{"title":"Effect of Phosphorus Content on the Microstructure Evolution of Highly Undercooled Al-60%Si Alloys","authors":"Bo Dang, Zengyun Jian, Junfeng Xu","doi":"10.1007/s12633-024-03219-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to investigate the effect of P content on the growth morphology and growth mode of the Si phase, the Al-60%Si alloys containing 0.5%P and 1.0%P were subjected to deep undercooling using an electromagnetic levitator. The morphology evolution and growth mode of the Si phase were studied by analyzing the dynamic images recorded by HSV and the SEM images of as-solidified samples. The results reveal that the morphology of the Si phase transformed from the large strip shape to coarse bulks and regularly arranged dendrites, then to spheroidal and rod-shaped with increase of undercooling, and the corresponding growth mode changed from faceted growth to mixed growth, then to non-faceted growth. The P refines the size of the Si phase by enhancing the nucleation rate of the Si phase. With the increase of P content, the critical undercoolings of growth mode transition decrease, and the experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predicted results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":776,"journal":{"name":"Silicon","volume":"17 3","pages":"555 - 562"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Silicon","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12633-024-03219-x","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In order to investigate the effect of P content on the growth morphology and growth mode of the Si phase, the Al-60%Si alloys containing 0.5%P and 1.0%P were subjected to deep undercooling using an electromagnetic levitator. The morphology evolution and growth mode of the Si phase were studied by analyzing the dynamic images recorded by HSV and the SEM images of as-solidified samples. The results reveal that the morphology of the Si phase transformed from the large strip shape to coarse bulks and regularly arranged dendrites, then to spheroidal and rod-shaped with increase of undercooling, and the corresponding growth mode changed from faceted growth to mixed growth, then to non-faceted growth. The P refines the size of the Si phase by enhancing the nucleation rate of the Si phase. With the increase of P content, the critical undercoolings of growth mode transition decrease, and the experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predicted results.
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The journal Silicon is intended to serve all those involved in studying the role of silicon as an enabling element in materials science. There are no restrictions on disciplinary boundaries provided the focus is on silicon-based materials or adds significantly to the understanding of such materials. Accordingly, such contributions are welcome in the areas of inorganic and organic chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, nanoscience, environmental science, electronics and optoelectronics, and modeling and theory. Relevant silicon-based materials include, but are not limited to, semiconductors, polymers, composites, ceramics, glasses, coatings, resins, composites, small molecules, and thin films.