Mechanical milling/alloying of intermetallics
CC Koch, JD Whittenberger - Intermetallics, 1996 - Elsevier
Recent research on the structure and properties of intermetallic compounds processed by
ball milling—ie mechanical attrition—is reviewed. Mechanical attrition includes synthesis of …
ball milling—ie mechanical attrition—is reviewed. Mechanical attrition includes synthesis of …
Crystal grain nucleation in amorphous silicon
The solid phase crystallization of chemical vapor deposited amorphous silicon films onto
oxidized silicon wafers, induced either by thermal annealing or by ion beam irradiation at …
oxidized silicon wafers, induced either by thermal annealing or by ion beam irradiation at …
Superhard nanocrystalline composite materials: The TiN/Si3N4 system
S Vepřek, S Reiprich, L Shizhi - Applied physics letters, 1995 - pubs.aip.org
Thin films of novel superhard composite materials consisting of TiN nanocrystals in an
amorphous Si3N4 matrix have been prepared by means of plasma chemical vapor …
amorphous Si3N4 matrix have been prepared by means of plasma chemical vapor …
Quantum size effects on the optical band gap of microcrystalline Si: H
S Furukawa, T Miyasato - Physical Review B, 1988 - APS
We have succeeded in fabricating the mostly crystallized Si: H materials having a wide
optical band gap of up to 2.4 eV by means of a reactive sputtering technique with a low …
optical band gap of up to 2.4 eV by means of a reactive sputtering technique with a low …
Visible photoluminescence from nanocrystallite Ge embedded in a glassy matrix: Evidence in support of the quantum-confinement mechanism
Y Maeda - Physical Review B, 1995 - APS
Abstract Nanocrystallite Ge (nc-Ge) embedded in a glassy SiO 2 matrix is fabricated and
examined by x-ray photoelectron spectrometry, Raman spectrometry, and high-resolution …
examined by x-ray photoelectron spectrometry, Raman spectrometry, and high-resolution …
Effect of grain boundaries on the Raman spectra, optical absorption, and elastic light scattering in nanometer-sized crystalline silicon
S Veprek, FA Sarott, Z Iqbal - Physical Review B, 1987 - APS
The intensity of the Raman-active Γ 25'mode of nanometer-sized crystalline silicon, nc-Si,
normalized to that of calcium fluoride, CaF 2, at 322 cm− 1 was measured for samples …
normalized to that of calcium fluoride, CaF 2, at 322 cm− 1 was measured for samples …
Quantum confinement effect of silicon nanocrystals in situ grown in silicon nitride films
Silicon nanocrystals were in situ grown in a silicon nitride film by plasma-enhanced
chemical vapor deposition. The size and structure of silicon nanocrystals were confirmed by …
chemical vapor deposition. The size and structure of silicon nanocrystals were confirmed by …
Growth mechanism of microcrystalline silicon obtained from reactive plasmas
A Matsuda - Thin solid films, 1999 - Elsevier
Three models proposed for the growth mechanism of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon
films (μc-Si: H) from reactive (silane and hydrogen mixture) plasmas are reviewed …
films (μc-Si: H) from reactive (silane and hydrogen mixture) plasmas are reviewed …
Grain boundary sliding and amorphization are responsible for the reverse Hall-Petch relation in superhard nanocrystalline boron carbide
The recent observation of the reverse Hall-Petch relation in nanocrystalline ceramics offers a
possible pathway to achieve enhanced ductility for traditional brittle ceramics via the …
possible pathway to achieve enhanced ductility for traditional brittle ceramics via the …
Raman spectroscopy of low-dimensional semiconductors
PM Fauchet, IH Campbell - Critical Reviews in Solid State and …, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
Raman spectroscopy is widely used to study the vibrational and structural properties of
single crystals. More recently, in the fields of chemistry, physics, and engineering, interest in …
single crystals. More recently, in the fields of chemistry, physics, and engineering, interest in …