interdiffuse

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ diffuse.

Verb

interdiffuse (third-person singular simple present interdiffuses, present participle interdiffusing, simple past and past participle interdiffused)

1. To mutually diffuse
   • 2015 July 5, Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen et al., “Demonstration of thin film pair distribution function analysis (tfPDF) for the study of local structure in amorphous and crystalline thin films”, in IUCrJ‎, volume 2, →DOI:

     The films were prepared by depositing ultra-thin alternating layers of Fe and Sb, which interdiffuse and after annealing crystallize to form the FeSb 3 structure.