Interface structure and atomic bonding characteristics in silicon nitride ceramics

Science

Volumn 306, Issue 5702, 2004, Pages 1768-1770

  Ziegler, A ^a,b,e   Idrobo, J C ^c   Cinibulk, M K ^d   Kisielowski, C ^a   Browning, N D ^a,e   Ritchie, R O ^a,f  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

^f Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OXYGEN; SILICON NITRIDE;

ATOM SIZE; ATOMIC BONDING; INTERFACE STRUCTURE; INTERGRANULAR PHASE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

CERAMICS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRONICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 10044280330     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1104173     Document Type: Article

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