Atomically ordered solute segregation behaviour in an oxide grain boundary

Solute segregation is challenging to experimentally identify at the atomic scale. Here, the authors report the direct observation of atomic site-dependent solute segregation behaviour in an yttria-stabilized zirconia grain boundary by atomic-resolution energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bin Feng, Tatsuya Yokoi, Akihito Kumamoto, Masato Yoshiya, Yuichi Ikuhara, Naoya Shibata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11079