Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3225–3228 (2000)Nonstoichiometric Interfaces and Al2O3 Adhesion with Al and AgReceived 2 May 2000; published in the issue dated 9 October 2000 We have determined the relative stability of stoichiometric, oxygen-rich, and aluminum-rich Al/Al2O3 and Ag/Al2O3 interfaces from first principles. Stable structures vary significantly with oxygen chemical potentials. Computed works of adhesion agree reasonably well with sessile drop experimental values, including correlation with measured oxygen chemisorption effects on Ag. The ordering of predicted bond energies of the interfaces, ceramics, and metals seems consistent with monotonic and fatigue fracture experiments. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3225
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3225
PACS:
68.35.-P, 82.65.Dp
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