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A new synthesis route, based on internal oxidation reactions in multiphase
alloys, is proposed for the controlled production of near-surface, complex
ceramic-ceramic or ceramic-metallic composite structures. Using this approa
ch, a microdispersion of a complex nitride perovskite, Cr3PtN, was formed i
n Cr2N or Cr(Pt) by internal nitridation of a two-phase Cr(Pt) + Cr3Pt prec
ursor alloy. A framework for use of this phenomenon to synthesize island mi
cro- (and potentially meso- or nano-) composite functional surface structur
es is presented.