Techniques in use:

Sample preparation:

  • arc-melting
  • induction metling
  • melt spinning on to a single copper roller
  • copper-mold bulk sample casting technique

Structure characterization:

  • conventional X-ray diffractometry (XRD)
  • micro-area XRD
  • high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscope equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS)
  • Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Thermal analysis:

  • differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • differential isothermal calorimetry (DIC)

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