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Order within disorder: The atomic structure of ion-beam sputtered amorphous tantala (a-Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5})

Amorphous tantala (a-Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5}) is a technologically important material often used in high-performance coatings. Understanding this material at the atomic level provides a way to further improve performance. This work details extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements of a-Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5} coatings, where high-quality experimental data and theoretical fits have allowed a detailed interpretation of the nearest-neighbor distributions. It was found that the tantalum atom is surrounded by four shells of atoms in sequence; oxygen, tantalum, oxygen, and tantalum. A discussion is also included on how these models can be interpreted within the context of published crystalline Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5} and other a-T{sub 2}O{sub 5} studies.

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