Structural dependence of gold deposition by nanoplating in polycrystalline copper

Journal of Materials Science - Tập 49 - Trang 3909-3916 - 2013
L. Lapeire1, E. Martinez Lombardia2, K. Verbeken1, I. De Graeve1,2, H. Terryn2, L. A. I. Kestens1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ghent University (UGent), Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium
2Research Group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium

Tóm tắt

In the present work, the gold-nanoplating technique is used to monitor differences in the electrochemical activity of different types of grain boundaries in high-purity copper. Gold-nanoplating is based on the electrochemical displacement of gold, which is deposited as particles from an aqueous solution on the polycrystalline copper surface. The complementary use of electron backscatter diffraction for revealing microstructural features, field emission scanning electron microscopy for imaging, and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis for quantification of the deposited gold makes it possible to detect differences in the grain boundary activity for different types of grain boundaries. In this way, it becomes possible to distinguish special from random boundaries in an efficient way. Also quantitative experimental results on grain boundary activity are produced, which correlate strongly with literature predictions on grain boundary energy.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Humphreys FJ, Hatherly M (2004) Recrystallization and related annealing phenomena, 2nd edn. Elsevier, Oxford Otto F, Payton EJ, Frenzel J, Eggeler G (2012) The effectiveness of coincidence site lattice criteria in predicting creep cavitation resistance. J Mater Sci 47:2915–2927. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-6124-1 Muktepavela F, Bakradze G, Sursaeva V (2008) Micromechanical properties of grain boundaries and triple junctions in polycrystalline metal exhibiting grain-boundary sliding at 293 K. J Mater Sci 43:3848–3854. doi:10.1007/s10853-008-2465-9 Lehockey EM, Brennenstuhl AM, Thompson I (2004) On the relationship between grain boundary connectivity, coincident site lattice boundaries, and intergranular stress corrosion cracking. Corros Sci 46:2383–2404 Randle V (1998) The role of the grain boundary plane in cubic polycrystals. Acta Mater 46:1459–1480 Randle V (2006) ‘Special’ boundaries and grain boundary plane engineering. Scr Mater 54:1011–1015 Rohrer GS (2011) Grain boundary energy anisotropy: a review. J Mater Sci 46:5881–5895. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5677-3 Randle V (2004) Twinning-related grain boundary engineering. Acta Mater 52:4067–4081 Uesugi T, Higashi K (2011) First-principles calculation of grain boundary energy and grain boundary excess free volume in aluminum: role of grain boundary elastic energy. J Mater Sci 46:4199–4205. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5305-2 Holm EA, Olmsted DL, Foiles SM (2010) Comparing grain boundary energies in face-centered cubic metals: Al, Au, Cu and Ni. Scr Mater 63:905–908 Alexander KC, Schuh CA (2013) Exploring grain boundary energy landscapes with the activation-relaxation technique. Scr Mater 68:937–940 Yu JK, Han EH, Lu L, Wei XJ, Leung M (2005) Corrosion behaviors of nanocrystalline and conventional polycrystalline copper. J Mater Sci 40:1019–1022. doi:10.1007/s10853-005-6524-1 Liu ZY, Li XG, Cheng YF (2010) In-situ characterization of the electrochemistry of grain and grain boundary of an X70 steel in a near-neutral pH solution. Electrochem Commun 12:936–938 Woldemedhin MT, Raabe D, Hassel AW (2011) Grain boundary electrochemistry of beta-type Nb-Ti alloy using a scanning droplet cell. Phys Status Solidi A208:1246–1251 Andreatta F, Turco A, de Graeve I, Terryn H, de Wit JHW, Fedrizzi L (2007) SKPFM and SEM study of the deposition mechanism of Zr/Ti based pre-treatment on AA6016 aluminum alloy. Surf Coat Technol 201:7668–7685 Lapeire L, Martinez Lombardia E, Verbeken K, De Graeve I, Kestens LAI, Terryn H (2013) Effect of neighboring grains on the microscopic corrosion behavior of a grain in polycrystalline copper. Corros Sci 67:179–183 Gaggiano R, Lombardia EM, De Graeve I et al (2012) Gold nanoplating as a new method for the quantification of the electrochemical activity of grain boundaries in polycrystalline metals. Electrochem Commun 24:97–99 Ragoisha GA (1998) Selective metal deposition on metal-semiconductor nanostructures. Vac 50:69–71 Liu H, Li N, Bi S, Li D (2007) Gold immersion deposition on electroless nickel substrates—deposition process and influence factor analysis. J Electrochem Soc 154:D662–D668 Palumbo G, Aust KT, Lehockey EM, Erb U, Lin P (1998) On a more restrictive geometric criterion for “special” CSL grain boundaries. Scr Mater 38:1685–1690 Kumar M, Schwartz AJ, King WE (2002) Microstructural evolution during grain boundary engineering of low to medium stacking fault energy fcc materials. Acta Mater 50:2599–2612 Henrie AJ, Adams BL, Larsen RJ (2002) Textures of materials. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Zurich-Uetikon Randle V, Davies P (1999) Deviation from reference planes and reference misorientation for Sigma 3 boundaries. Interface Sci 7:5–13 Read WT, Shockley W (1950) Dislocation models of crystal grain boundaries. Phys Rev 78:275–289 Brandon DG (1966) Structure of high-angle boundaries. Acta Metall 14:1479–1484 Hayakawa Y, Szpunar JA (1997) The role of grain boundary character distribution in secondary recrystallization of electrical steels. Acta Mater 45:1285–1295 Hayakawa Y, Szpunar JA (1997) A comprehensive model of recrystallization for interstitial free steel. Acta Mater 45:3721–3730 Gruber J, Miller HM, Hoffmann TD, Rohrer GS, Rollett AD (2009) Misorientation texture development during grain growth. Part I: simulation and experiment. Acta Mater 57:6102–6112 Gruber J, Rollett AD, Rohrer GS (2010) Misorientation texture development during grain growth. Part II: theory. Acta Mater 58:14–19 Olmsted DL, Foiles SM, Holm EA (2009) Survey of computed grain boundary properties in face-centered cubic metals: I. Grain boundary energy. Acta Mater 57:3694–3703