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Effect of Oxygen Partial Pressure on the Nucleation Kinetics of Orthorhombic YBCO
Author(s) -
Rathna Kumari M.,
Suresh Kumar P.,
Subramanian C.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4079(200211)37:11<1172::aid-crat1172>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - nucleation , orthorhombic crystal system , partial pressure , oxygen pressure , tetragonal crystal system , kinetics , oxygen , materials science , phase (matter) , thermodynamics , chemistry , crystallography , crystal structure , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Effect of oxygen partial pressure on the nucleation kinetics of orthorhombic YBCO from tetragonal phase has been studied using classical nucleation theory. The free energy of formation of orthorhombic YBCO has been evaluated as a function of oxygen partial pressure.