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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Realizing metastable phases is difficult due to complex kinetics and thermodynamics.
  • Processing conditions must be carefully controlled to achieve desired metastable states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate selective and controlled realization of metastable phases using size confinement effects.
  • To investigate the phase behavior of AuSi alloy nanowires fabricated via nanomolding.

Main Methods:

  • Nanomolding of AuSi alloy into nanocavities.
  • Diffusion-controlled filling of nanocavities.
  • Crystal structure and elemental analysis of alloy nanowires.
  • Construction of a phase state-energy map.

Main Results:

  • Observed three distinct phase states (hybrid nanophase, bamboo-shaped, uniform alloy) based on nanowire size.
  • Discovered a uniform single crystalline alloy phase below ~20 nm diameter with uniform Au-Si distribution.
  • Rationalized phase formation using a map considering enthalpy, entropy, strain, and interfacial energy.

Conclusions:

  • Size confinement during nanocavity filling is an effective strategy for controlling metastable phase formation.
  • Nanomolding offers a simple, practical method for fabricating various metastable phases, including metal-metal and metal-nonmetal systems.
  • This approach enables precise selection of novel materials with tunable functionalities, surpassing traditional rapid cooling techniques.