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Clustering Effects in Solid Solutions

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Changes of State

Part of the book series: Treatise on Solid State Chemistry ((TSSC,volume 5))

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Solid-state transformations can be classified into two main categories: (a) homogeneous reactions, which occur in the bulk crystalline (or amorphous) phases, and (b) heterogeneous ones, which occur at structural defects such as grain boundaries, dislocations, etc. This chapter covers homogeneous reactions only, and particularly those transformations that are caused by instabilities or meta-stabilities of solid solutions to local compositional changes. Such replacive reactions can be of two types: (a) clustering transformations, which favor like-atom bonds, and (b) ordering transformations, which favor unlike bonds. Only clustering reactions are treated here, although the formalism can easily be extended to cover order—disorder reactions as well.

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de Fontaine, D. (1975). Clustering Effects in Solid Solutions. In: Hannay, N.B. (eds) Changes of State. Treatise on Solid State Chemistry, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1120-2_3

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