Equilibrium grain boundary segregation and clustering of impurities in colloidal polycrystalline monolayers

We investigate the segregation of impurities to grain boundaries in colloidal polycrystalline monolayers using video-microscopy. A model colloidal alloy is prepared by embedding large spherical impurities in a polycrystalline monolayer of small host colloidal hard spheres, which stops grain growth a...

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Main Authors: Lavergne, F, Diana, S, Aarts, D, Dullens, R
Formato: Journal article
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2016