화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.98, No.5, 1664-1667, 2015
On the Faceted and Inclined Twin Boundary of Titanium Carbide Derived from Nanolaminated Ti3AlC2
Due to its high twin boundary energy, the absence of Sigma 3{112} in covalently bonded TiC has been theoretically adjudged. Here, we report the observation of TiC twin boundaries that consist of Sigma 3{112} and Sigma 3{111} steps in a faceted and inclined manner. The twin interface in the transition region is not flat, wherein periodic contrasts resulting from overlapped twins were identified. Based on the microstructural analyses, a formation mechanism for the energy-expensive Sigma 3{112} and inclined twin boundaries is elaborated.