Electron microscopy and microanalysis of the fiber-matrix interface in monolithic silicone carbide-based ceramic composite material for use in a fusion reactor application

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Toplisek, Tea ^a   Drazic, Goran ^a   Novak, Sasa ^a   Kobe, Spomenka ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Materials for fusion; Monolithic silicone carbide; Physical vapor deposition; Silicon carbide composite material

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MICROANALYSIS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON CARBIDE;

FIRST-WALL BLANKET; MONOLITHIC SILICONE CARBIDE; VICKERS INDENTER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

SILICON CARBIDE; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER; MICROANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 40449129880     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20078     Document Type: Article

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