Anderson-like localization in ultrathin nanocomposite alloy films on polymeric substrates

Kamil Zuber; Kerstin Merkens; Katja Fröhlich; Peter Murphy; Jennifer Wong-Leung; Drew Evans

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.08.016

Anderson-like localization in ultrathin nanocomposite alloy films on polymeric substrates

Kamil Zuber, Kerstin Merkens, Katja Fröhlich, Peter Murphy, Jennifer Wong-Leung, Drew Evans^*

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The resistivity-structure relationship is experimentally investigated for ultrathin chrome cobalt (CrCo _x) alloy films sequentially co-sputtered on pre-coated polymeric substrates. For a narrow range of concentrations, we determine the crystal structure to be predominantly body-centred cubic and in one case having an additional Ω-hexagonal close-packed phase. The alloy film with the Ω-hexagonal close-packed phase shows an anomalous resistivity-temperature relationship. This is consistent with the associated crystal structure change and is attributed to an Anderson-like localization of carriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	866-869
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scripta Materialia
Volume	67
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.08.016
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

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