Effects of relaxation and phase transition on the resistivity of chemically deposited Ni66B34 layers

The effects of thermal treatment on the conductivity and the temperature coefficient of resistivity of thin amorphous layers of Ni-B metallic glasses (66% Ni, 34% B) are analysed in terms of the dependence on thickness and ageing temperature. The layer exhibits a macroscopical structure consisting of clusters in an amorphous medium; it is assumed that the cluster resistivity is temperature independent up to 350° C and that the amorphous medium is altered markedly by the ageing processes. These consequences are deduced which are in agreement with a previously proposed model for a layer structure.