The α → β polytypic transformation in high-temperature indented SiC
- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 8 (11) , 2902-2907
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1993.2902
Abstract
High-quality single crystals of 6H–SiC have been indented at 1170 °C in vacuum. A TEM study of the indented regions shows that a 6H → 3C polytypic transformation has occurred, further confirming that this phase transformation can be induced by an applied stress.Keywords
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