Grain growth of thin films conforming to a curved surface

Citation
Ma. Palmer et al., Grain growth of thin films conforming to a curved surface, PHIL MAG A, 79(4), 1999, pp. 763-774
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE A-PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER STRUCTURE DEFECTS ANDMECHANICAL PROPERTIES
ISSN journal
13642804 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
763 - 774
Database
ISI
SICI code
1364-2804(199904)79:4<763:GGOTFC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to test experimentally theories which relate G auss curvature and topology to grain growth kinetics. The details of a uniq ue experimental analysis are described; the role of positive and negative G auss curvature on grain growth kinetics is demonstrated.