A diffuse interface model of interfaces: Grain boundaries in silicon nitride

Acta Materialia

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4755-4764

  Bishop, Catherine M ^a,b   Cannon, Rowland M ^c   Carter, W Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b USA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Grain boundary structure; Grain boundary wetting; Interface transitions; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

GRAIN BOUNDARY STRUCTURE; GRAIN-BOUNDARY WETTING; INTERFACE TRANSITIONS;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 25444494132     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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