Phase stabilities and thermal decomposition in the Zr1-xAlxN system studied by ab initio calculation and thermodynamic modeling

Acta Materialia

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 968-976

  Sheng, S H ^a   Zhang, R F ^a   Veprek, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculation; Spinodal decomposition; Thermodynamic modeling; Zr Al N; ZrN

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; PHASE STABILITY; PYROLYSIS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMODYNAMICS;

FACE CENTERED CUBIC; LATTICE STABILITIES; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 39149101498     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2007.10.050     Document Type: Article

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