XPS study of nanocomposites GaN/TiN prepared by means of the anaerobic imide route and aerosol-assisted vapor phase synthesis methods

Investigations of composites in GaN/TiN system may help in understanding complex phenomena observed at GaN/titanium metal interfaces as well as expand potential areas of their applications in modern electronics. In this report, we briefly describe the preparation of nanopowder composites of gallium nitride and titanium nitride, GaN/TiN, by two distinct synthetic methods: aerosol-assisted vapor phase synthesis (AAVS) and anaerobic precursor route. The products were characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic methods. Herein, discussed are mainly studies by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS.