C49-C54 phase transition in nanometric titanium disilicide grains

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1977-1985

  Alessandrino, M S ^a   Privitera, S ^a   Grimaldi, M G ^a   Bongiorno, C ^b   Pannitteri, S ^b   La Via, F ^b  

^a INFM and Physics Department   (Italy)

^b CNR IMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NUCLEATION SITES DENSITY; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MATRIX; TITANIUM DISILICIDE;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 1542276689     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1635651     Document Type: Article

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