Structural and Functional Properties of the Thin Film System Ti-Ni-Si.

The thin film system Ti-Ni-Si was investigated using methods of combinatorial materials science. A thin film composition spread library of the system was fabricated using combinatorial magnetron sputtering. The functional properties Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, and luminance were determined using high-throughput characterization techniques. A thin-film phase diagram was established by the assessment of high-throughput X-ray diffraction results. Correlations between composition, phase constitution, and functional properties with focus on the binary composition space are discussed.