Nucleation and growth of zinc crystals on a liquid surface

CrystEngComm ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenxi Lu ◽  
Ying Jin ◽  
Xiangming Tao ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Gaoxiang Ye

A catalyst-free preparation method for zinc nanocrystals on a silicone oil surface is developed at room temperature.

Author(s):  
G. M. Michal ◽  
T. K. Glasgow ◽  
T. J. Moore

Large additions of B to Fe-Ni alloys can lead to the formation of an amorphous structure, if the alloy is rapidly cooled from the liquid state to room temperature. Isothermal aging of such structures at elevated temperatures causes crystallization to occur. Commonly such crystallization pro ceeds by the nucleation and growth of spherulites which are spherical crystalline bodies of radiating crystal fibers. Spherulite features were found in the present study in a rapidly solidified alloy that was fully crysstalline as-cast. This alloy was part of a program to develop an austenitic steel for elevated temperature applications by strengthening it with TiB2. The alloy contained a relatively large percentage of B, not to induce an amorphous structure, but only as a consequence of trying to obtain a large volume fracture of TiB2 in the completely processed alloy. The observation of spherulitic features in this alloy is described herein. Utilization of the large range of useful magnifications obtainable in a modern TEM, when a suitably thinned foil is available, was a key element in this analysis.


Author(s):  
S.K. Streiffer ◽  
C.B. Eom ◽  
J.C. Bravman ◽  
T.H. Geballet

The study of very thin (<15 nm) YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) films is necessary both for investigating the nucleation and growth of films of this material and for achieving a better understanding of multilayer structures incorporating such thin YBCO regions. We have used transmission electron microscopy to examine ultra-thin films grown on MgO substrates by single-target, off-axis magnetron sputtering; details of the deposition process have been reported elsewhere. Briefly, polished MgO substrates were attached to a block placed at 90° to the sputtering target and heated to 650 °C. The sputtering was performed in 10 mtorr oxygen and 40 mtorr argon with an rf power of 125 watts. After deposition, the chamber was vented to 500 torr oxygen and allowed to cool to room temperature. Because of YBCO’s susceptibility to environmental degradation and oxygen loss, the technique of Xi, et al. was followed and a protective overlayer of amorphous YBCO was deposited on the just-grown films.


Author(s):  
J. L. Batstone ◽  
D.A. Smith

Recrystallization of amorphous NiSi2 involves nucleation and growth processes which can be studied dynamically in the electron microscope. Previous studies have shown thatCoSi2 recrystallises by nucleating spherical caps which then grow with a constant radial velocity. Coalescence results in the formation of hyperbolic grain boundaries. Nucleation of the isostructural NiSi2 results in small, approximately round grains with very rough amorphous/crystal interfaces. In this paper we show that the morphology of the rccrystallizcd film is dramatically affected by variations in the stoichiometry of the amorphous film.Thin films of NiSi2 were prepared by c-bcam deposition of Ni and Si onto Si3N4, windows supported by Si substrates at room temperature. The base pressure prior to deposition was 6 × 107 torr. In order to investigate the effect of stoichiomctry on the recrystallization process, the Ni/Si ratio was varied in the range NiSi1.8-2.4. The composition of the amorphous films was determined by Rutherford Backscattering.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjing Li ◽  
Shun Li ◽  
Lihua Luo ◽  
Yichen Ge ◽  
Jiaqi Xu ◽  
...  

The catalyst-free oxidative cleavage of (Z)-triaryl-substituted alkenes bearing pyridyl motif with ambient air under irradiation of blue LED at room temperature has been developed. The reaction was facile and scalable,...


2021 ◽  
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pp. 1179-1191
Author(s):  
Jinpeng Zhang ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Lei Dai ◽  
Yuqian Ge ◽  
Linlin Xu ◽  
...  

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Volodymyr M. Hiiuk ◽  
Karl Ridier ◽  
Il'ya A. Gural'skiy ◽  
Alexander A. Golub ◽  
Igor O. Fritsky ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuntian T. Zhu

Deformation twins have been oberved in nanocrystalline (NC) Al synthsized by cryogenic ball-milling and in NC Cu processed by high-pressure torsion under room temperature and at a very low strain rate. They were found formed by partial dislocations emitted from grain boundaries. This paper first reviews experimental evidences on deformation twinning and partial dislocation emissions from grain boundaries, and then discusses recent analytical models on the nucleation and growth of deformation twins. These models are compared with experimental results to establish their validity and limitations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 815 ◽  
pp. 217-221
Author(s):  
Ling Li Xu ◽  
Xing Ling Shi ◽  
Qing Liang Wang

nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was prepared from micro-crystalline cellulose (MCC) by strong acid hydrolysis. The characteristics of such particle were studied by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Electro-rheological fluids (ERF) were prepared by dispersing NCC and MCC in methyl-silicone oil, and their ER effects were measured. Experimental results indicated that NCC ERF exhibited a remarkable ER effect. The highest static shearing stress of NCC ERF (3.5 g/ml) was 5.1 kPa at the room temperature under a 4 .2 kV/mm electric field, increased about 5.5 times compared to MCC ERF, and sedimentation of NCC ERF was not observed even after 60 days.


ChemInform ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (47) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janhavi J. Shrikhande ◽  
Manoj B. Gawande ◽  
Radha V. Jayaram

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