Atomic force microscopy observation of water-induced morphological changes in Y2O3 monolayer coatings

Semyon Papernov; Ansgar W. Schmid

doi:10.1117/12.180919

28 July 1994 Atomic force microscopy observation of water-induced morphological changes in Y₂O₃ monolayer coatings

Semyon Papernov, Ansgar W. Schmid

Proceedings Volume 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180919
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, 1993, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Water-penetration-induced morphological changes in Y₂O₃ monolayer coatings were studied by means of atomic force microscopy. In a standard laboratory environment, there appears a long-term growth kinetics for these morphological modifications. On a time scale of months, thin films undergo solid-state phase transformations converting the nano-scale columnar, porous film structure to micron-scaled crystallites and islands. We compare these phenomenological long-term observations with accelerated testing results using either a 100% relative humidity environment or artificial seeding of film surfaces by distilled H₂O microdroplets.

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Semyon Papernov and Ansgar W. Schmid "Atomic force microscopy observation of water-induced morphological changes in Y₂O₃ monolayer coatings", Proc. SPIE 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180919

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