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The Competition of Intermediate Phases in the Diffusion Zone

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The competition of intermediate phases at the initial stages of reactive diffusion is analyzed in the context of two fundamental ideas that were put forward together with K.P. Gurov in 1981–1990. The first deals with the kinetic suppression of certain phases during the nucleation stage by the adjacent phase layers. The second idea considers the thermodynamic suppression of the intermediate phase nucleation due to the dependence of the nucleation barrier on the local concentration gradient in the initial phases. The critical concentration gradient makes the nucleation impossible. The experimental data are shown to justify the theoretical suppositions.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The paper is dedicated to the memory of K.P. Gurov, who was a great teacher, scholar, and man.

FUNDING

This work was supported by the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme Fellowship IRSES within the 7 European Community Framework Programme (grant no. 612552) and by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (project nos. 0115 U 000638 and 0117 U 000577).

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  1. Cherkassy National University, bul’v. Shevchenko 81, 18031, Cherkassy, Ukraine

    A. M. Gusak & O. Yu. Lyashenko

  2. Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble cedex 9, 38058, Saint-Martin-d’Hères, CS 40700, France

    O. Yu. Lyashenko & F. Hodaj

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Gusak, A.M., Lyashenko, O.Y. & Hodaj, F. The Competition of Intermediate Phases in the Diffusion Zone. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 10, 517–524 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113319030109

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