Grain growth and the puzzle of its stagnation in thin films: The curious tale of a tail and an ear

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 987-1055

  Barmak, K ^a   Eggeling, E ^b   Kinderlehrer, D ^c   Sharp, R ^c   Ta'Asan, S ^c   Rollett, A D ^c,d   Coffey, K R ^e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Frauenhofer Austria Research   (Austria)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DRAG; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METALLIC FILMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THIN FILMS;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAIN BOUNDARY GROOVING; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN-BOUNDARY ENERGY; TRIPLE JUNCTION DRAGS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRAINS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 84878608052     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2013.03.004     Document Type: Review

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