Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition

Metastable phases are usually formed through nucleation, upon overcoming an energy barrier. Here, Alert et al. theoretically predict and experimentally verify the unexpected formation of a metastable phase by spinodal decomposition through direct phase separation from an unstable phase.

Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsmän: Ricard Alert, Pietro Tierno, Jaume Casademunt
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01
Serie:Nature Communications
Länkar:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13067
Beskrivning
Sammanfattning:Metastable phases are usually formed through nucleation, upon overcoming an energy barrier. Here, Alert et al. theoretically predict and experimentally verify the unexpected formation of a metastable phase by spinodal decomposition through direct phase separation from an unstable phase.
ISSN:2041-1723