What is the best way to look into the cross section of a thin film on a Cu substrate?

Read 1 answer by scientists to the question asked by Krishna Reddy on Feb 2, 2017

01 February 2017 4,677 1 View

XRD of Sn-Co alloys deposit show no peaks of Sn, Co or their alloys.but EDS shows their presence. what could be the reasons?

01 February 2017 1,042 7 View

Which is the most efficient etching solution for nickel based alloys?

Which solution reveals the microstructure and features of nickel-based alloys?

02 March 2021 2,221 3 View

Which reagent is best among 'Dimethylglyoxime" and "Dithiothreitol" for spectroscopic determination of Nickel ?

What I think is Dithiothreitol. As it is water-soluble and does not form a precipitate. But, the thing is it contains sulphur which is quite hazardous to aquatic animals.

01 March 2021 8,374 4 View

What is the indication of the absence of peaks in Methanol electrooxidation CV curves ?

I have several question regarding the MOR; hope anyone help me better understand. 1- in CV using (KOH+MEOH) what is the indication of absence of the redox peaks? shouldn't they exist as a sign...

28 February 2021 4,851 8 View

How to delaminate copper in water-based anodes?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a way to delaminate copper current collector of water-based anodes in Li-ion batteries without damaging the graphite film. I tried different materials such as HNO3...

24 February 2021 3,785 3 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

Resistivity of PVD TiNx thin films vs. N2 flow?

In the PVD of TiN thin films (~100A), I've found the resistivity of the TiN films dropped from ~100 to 60um*cm with N2 flow increasing up to the metallic mode ending point; then the resistivity...

21 February 2021 1,864 2 View

How to Study a proton NMR of Graphene prepared by Electrochemical Exfoliation technique?

I performed a Proton NMR of graphene powder prepared by electrochemical exfoliation technique. It shows some peaks. But I can't understand it.

21 February 2021 8,947 3 View

How to predict the reaction pathway for electro organic synthesis?

Can anyone recommend some any software/models available that can predict substance reactivities and the reaction yield under a specific set of reaction conditions process and proposing pathways to...

17 February 2021 2,383 3 View

How to modify micro-structure of Pure Copper which is available as a flat plate of 25 X 25 sq. cm?

Hi everyone, for a thesis project I have to modify the micro-structural properties of pure Cu flat plate of dimension 25 X 25 sq. cm . As I tried searching the available literature, I found a lot...

09 February 2021 5,090 3 View

Having 2 different substrates under the same deposit conditions (TiN coating) why it is possible to obtain different colours in the 2 dif substrates?

Coating is made by same deposit conditions. substrates are HSS Drill bit and Shim SS 300 series. On the drill bit we are getting some golden color, however on the shim we got no color it is like...

08 February 2021 9,383 7 View