Open AccessTHERMAL STABILITY OF REACTIONS OF TRANSITION METALS WITH GaAa
Author(s) -
Zhao Yue-Chao,
Dingchang Xian
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.41.1482
Subject(s) - materials science , transition metal , thermodynamics , standard enthalpy of formation , thermal stability , chemistry , standard enthalpy change of formation , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry
In this paper, the formation enthalpies of the final phases presented in annealed contacts composed of transition metals (Pd, Pt, Ni, Ir, Rh, Co, Ti, Cr, V, Zr) and GaAs are calculated by using Miedema's semi-empirical model. Furthermore, the free energies of reaction both for the formations of the final phases and for the decompositions of the final phases containing As are calculated. These calculated results are compared with the experimental values. We reach the conclusion that for most of the above systems, the free energies of reaction can be adopted to assess the formation temperatures and the stabilities for the final phases.