First x-ray scattering studies on electrostatically levitated metallic liquids: Demonstrated influence of local icosahedral order on the nucleation barrier

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Kelton, K F ^a   Lee, G W ^a   Gangopadhyay, A K ^a   Hyers, R W ^b   Rathz, T J ^c   Rogers, J R ^c   Robinson, M B ^c   Robinson, D S ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROSTATICS; LIQUID METALS; MELTING; NUCLEATION; TEMPERATURE;

NUCLEATION BARRIER; UNDERCOOLED LIQUIDS;

X RAY SCATTERING;

EID: 0037933429     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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