• DocumentCode
    952253
  • Title

    Work Function Changes on Contact Materials

  • Author

    Haque, C.A. ; Fritz, J.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Lab.,Columbus,Ohio
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    The electron beam retarding potential technique was used in a display-type Varian LEED-Auger apparatus to determine work function changes on contact materials Pd, Au, Ag and Pd-Ag 40 at.% (atomic percent). Surface compositional changes were created by heating and argon ion bombardment treatments and monitored by Auger electron spectroscopy. Using the known work function value of atomically clean Pd as a reference, the average work function of each compositional state of the particular contact material was evaluated.
  • Keywords
    Contact surfaces; Work function; Argon; Atomic beams; Composite materials; Electron beams; Gold; Heat treatment; Monitoring; Spectroscopy; Surface cleaning; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Parts, Hybrids, and Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1000
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPHP.1974.1134831
  • Filename
    1134831
    • Link To Document
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