Interfacial free energies determined from binary embedded alloy nanocluster geometry

The equilibrium geometries of embedded binary eutectic alloy nanostructures are used to determine the interfacial free energies between two phases of a strongly segregating alloy and the matrix. The solid Ge-SiO2 interfacial free energy at 600°C is determined to be 0.82–0.99 J/m2, in good agreement...

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Main Authors: C. N. Boswell-Koller, S. J. Shin, J. Guzman, M. P. Sherburne, K. C. Bustillo, C. A. Sawyer, J. P. Mastandrea, J. W. Beeman, J. W. Ager III, E. E. Haller, D. C. Chrzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2013-11-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4828937
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Summary:The equilibrium geometries of embedded binary eutectic alloy nanostructures are used to determine the interfacial free energies between two phases of a strongly segregating alloy and the matrix. The solid Ge-SiO2 interfacial free energy at 600°C is determined to be 0.82–0.99 J/m2, in good agreement with estimates obtained from stress relaxation experiments.
ISSN:2166-532X