I EXAMEN DE MATERIALES ELECTRONICOS

FECHA DE EXAMEN: 05-05-14 RESUELTO EN CLASES: 06-05-14

NOMBRE: CODIGO:

1. Calcular la magnetizacion producida en una aleacion Fe-20%Ni-1.5%Co (%w) (5p)

2. Un acero (bcc) conteniendo 0.002% de N es nitrurado para aumentar su resistividad eléctrica a

650ºC durante 7 horas. Si el contenido de nitrógeno superficial es de 0.009%, determinar el
contenido de nitrógeno a 0.30 mm de la superficie. (4p)
3. Explicar la formación de los nanocluster tipo galleta (3p)

In Figure 1a, we present a high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) image of a Au/NiO cookie-like

nanocluster. Cross-section TEM measurements showed the presence of such clusters
throughout the film thickness. Figure 1b shows a detail of the interface between Au and NiO
at a higher magnification, from which the epitaxial growth at the interface can be clearly
seen. Indeed, the Fourier transform (FT) of the HRTEM image (Fig. 1c) highlights the presence
of two sets of parallel planes: the region with darker contrast in Figure 1b shows the lattice
fringes of face-centered cubic (fcc) Au (111) planes (with interplanar distance d(111) = 0.236
nm), whereas a second smaller periodicity, arising from the region with brighter contrast in
Figure 1b, can be indexed as originating from fcc NiO (200) planes (d(200) = 0.207 nm). A
closer inspection of the HRTEM image shows, in the NiO part of the cluster, the presence of
small amorphous zones superimposed on the crystalline regions. This result suggests a
possible islandlike growth of the oxide, directed by the underlying Au template. It is
interesting to highlight that we obtained a similar twofold coherent topology in studying the
dealloying processes under thermal annealing for bimetallic Au–Cu nanoclusters in silica
obtained by ion implantation, where upon short annealing in an oxidizing atmosphere Au–Cu
alloy nanoclusters were converted to an fcc Au-rich phase partially surrounded by a coherent
fcc Cu2O shell.
4. Explicar las diferencias entre absorciones del TiO2 sin dopar y el dopado con TiO2/Au (3p)

In Fig. 3the absorption spectra obtained for the bare TiO2 films and those with Au dots and rods
NPs are presented. In these spectra, a blue-shift can be observed in the absorption edge as
compared to the TiO2bulk (Eg∼=387 nm) due to the nanostructured nature of the film. In the
nanocomposite film, the mainfeatures of TiO2 film are recognizable from the spectra, as well as
the presence of metal NPs in the TiO2matrix. In particular, in the sample with Au dot NPs a broad
maximum centered around 570 nm is observed, which is a typical surface plasmon mode of
colloidal gold. Due to the high refractive index of titania, the SP resonance is red-shifted from its
value of 520 nm in water. In the sample with Au rods, two broad maxima are observed around 550
and 790 nm. These maxima are due to the transverse and longitudinal surface plasmon
resonances of the rods as predicted by Mie theory. The transverse mode is close to the surface
plasmon band of the spherical particles, while the resonance of the longitudinal mode is red-
shifted and depends strongly on the rod aspect ratio (defined as the length-to-width ratio of the
rod).