Abstract
Surface-sensitive x-ray scattering techniques with atomic scale resolution are employed to investigate trie microscopic structure of the surface of three classes of liquid binary alloys: (il Surface segregation in partly miscible binary alloys as predicted by the Gibbs adsorption rule is investigated for Ga-In. The first layer consists of a supercooled In monoiayer and the bulk composition is reached after about two atomic diameters, (ii) The Ga-Bi system displays a .wetting transition at a characteristic temperature Tw≈220°C. The transition from a Bi monoiayer on Ga below Tw to a thick Bi-rich wetting film above Tw is studied, (iii) The effect of attractive interactions between the two components of a binary alloy on the surface structure is investigatec for two Hg-Au alloys.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1136-1141 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft/Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- Critical phenomena
- Interfaces
- Liquids
- Metals
- X-ruy scattering