Phase stability in ti/bcc multilayered thin films

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dc.contributorMankey, Gary J.
dc.contributorKotru, Sushma
dc.contributorLi, Lin
dc.contributorFoley, Robin D.
dc.contributorThompson, Gregory B.
dc.contributor.advisorThompson, Gregory B.
dc.contributor.authorWan, Li
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-26T14:25:29Z
dc.date.available2017-04-26T14:25:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractMaterials structures with large surface area-to-volume ratios can exhibit size dependent physical and chemical properties that are different than their bulk form. These changes are often related to the material adopting a different crystallographic phase. Often these phase transformations are serendipitously observed with the criteria for their stability difficult to ascertain. This work elucidates the underpinnings of phase stability behavior in the nanoscale regime by providing a systematic study using Ti/bcc multilayered thin film architectures. The influences of lattice misfit, layer thickness, composition and chemical intermixing on the phase stability are determined. In situ thin film growth stresses of these materials are measured and correlated to the interfacial stress evolution to help rationalize the stability behavior. X-ray and electron diffraction have been employed to determine the phase with atom probe tomography used to characterize the chemical compositions within the materials and across the interfaces. This work will delineate how intrinsic film stress drives compositional intermixing across such interfaces which can thermodynamically promote phase transformations.en_US
dc.format.extent174 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002312
dc.identifier.otherWan_alatus_0004D_12648
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3079
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectMaterials science
dc.titlePhase stability in ti/bcc multilayered thin filmsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineMetallurgical/Materials Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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