Abstract

Pt0.19Cu0.81 alloy scraped in situ was bombarded by energetic (0.2–2 keV) argon ions and the surface compositions under steady-state bombardment were determined with different energy Auger line combinations. It is found that the outermost surface is enriched in Cu, but that its concentration rapidly decreases to a minimum at the second layer then increases slowly to the bulk value. This fact strongly suggests the existence of a bombardment-induced Gibbsian segregation even at room temperature.

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