Decomposition mechanism of Al1-xSixN y solid solution and possible mechanism of the formation of covalent nanocrystalline AlN/Si3N4 nanocomposites

Acta Materialia

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4226-4236

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

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AlN; AlSiN; Nanocomposites; Solid solution; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES (DFT); ALN; ALSIN; DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; EXPONENTIAL DEPENDENCE; HEXAGONAL CLOSE-PACKED; SEMI-COHERENT INTERFACES; TEMPERATURE-COMPOSITION;

ALUMINUM NITRIDE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; STOICHIOMETRY; ZINC SULFIDE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84877763455     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.03.048     Document Type: Article

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