Laser nitriding can be described as the irradiation of metal surfaces by short laser pulses in
nitrogen containing atmospheres. This may lead to a strong take-up of nitrogen into the …

Films of the recently discovered cubic FeN phase have been produced via RF magnetron
sputtering. Their properties have been investigated as a function of the deposition …

Iron layers are nitrided in mixtures of ammonia and hydrogen at low temperatures, using a
thin nickel caplayer as a catalyst. In the coordinate field of inverse temperature vs nitriding …

Nitrides of 3 d ferromagnetic metals (Fe, Co and Ni) or transition metal nitrides (TMNs)
appearing late (Group 8–10) in the 3 d series are emerging compounds in a wide range of …

The Mössbauer spectroscopy of all known Fe nitrides is the topic of this paper. Most of the
data were accumulated during a study of the growth of the various Fe nitride phases using …

(N-rich) Cu3N polycrystalline films were deposited by DC triode sputtering from a copper
target in a mixture of argon and nitrogen atmosphere. Their chemical composition, structure …

Magnetic properties of Fe nitrides have been reexamined by 57 Fe Mössbauer
spectroscopy. Hyperfine magnetic fields for α ″-Fe 16 N 2, γ′-Fe 4 N, ε-Fe 3 N, ζ-Fe 2 N …

The surface topology and nitrogen concentration profiles of iron irradiated with pulses of an
excimer laser in a nitrogen atmosphere were studied by means of optical and scanning …

Carbides and nitrides play an important role for technological applications. Here, we present
a new promising technique for a direct laser synthesis of carbides and nitrides by pulsed …

Iron nitride films of 250–450 nm thickness were produced over a wide range of compositions
by reactive magnetron sputtering. These films were analyzed by a combination of …