Surface roughening and unstable neck formation in faceted particles: I. Experimental results and mechanisms

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1868-1872

  Rankin, Janet ^a   Sheldon, Brian W ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENERGY BARRIER; FACETED PARTICLES; NECK FORMATION;

MAGNESIA;

EID: 0032677130     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1999.tb02010.x     Document Type: Article

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