Topology-generating interfacial pattern formation during liquid metal dealloying

Geslin, Pierre -Antoine; McCue, Ian; Gaskey, Bernard; Erlebacher, Jonah; Karma, Alain

doi:10.1038/ncomms9887

Topology-generating interfacial pattern formation during liquid metal dealloying

Journal Article · Wed Nov 18 23:00:00 EST 2015 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9887· OSTI ID:1239972

Geslin, Pierre -Antoine ^[1]; McCue, Ian ^[2]; Gaskey, Bernard ^[2]; Erlebacher, Jonah ^[2]; Karma, Alain ^[3]

Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States); Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)

Liquid metal dealloying has emerged as a novel technique to produce topologically complex nanoporous and nanocomposite structures with ultra-high interfacial area and other unique properties relevant for diverse material applications. This process is empirically known to require the selective dissolution of one element of a multicomponent solid alloy into a liquid metal to obtain desirable structures. However, how structures form is not known. Here we demonstrate, using mesoscale phase-field modelling and experiments, that nano/microstructural pattern formation during dealloying results from the interplay of (i) interfacial spinodal decomposition, forming compositional domain structures enriched in the immiscible element, and (ii) diffusion-coupled growth of the enriched solid phase and the liquid phase into the alloy. We highlight how those two basic mechanisms interact to yield a rich variety of topologically disconnected and connected structures. Furthermore, we deduce scaling laws governing microstructural length scales and dealloying kinetics.

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Research Organization:: Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46400

OSTI ID:: 1239972

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1906126

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723

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