HEXS Application Data

Some Applications:

    Metallurgy
  • Be in Beryllium Copper
  • Identification of alloys
  • Diffusion of O2 into metals
  • Carbon content of steel
  • Quality control of alloy content
  • Identification of contaminants
  • Cr monolayers on electroform mandrels
  • Detecting surface oxidation on metals
  • Cr passivation layers on stainless steel
  • Segregation of components in steels, aluminums, brasses, and other alloys
  • Precious metals, karat alloys, sterling, high purity
    Semiconductor
  • Wafer Boron Dopant Analysis
  • Film Analysis
  • Strontium Titanate on Silicon
  • Boron and Phosphorous in BPSG glass
  • WSi Stoichiometry
  • Oxide layer Stoichiometry
  • TiN, TaN Stoichiometry
  • Detection of surface oxidation
  • TaSi2
    Coatings
  • QC of tool coatings (TiN, TiAlN, etc)
  • QC of optical coatings (TiO2) SiO, SiO2, InSnO, Au)
  • Phosphorus and Boron content of electroless Ni
  • Oxidation of coatings
  • Solder coating: composition and homogeneity, intermetallic, oxide
  • Connector coatings Au, Au-Co, Ni, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn
  • Magnetic media / data storage
  • Read-Write Head (MR, GMR, Permalloys)
  • Sputter, PVD target composition and impurity analysis
    Other
  • Dopants in Sol-Gel Optics
  • MgF
  • Analysis of Stardust
  • Comet Dust

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