Atomistic simulation of the effect of impurities on vacancy migration at the {4 1 0}/[0 0 1] tilt grain boundary of MgO

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Harris, D J ^a,b   Khan, M A ^a   Parker, S C ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Grain boundary; Impurities; Pressure

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DIFFUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HIGH PRESSURE; MAGNESIA; MANTLE CONVECTION;

EID: 0033510757     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002690050249     Document Type: Article

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