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Side‐Surface Structure of a Commercial β‐Silicon Carbide Whisker
Author(s) -
Geng Lin,
Zhang Jie,
Meng QingChang,
Yao CongKai
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00546.x
Subject(s) - whisker , whiskers , silicon carbide , zigzag , microstructure , materials science , monocrystalline whisker , carbide , silicon , surface energy , composite material , crystallography , metallurgy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics
The side surfaces of a commercial β‐SiC whisker were analyzed by calculating the surface energy and observing the microstructure of the whiskers. The results indicated that the side surfaces displayed a type of zigzag structure and were composed of {111}, {110}, and {100} crystal planes.