Dislocation-induced stop-and-go kinetics of interfacial transformations

Xianhu Sun, Dongxiang Wu, Lianfeng Zou, Stephen D. House, Xiaobo Chen, Meng Li, Dmitri N. Zakharov, Judith C. Yang and Guangwen Zhou ()
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Xianhu Sun: State University of New York at Binghamton
Dongxiang Wu: State University of New York at Binghamton
Lianfeng Zou: State University of New York at Binghamton
Stephen D. House: University of Pittsburgh
Xiaobo Chen: State University of New York at Binghamton
Meng Li: University of Pittsburgh
Dmitri N. Zakharov: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Judith C. Yang: University of Pittsburgh
Guangwen Zhou: State University of New York at Binghamton

Nature, 2022, vol. 607, issue 7920, 708-713

Abstract: Abstract Most engineering materials are based on multiphase microstructures produced either through the control of phase equilibria or by the fabrication of different materials as in thin-film processing. In both processes, the microstructure relaxes towards equilibrium by mismatch dislocations (or geometric misfit dislocations) across the heterophase interfaces1–5. Despite their ubiquitous presence, directly probing the dynamic action of mismatch dislocations has been unachievable owing to their buried nature. Here, using the interfacial transformation of copper oxide to copper as an example, we demonstrate the role of mismatch dislocations in modulating oxide-to-metal interfacial transformations in an intermittent manner, by which the lateral flow of interfacial ledges is pinned at the core of mismatch dislocations until the dislocation climbs to the new oxide/metal interface location. Together with atomistic calculations, we identify that the pinning effect is associated with the non-local transport of metal atoms to fill vacancies at the dislocation core. These results provide mechanistic insight into solid–solid interfacial transformations and have substantial implications for utilizing structural defects at buried interfaces to modulate mass transport and transformation kinetics.

Date: 2022
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