An interface can be defined as a bounding surface across which there is a discontinuity of some kind. Such discontinuities need not be abrupt, but may be in the form of a transition zone, so that interfaces may or may not have a thickness. Because of disturbances and irregularities at the interface, atoms there are in a state of higher energy than are the atoms in the homogeneous bulk. [...]
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.118592 |
Date | January 1966 |
Creators | Miller, W. Alfred. |
Contributors | Williams, W. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Metallurgical Engineering. ) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
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