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  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science
  • Computational Materials Science

Background:

  • The stability of metal-based/ceramic interfaces is crucial for material performance and has significant scientific and economic implications.
  • Understanding interface structure and bonding is key to developing advanced materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of various dopants (M = Ti, Mg, Cu, Zn, Si, Mn, Al) on the Ni (111)/Al2O3 (0001) interface properties.
  • To determine how doping influences bonding strength, segregation behavior, and electronic structure at the interface.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing first-principle calculation methods to study interface structures.
  • Analyzing work of adhesion, heat of segregation, electronic structure, charge density, and density of states.

Main Results:

  • Doping with Ti and Mg significantly increased Ni-Al2O3 interface bonding strength (3.4x and 1.5x, respectively).
  • Ti and Mg dopants segregated to the interface center, increasing charge density and forming stable Ti-O and Ti-Ni bonds.
  • Other dopants (Si, Mn, Al) negatively impacted bonding or showed limited segregation.

Conclusions:

  • Ti and Mg are effective dopants for strengthening Ni-Al2O3 interfaces.
  • The formation of stable compounds by Ti at the interface enhances its stability.
  • Selecting Ti as an additive can improve the durability and service lifetime of Ni-Al2O3 metal-ceramic composites.