Spontaneous formation of sub-4 nm nanocrystalline alloy via polymorphic phase transformation

A new phase-transformation-induced path to spontaneous formation of extreme nanograin structure is reported. In-situ-heating-mode-microscopy exhibited a substantial grain-growth of Cu6Sn5. During cooling, the grain-growth continued, but it spontaneously switched to grain-refinement mode on phase tra...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhong, Chunqing Wang, Jin Wang, Huiwen Ma, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Vladislav Paley, Zijian Weng, Sungho Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-11-01
Series:Materials Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2020.1791272