Transition of nc-SiC powder surface into grain boundaries during sintering by molecular dynamics simulation and neutron powder diffraction

M. Wojdyr, Y. Mo, E. Grzanka, S. Stelmakh, S. Gierlotka, Th Proffen, T. W. Zerda, B. Palosz, I. Szlufarska

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Abstract

We report a structural analysis of experimental nc-SiC ceramics with grain sizes ranging from 7 nm to 11 nm in diameter and computer generated samples of similar grain sizes. Pair Distribution Functions (PDFs) of real and virtual samples sintered under different pressures are compared. The standard size-strain methods are applied to the simulated models and the results are discussed. Presented model is the first step toward atomistic understanding of the processing-structure relations and atomic-level interpretation of diffraction patterns for nanoceramics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-260
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Kristallographie, Supplement
Volume2
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Debye formula
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Powder diffraction
  • Silicon carbide

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