Influence of temperature on structure formation
of Gd2Fe17 amorphous films
V.Prysyazhnyuk, O.Mukolaychuk

                The influence of temperature on structure Gd2Fe17 films are carried out. A films were prepared with the help of a thermal evaporation at different temperatures of NaCl-substrate carriers and then were exposed by thermal action in a column of the microscope. The temperature of substrate carriers changed within 300-400K range, and limits of thermal effect on  films make 300-800K. Structural studies were carried out with using of the electron microscope.
                Electron diffraction investigation of the films precipitated at Тs=300K have shown, that these condensates are amorphous. It is noted, that at heating of such films the initial  phase at crystallization are  a-Fe crystallites sizes increase at with temperature. It is confirmed by of a half-width of the diffraction peaks in electron diffraction patterns reduce and it is also indicated in estimation of the sizes of crystallites electron-microscopic images. At further increase of temperature (up 100K higher then temperature of an initial a-Fe crystallization) the crystallization of Gd enriched amorphous matrix starts and as result  Gd6Fe23 crystallites are formed (structural type Gd6Fe23, space group Fm-3m). Crystallization of amorphous Gd2Fe17 films completed by forming of  polycrystalline film  a-Fe and Gd6Fe23.
                Significative the different pattern is observed in phase formation kinetic in mode of deposition of films of Gd2Fe17 alloy, obtained at heated substratecarriers. In Тs=400 К range t are observed amorphous films. At Тs=500K there films become as amorphous-crystalline. At the further increase of temperature of substrate carrier the fraction of a polycrystal phase increases. The interpretation of electron diffraction patterns has shown, that the polycrystalline films will consists three phases: Gd2Fe17 (60 %) structural type Th2Ni17, Gd2Fe17 (30 %) structural type Th2Zn17 and in a little (about. 10 %)  GdFe5 structural type CaCu5.

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