Atomic Scale Characterization and First-Principles Studies of Si₃N₄ Interfaces

1. Silicon Nitride Ceramics
Weronika Walkosz

2. Theoretical Methods and Approximations
Weronika Walkosz

3. Overview of Experimental Tools
Weronika Walkosz

4. Structural Energetics of ?- {bf{{Si}_3{N}_4(10overline{1}0)}} Surfaces
Weronik Walkosz

5. Atomic-Resolution Study of the Interfacial Bonding at Si3N4/CeO2?? Grain Boundaries
Weronika Walkosz

6. Atomic-Resolution Study of ?-Si3N4/SiO2 Interfaces
Weronika Walkosz

7. Imaging Bulk ?-Si3N4

Weronika Walkosz

8. Conclusions and Future Work
Weronika Walkosz

Avainsanat: Materials Science, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Physical Chemistry, Structural Materials, Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Microengineering