Phase and Microstructural Stability in Immiscible Binary Alloys Under Irradiation
Enrique, Raul Alejandro
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Description
Title
Phase and Microstructural Stability in Immiscible Binary Alloys Under Irradiation
Author(s)
Enrique, Raul Alejandro
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Bellon, Pascal
Department of Study
Materials Science and Engineering
Discipline
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Physics, Condensed Matter
Language
eng
Abstract
In the experimental part, we investigate the microstructures resulting under ion-beam mixing in Ag-Cu multilayers. We find that, regardless of the irradiation temperature, extensive grain growth takes place. In the regime when thermal decomposition is in dynamic balance with irradiation mixing, phase separation takes place at a finite-length scale, of the order of the nanometer, in agreement with our theoretical predictions. This spontaneous nanoscale decomposition demonstrates that ion-beam mixing can be used as a processing tool for the synthesis of nanocomposite materials.
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