Equilibrium shape of internal cavities in sapphire

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-68

  Choi, Jung Hae ^a   Kim, Doh Yeon ^a   Hockey, Bernard J ^b   Wiederhorn, Sheldon M ^b   Handwerker, Carol A ^b   Blendell, John E ^b   Carter, W Craig ^b   Roosen, Andrew R ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CALCULATIONS; CRACKS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SAPPHIRE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STACKING FAULTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE; INTERNAL CAVITY;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0030836171     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb02791.x     Document Type: Article

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