This area focuses on the relationships between the chemical and physical structure of
materials and their properties and performance. Regardless of the material class metallic, ceramic, polymeric or composite, an understanding of the structure-property relationships provide a scientific basis for developing engineering materials for advanced applications. Fundamental and applied research in this field responds to an ever-increasing demand for improved or better-characterized materials.
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Scanning transmission electron microscopy images of silicon nitride ceramic
sintered with several different rare-earth elements show the atomic location of each rareearth atom. This detailed structural information relates to ceramic toughness (Ritchie Group). |
Participating Faculty:
Paul Alivisatos, Daryl C. Chrzan, Lutgarde C. De Jonghe, Fiona Doyle, James W. Evans,Andreas M. Glaeser, Ron Gronsky, John W. Morris, Jr., Robert O Ritchie,
Kal Sastry, Gareth Thomas and Ting Xu. |
