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Quantitative experiments on the transition between linear to non-linear segregation of Ag in Cu bicrystals studied by radiotracer grain boundary diffusion

  • Sergiy V. Divinski EMAIL logo , Maik Lohmann , Sergej I. Prokofjev and Christian Herzig
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 96 Issue 10

Abstract

Non-linear segregation of Ag in Cu grain boundaries (GB) was quantitatively studied by radiotracer GB diffusion measurements on Cu bicrystals with non-special near Σ5 symmetrical [001] tilt boundaries. Bicrystals were used to guarantee a stable GB during the annealing avoiding in this way disturbing effects like GB motion etc. on the measured diffusion penetration profile. The 110mAg radioisotope with a well-defined specific activity was applied. This allowed to determine quantitatively the amount of Ag solute atoms in a section as a function of the penetration depth. The controlled variation of the total amount of diffusing Ag atoms along the Cu GB resulted in a fundamental change of the GB penetration profile shape from almost linear to strongly curved. The curvature of the penetration profiles was unambiguously shown to be caused by non-linear segregation of Ag in Cu GB. The full Ag segregation isotherm was calculated from the corresponding GB diffusion penetration profile.

Keywords: Grain boundary diffusion of Ag in Cu; Solute segregation; Non-linear solute segregation
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Received: 2005-03-14
Accepted: 2005-08-01
Published Online: 2022-02-03

© 2005 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2005-0203
Keywords for this article
Grain boundary diffusion of Ag in Cu; Solute segregation; Non-linear solute segregation

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  6. Microstructural characteristics of 3-d networks
  7. On the three-dimensional twin-limited microstructure
  8. Grain growth kinetics in 2D polycrystals: impact of triple junctions
  9. Thermal stability of polycrystalline nanowires
  10. Conservative motion of parent-martensite interfaces
  11. Enthalpy – entropy compensation effect in grain boundary phenomena
  12. Thermodynamic stabilization of nanocrystallinity
  13. On the relation between the anisotropies of grain boundary segregation and grain boundary energy
  14. Influence of faceting-roughening on triple-junction migration in zinc
  15. The influence of triple junction kinetics on the evolution of polycrystalline materials during normal grain growth: New evidence from in-situ experiments using columnar Al foil
  16. Grain boundary dynamics and selective grain growth in non-ferromagnetic metals in high magnetic fields
  17. Grain boundary mobility under a stored-energy driving force: a comparison to curvature-driven boundary migration
  18. Diffusional behavior of nanoscale lead inclusions in crystalline aluminum
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