Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition

Autor: Ricard Alert, Pietro Tierno, Jaume Casademunt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13067
Popis: Metastable phases are usually formed through nucleation, upon overcoming an energy barrier. Here, Alert et al. theoretically predict and experimentally verify the unexpected formation of a metastable phase by spinodal decomposition through direct phase separation from an unstable phase.
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