Microstructure stability of nanocrystalline materials using dopants

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Rajgarhia, R K ^a   Koh, S W ^b   Spearot, D ^a   Saxena, A ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopants; Grain growth; Nanocrystalline materials; Stress assisted; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; GRAIN GROWTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GRAIN BOUNDARY MOTION; MICROSTRUCTURAL STABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 42149193073     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701730427     Document Type: Article

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