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.
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| author | Ricard Alert Pietro Tierno Jaume Casademunt |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62d4dca7ba7a41f08ff6d24fceb9cbbb2022-12-21T19:25:59ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-10-01711710.1038/ncomms13067Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decompositionRicard Alert0Pietro Tierno1Jaume Casademunt2Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de BarcelonaDepartament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de BarcelonaDepartament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de BarcelonaMetastable 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13067 |
| spellingShingle | Ricard Alert Pietro Tierno Jaume Casademunt Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition Nature Communications |
| title | Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| title_full | Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| title_fullStr | Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| title_short | Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| title_sort | formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13067 |
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