CNRS Images Report - The sculptors of the nanoworld

To sculpt matter at the nanometre scale, where every speck of dust or tiny vibration can compromise their work, physicists need laboratories protected from any disturbances. This report from the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology shows how scientists use …

Electrical and ion beam analyses of yttrium and yttrium-titanium getter thin films oxidation

Yttrium, titanium, and yttrium-titanium getter thin films were elaborated on silicon by coevaporation in ultrahigh vacuum. Y-Ti films exhibit nanometric crystallites size (18–35 nm) leading to a very high grain boundary density, which is a favorable microstructure for activation …