Strengthening of Titanium Silicon Carbide by Grain Orientation Control and Silicon Carbide Whisker Dispersion

Microstructure and Fracture Toughness of Hot-Pressed Silicon Carbide Reinforced with Silicon Carbide Whisker

The effects of p-Sic whisker addition on the microstructural evolution and fracture toughness (K,c) of hot-pressed SIC were investigated. Most of the whiskers added disappeared during the densification process by transformation into the a-phase. The remaining whiskers acted as nuclei for grain growth, resulting in the formation of large tabular grains around the whiskers. The tabular grains aro...

Silicon Carbide Whisker-mediated Plant Transformation

With the advancement in molecular biology, several metabolic and physiological processes have been elucidated at molecular levels discovering the involvement of different genes. Since the advent of plant transformation 33 years ago, use of plant transformation techniques sparked an interest in fundamental and applied research leading to the development of biological and physical methods of fore...

Titanium Impurities in Silicon, Diamond, and Silicon Carbide

Since transition metal impurities affect the electronic and optical properties of semiconductors [1], it is important to understand the role of such unavoidable impurities on those properties. At the same time, transition metals in semiconductors can be used in other unusual situations. The energy levels related to transition metal impurities are aligned with respect to each other for the same ...

Silicon Nitride and Silicon Carbide

Boron carbide/n-silicon carbide heterojunction diodes