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arXiv:2411.01913 (cond-mat)
[Submitted on 4 Nov 2024]

Title:Ion generation by photoionization and photofield tunneling of electrons during atom probe tomography of thermally grown chromia with deep UV laser light

Authors:Severin Jakob, David Mayweg, Mattias Thuvander
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Abstract:The evaporation mechanisms during laser-assisted field evaporation of thermally grown chromia is investigated with the newest generation of commercial atom probe tomography instrument, equipped with a deep-UV laser (257.5 nm, 4.8 eV photon energy). By holding the voltage constant, the electrostatic field is kept constant, and the evolution of detection rate is recorded. The detection rate is measured as a function of laser pulse energy for chromia and the metallic alloy Ni-20Cr, where the expected thermal evaporation is observed. Furthermore, the detection rate as a function of electrostatic field is measured for chromia and follows the well-known Fowler-Nordheim type equation. The observation suggests that photoionization and photofield electron tunneling are the rate-limiting steps during evaporation of chromia with deep-UV laser light. The work function and bandgap of the material are discussed, and the evaporation behavior is put into context to existing observations.
Subjects: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
Cite as: arXiv:2411.01913 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
  (or arXiv:2411.01913v1 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.01913

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From: Severin Jakob [view email]
[v1] Mon, 4 Nov 2024 09:25:07 UTC (845 KB)
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