Imperfections in Crystalline Solids

✍ Scribed by Wei Cai, William D. Nix

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 2037
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Half title
Endorsement
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Perfect crystal structures
1.2 Defect-controlled properties of crystals
1.3 Zero-dimensional defects
1.4 One-dimensional defects
1.5 Two-dimensional defects
1.6 Three-dimensional defects
1.7 Summary
1.8 Exercise problems
Part I Theoretical background
2 Stress, strain, and isotropic elasticity
2.1 Stress
2.2 Strain
2.3 Isotropic elasticity
2.4 Elastic strain energy
2.5 Fundamental equations of elasticity
2.6 Summary
2.7 Exercise problems
3 Statistical thermodynamics
3.1 Laws of thermodynamics
3.2 Thermodynamic potentials
3.3 Boltzmann’s entropy expression
3.4 Boltzmann’s distribution
3.5 Summary
3.6 Exercise problems
Part II Point defects
4 Point defect mechanics
4.1 Hard sphere model
4.2 Symmetry of distortions about solutes
4.3 Atomic size factors
4.4 Elastic fields of atomic point defects
4.5 Elastic field of misfitting inclusion
4.6 Summary
4.7 Exercise problems
5 Point defect thermodynamics
5.1 Equilibrium concentration of solutes
5.2 Equilibrium concentration of vacancies
5.3 Vacancy experiments
5.4 Point defect chemical potential
5.5 Summary
5.6 Exercise problems
6 Point defect equilibria
6.1 Vacancies and self-interstitials in Si
6.2 Point defects in strongly ionic solids
6.3 Point defects in nonstoichiometric ionic solids
6.4 Constitutional defects in intermetallic compounds
6.5 Divacancies and other vacancy complexes
6.6 Summary
6.7 Exercise problems
7 Point defect kinetics
7.1 Motion of vacancies
7.2 Motion of solute atoms
7.3 Diffusion equation
7.4 Diffusion under stress
7.5 Diffusional deformation
7.6 Summary
7.7 Exercise problems
Part III Dislocations
8 Dislocation geometry
8.1 Role of dislocations in plastic deformation
8.2 Examples of dislocations
8.3 Burgers circuit and Burgers vector
8.4 Dislocation motion and slip
8.5 Dislocation sources
8.6 Summary
8.7 Exercise problems
9 Dislocation mechanics
9.1 Elastic fields of isolated dislocations
9.2 Dislocation line energy
9.3 Dislocation line tension
9.4 Forces on dislocations
9.5 Summary
9.6 Exercise problems
10 Dislocation interactions and applications
10.1 Interactions between two dislocations
10.2 Dislocation arrays
10.3 Strengthening mechanisms
10.4 Dislocation kinetics and plastic flow
10.5 Formation of dislocations at interfaces
10.6 Elastic fields of dislocations near interfaces
10.7 Summary
10.8 Exercise problems
11 Partial and extended dislocations
11.1 Partial dislocations in FCC metals
11.2 Dislocations in HCP metals
11.3 Partial dislocations in CrCl[sub(3)]
11.4 Superdislocations in ordered Ni[sub(3)]Al
11.5 Summary
11.6 Exercise problems
12 Dislocation core structure
12.1 Peierls–Nabarro model
12.2 Dislocations in FCC metals
12.3 Dislocations in diamond cubic structures
12.4 Dislocations in BCC metals
12.5 Dislocation–point defect interactions
12.6 Summary
12.7 Exercise problems
Part IV Grain boundaries
13 Grain boundary geometry
13.1 Grain boundary orientation variables
13.2 Coincidence site lattice
13.3 Displacement shift complete lattice
13.4 Summary
13.5 Exercise problems
14 Grain boundary mechanics
14.1 Low angle tilt boundaries
14.2 Low angle twist boundaries
14.3 Dislocation content of arbitrary low angle grain boundaries
14.4 Grain boundary edge dislocations
14.5 Grain boundary screw dislocations
14.6 Disconnections and disclinations
14.7 Summary
14.8 Exercise problems
Appendices
A King table for solid solutions
B Thermoelastic properties of common crystalline solids
C Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of vacancies
D Diffusion coefficients in common crystals
Bibliography
Index