Comparison of Self-Annealing Behaviors in (001)- and (111)-Oriented Electrodeposited Silver Films by In Situ EBSP Analysis

Abstract:

Self-annealing behaviors of the electrodeposited silver films which preferentially orient in (001) and (111) directions were investigated by in situ EBSP analysis. In the (001)-oriented film, self-annealing starts in storage for a few hours at R. T. and is almost complete after storage for 6 h at R. T. (001)- and (212)-oriented recrystallized grains mainly nucleate, and (001)-oriented grains mainly grow up. In the (111)-oriented film, self-annealing starts in storage for 15 min at R. T. and is almost complete after storage for 1 h at R. T. (111)-, (001)- and (212)-oriented recrystallized grains mainly nucleate, and (111)-oriented grains mainly grow up. The size of recrystallized grains induced in the (111)-oriented film by self-annealing is approximately half that in the (001)-oriented film although the rate of recrystallization in the (111)-oriented film is faster than that in the (001)-oriented one. The area fraction of the preferential orientation after completion of recrystallization saturates in approximately 70% and 50% in the (001)- and (111)-oriented films, respectively.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 879)
• Pages: 2243-2248
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.2243
• Online since: November 2016
• Authors: Hayashi Yumi, Ikuo Shohji*, Hiroshi Miyazawa
• Keywords: Electrodeposited Silver Film, Electron Back Scatter Diffraction Patterns, In Situ Observation, Self-Annealing

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