Three-dimensional Investigation of Ceramic/Metal Heterophase Interfaces by Atom-probe Microscopy

Rüsing1, Sebastian, Hellman

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2225 N. Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-3108

Summary

Silver atoms segregate at the MgO/Cu interface, as revealed by 3D atom probe analysis. This study quantifies silver segregation using Gibbsian interfacial excess and a novel proxigram approach.