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EnglishFirst-principles density functional calculations were performed on the coherent (0 0 1) interface between spinel (MgAl2O4) and aluminium, focusing on the ion-exchange reaction at the interface. The exchange reaction occurs by diffusion of magnesium and aluminium ions in opposite directions across the interface, at a rate controlled by the surface-to-volume ratio of the MgAl2O4 particles. We investigate the hypothesis that the reaction may involve a net charge transfer, leading to the formation of an interface electric dipole, with a possible influence on the mechanical properties of the Al/MgAl2O4 composite. Our analysis of the electronic charge density accompanying the ion exchange reveals an electric dipole at the interface. Its formation is shown to be a consequence of the interface electronic structure, taking the form of screening effects occurring locally at the substitutional Al site and more diffusely over the whole interface region.
| Titolo: | Dipole formation due to ion exchange processes at the metal-ceramic Al/MgAl2O4 (001) interface |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 |
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| Abstract: | First-principles density functional calculations were performed on the coherent (0 0 1) interface between spinel (MgAl2O4) and aluminium, focusing on the ion-exchange reaction at the interface. The exchange reaction occurs by diffusion of magnesium and aluminium ions in opposite directions across the interface, at a rate controlled by the surface-to-volume ratio of the MgAl2O4 particles. We investigate the hypothesis that the reaction may involve a net charge transfer, leading to the formation of an interface electric dipole, with a possible influence on the mechanical properties of the Al/MgAl2O4 composite. Our analysis of the electronic charge density accompanying the ion exchange reveals an electric dipole at the interface. Its formation is shown to be a consequence of the interface electronic structure, taking the form of screening effects occurring locally at the substitutional Al site and more diffusely over the whole interface region. |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/1709765 |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |
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