Evolution of structure during phase transitions

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/238582· OSTI ID:238582

Martin, J E; Wilcoxon, J P; Anderson, R A

Nanostructured materials can be synthesized by utilizing the domain growth that accompanies first-order phase separation. Structural control can be achieved by appropriately selecting the quench depth and the quench time, but in order to do this in a mindful fashion one must understand the kinetics of domain growth. The authors have completed detailed light scattering studies of the evolution of structure in both temperature- and field-quenched phase transitions in two and three dimensional systems. They have studied these systems in the quiescent state and in shear and have developed theoretical models that account for the experimental results.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 238582
• Report Number(s): SAND-96-0681; ON: DE96011035; TRN: AHC29612%%132
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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