Phase nucleation through confined spinodal fluctuations at crystal defects evidenced in Fe-Mn alloys

Autor: A. Kwiatkowski da Silva, D. Ponge, Z. Peng, G. Inden, Y. Lu, A. Breen, B. Gault, D. Raabe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03591-4
Popis: Solid-state phase transitions often involve nucleation of the new phase on defects but a detailed mechanistic understanding has not been established. Here the authors observe spinodal fluctuations at dislocations and grain boundaries in an iron alloy, which may be precursors in a multistep nucleation process.
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