Controlling solid-liquid interfacial energy anisotropy through the isotropic liquid

Autor: Lei Wang, Jeffrey J. Hoyt, Nan Wang, Nikolas Provatas, Chad W. Sinclair
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14530-7
Popis: In metals, dendrite orientation during crystal growth has been hypothesized to be affected by compositional additions. Here, the authors combine molecular dynamics and experiments in the aluminium-samarium system to prove solute atoms can affect dendrite orientation via interfacial energy changes.
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