Abstract
Ion beam projection techniques consist of using an ion beam with a pattern defined by a stencil mask. Features sizes can be below 100 nm. A variety of ions such as Ar, He, or Xe and a wide range of energies are available depending on the desired penetration depth and structural modification.In this paper, we explore the use of ion beam projection to locally modify annealed Ni-Ti thin films by inducing intermixing between an annealed sputter-deposited sub-micron Ni-Ti film and a Ni layer deposited on top. The objective is to alter the composition and transition temperatures of the Ni-Tiaccording to a pattern defined by the stencil mask. We report preliminary experimental results as well as a simulation of the intermixing process.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST-2006), 7-11 May 2006,Pacific Grove, California, USA |
| Editors | B. Berg, M.R. Mitchell, J. Proft |
| Place of Publication | Ohio |
| Publisher | ASM International |
| Pages | 381-390 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-87170-862-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |