Thermodynamic stability of intergranular amorphous films in Bismuth-doped zinc oxide

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-96

  Wang, Haifeng ^a,b   Chiang, Yet Ming ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ANNEALING; BISMUTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FREE ENERGY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BISMUTH DOPED ZINC OXIDE; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; EUTECTIC TEMPERATURE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 0031703701     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02299.x     Document Type: Article

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