Published April 15, 1984
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Journal article
Bulk nucleation and amorphous phase formation in highly undercooled molten silicon
Creators
- 1. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
Description
Solidification of undercooled liquid (l) Si formed by pulsed laser melting of amorphous (a) layers has been studied experimentally and theoretically. Bulk nucleation apparently occurs at a temperature higher than that of the l→a phase transition. Release of latent heat on nucleation is crucial in determining the depth of melting. It is emphasized that bulk nucleation implies that the l→a transition cannot be explained by purely thermodynamic considerations
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Appl. Phys. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- Appl. Phys. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 770-772
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15058520
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AMORPHOUS STATE; COOLING; CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; FREE ENERGY; LASER-RADIATION HEATING; LAYERS; MELTING; NUCLEATION; SILICON; SOLIDIFICATION; THEORETICAL DATA; TRANSITION HEAT
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; HEATING; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA HEATING; SEMIMETALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE