II. Surface and interfacial phenomena surface phases in binary liquid metal alloys: An X-ray study

H. Tostmann, E. Dimasi, O. G. Shpyrko, P. S. Pershan, B. M. Ocko, M. Deutsch

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1136-1141
Number of pages6
JournalBerichte der Bunsengesellschaft/Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume102
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Critical phenomena
  • Interfaces
  • Liquids
  • Metals
  • X-ruy scattering

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