Formation of metastable phases by spinodal decomposition

oleh: Ricard Alert, Pietro Tierno, Jaume Casademunt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01

Deskripsi

Metastable phases are usually formed through nucleation, upon overcoming an energy barrier. Here, Alert et al. theoretically predict and experimentally verify the unexpected formation of a metastable phase by spinodal decomposition through direct phase separation from an unstable phase.