On the determination of nucleation and growth kinetics by calorimetry

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 9-27

  Michaelsen, Carsten ^a   Dahms, Michael ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Flensburg Polytechnical Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Multi layer thin films; Nucleation and growth kinetics; Solid state reactions; Ti Al

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003088993     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-6031(96)03039-0     Document Type: Article

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