Atomic Scale Characterization and First-Principles Studies of Si₃N₄ Interfaces

• Main Author: Walkosz, Weronika (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Springer Theses
• Subjects: Materials science.; Biotechnology.; Physical chemistry.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Structural materials.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Physical Chemistry.; Structural Materials.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Microengineering.

This thesis presents results from a combined atomic-resolution Z-contrast and annular bright-field imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy in the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, as well as first principles studies of the interfaces between crystalline β−Si3N4 and amorphous (i) CeO2-...

Table of Contents:

• Silicon Nitride Ceramics
• Theoretical Methods and Approximations
• Overview of Experimental Tools
• Structural Energetics of β−Si3N4 (1010) Surfaces
• Atomic Resolution Study of the Interfacial Bonding at SI3N4/CEO2−∂ Grain Boundaries
• Atomic Resolution Study of β−Si3N4/ SIO2 Interfaces
• Imagine Bulk α -SI3N4
• Conclusions and Future Work
• Appendices
• Cited Literature.