DOI: 10.1557/jmr.1986.0724. Review: The nucleation of disorder

10.1557/jmr.1986.0724

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Abstract

Four types of phase transformation that involve the conversion of crystalline phases into more disordered forms are reviewed: melting, disordering of superlattices, amorphization by diffusion between crystalline phases, and irradation amorphization. In the review emphasis is placed on evidence for the heterogeneous nucleation of the product phases; in this connection, the role of surfaces, antiphase domain boundaries, dislocations, vacancies, and grain boundaries is specifically discussed. All of these features have been either observed, or hypothesized, to play a role as heterogeneous nucleation sites in one or more of the four transformations. An attempt is made to draw parallels between nucleation mechanisms in the various processes.

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Cahn, R. W., & Johnson, W. L. (1986). Review: The nucleation of disorder. Journal of Materials Research, 1(5), 724â732.

Authors 2

R.W. Cahn (first)
W.L. Johnson (additional)

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