Amorphous Sb2Te3thin films are synthesized using electrodeposition in different thicknesses to explore their solid electrolytic nature with respect to some noble metals. Au and Pt are used as the substrate materials and thermally diffused into the Sb2Te3films under passivated and nonpassivated conditions. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is used to study the Au and Pt diffusion into the films as a function of depth. It is found that Au diffuses into the Sb2Te3thin films even at room temperature. In contrast, there is no observable diffusion of Pt at room temperature. At a higher temperature (i.e., 200 °C), both Au and Pt diffuse into the Sb2Te3thin films and Au diffusion is more significant than Pt. The findings suggest that amorphous Sb2Te3can be used as a good solid electrolyte to permit the diffusion of some noble metals such as Au and Pt.
Controlling Stoichiometry in Ultrathin van der Waals Films: PtTe 2 , Pt 2 Te 3 , Pt 3 Te 4 , and Pt 2 Te 2
- Award ID(s):
- 2140038
- PAR ID:
- 10337791
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Nano
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 1936-0851
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 9908 to 9919
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation