Fig. 6: Alx(CoCrFeNi)100−x HEA thin films synthesized using the magnetron sputtering method.
From: High-throughput and data-driven machine learning techniques for discovering high-entropy alloys

a Schematic representation of a combinatorial high-throughput HEA synthesis setup using two individual magnetron sputtering sources, and the top-surface view of the substrate containing the HEA library with a constant concentration gradient. b GIXRD patterns of diffraction intensity vs diffraction angle 2θ, and EDX atomic percent vs sample number analysis. c SEM images of Alx(CoCrFeNi)100−x thin films along the Al concentration gradient55 (adapted with permission from ref. 55. Copyright 2020 Elsevier).