± 0
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
No
rmed
In
ten
sity
26.025.024.023.022.021.0Phi [Deg]
s239 (225C) s230 (300C)
L-scans of (014) on s231 (Si~19at%)Grown at 150C and 1/3 as Thick as Others
• A couple bad spots at ~90% Co• Zero strain @ ~84% Co• Position/Strain changes monotonically/linearly• Width strange
4.08
4.06
4.04
4.02
4.00
3.98
3.96
3.94
Pos
ition
[rlu
]
1009080706050Co Percent Metal
60
55
50
45
40
35
FW
HM
[rlu 10-3]
6810
-4
2
4
6810
-3
2
4
68
Integrated Intensity
Some General Conclusions• Si-concentration is a bigger factor to determine strain than Co/Mn
ratio• Higher Co concentration is better ordered than Heusler
stoichiometry regardless of growth temp according to intensities• Large region of composition gives good ordering according to peak
widths• These samples are still too different to make a definitive statement
on growth temperature– Different Si concentrations– Different layer ordering when grown– Different thicknesses (at least the 150C sample)
• Improving the study:– Study Si-dependant samples– Grow all three samples in a immediately after each other rather than
venting or composition recalibration to ensure const Si btwn samples
S241: Ternary Sample Grown at 225C
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
20
15
10
5
0
L In
ten
sity 10
-3
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
10
8
6
4
2
0
K Inte
nsity 1
0-3
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
4
4
3.97 3.96
4.02
4.00
3.98
3.96
3.94
L P
osition
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
1.000
0.998
0.996
K P
ositio
n
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
807060504030
L F
WH
M 10
-3
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
35
30
25
20
15
K F
WH
M 10
-3
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
L S
hap
e
43
21
0X
Po
s [m
m]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
K S
ha
pe
• L and K scans of the (014) reflection
• Phi scans are difficult to fit – just calc FWHM from data
• Data taken at corner of ternary sample nearest Co Apex
• Along Diagonal boundary, Co~80% of metal concentration
• Along base, Si~10%
In-Plane Out-of-Plane4
32
10
X P
os
[mm
]
6420 Y Pos [mm]
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2F
WH
M [D
eg
]
Phi-scan FWHM
Ternary General Conclusions
• Brightest peaks correspond with narrowest width which occurs at the edge of the region corresponding to Co 80% (out of metal concentration). This is the spot of best crystal structure
• Best crystal structure DOES NOT correspond to zero strain, OR Heusler Stoichiometry
• Don’t know Si concentration yet