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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Главные авторы: Ricard Alert, Pietro Tierno, Jaume Casademunt
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01
Серии:Nature Communications
Online-ссылка:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13067