Detection of first-order liquid/liquid phase transitions in yttrium oxide-aluminum oxide melts

Science

Volumn 322, Issue 5901, 2008, Pages 566-570

  Greaves, G N ^a   Wilding, M C ^a   Fearn, S ^a   Langstaff, D ^a   Kargl, F ^a   Cox, S ^a   Vu Van, Q ^a   Majerus O ^b   Benmore, C J ^c   Weber, R ^d   Martin, C M ^e   Hennet, L ^f  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT INC   (United States)

^e DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f CEMHTI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; DETECTION METHOD; GLASS; OXIDE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; ENTROPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; NANOANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 54949151884     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1160766     Document Type: Article

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