Microstructure and field emission properties of the Si-TaSi2 eutectic in situ composites by electron beam floating zone melting technique

Chunjuan Cui, Jun Zhang, Zhiwei Jia, Haijun Su, Lin Liu, Hengzhi Fu

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Abstract

The directionally solidified Si-TaSi2 eutectic in situ composites, which have highly aligned and uniformly distributed TaSi2 fibers embedded in the Si continuous matrix, are obtained by electron beam floating zone melting (EBFZM) technique at the solidification rate range 0.3-9.0 mm/min. The preferential orientation of the Si-TaSi2 eutectic is also studied by selected area electron diffraction (SAED), which is [0 1̄ 1̄]Si∥[0 0 0 1]TaSi2 and (0 1̄ 1)Si∥(0 1̄ 1 1)TaSi2. Moreover, field emission properties of the Si-TaSi2 eutectic in situ composites are investigated by transparent anode imaging technology. Approximately straight F-N curves show that this material has excellent field emission properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-77
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume310
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jan 2008

Keywords

  • A1. Directional solidification
  • A1. Eutectic in situ composite
  • A1. Transmission electron microscopy
  • A2. Electron beam floating zone melting
  • B2. Si-TaSi
  • B3. Field emission

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