Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Si3N4 via Neutron Diffraction
摘要
Time-of-flight Neutron Diffraction was used to obtain diffraction patterns for GS-44 silicon nitride from 20 °C to 1500 °C. These patterns were refined using the Rietveld analysis method. Lattice parameters obtained as a function of temperature from refined diffraction data allowed determination of temperature-dependent thermal expansion coefficients for silicon nitride over this temperature range.