A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation of Amorphous-Crystalline Ceramics Synthesized Using Far-From-Equilibrium Electromagnetic Excitations
Abstract
Major Goals: The goal of this project is to find direct evidence for non-thermal interactions between matter and EM waves, and to model such interactions to enrich our scientific understanding. We seek to investigate and engineer these low temperature, far-from-equilibrium effects of electromagnetic fields to synthesize materials unavailable to conventional routes. To achieve this goal, the project is divided into the following 3 scientific objectives: 1. To experimentally measure the localized temperatures induced by selective EM field interaction with precursor materials during synthesis. 2. To conduct in situ, in operando investigations to determine how EM fields alter the Gibbs free energy of activation and/or the pre-exponential factor during the nucleation, crystallization, and growth processes. 3. To synergistically use experiments and computational models to identify far-from-equilibrium effects of EM fields and their relationships with field parameters (e.g., field intensity, polarization, frequency).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1229359
Entities
People
- B. R. Jayan
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University