Porosity Distribution Simulation and Impure Inclusion Analysis of Porous Crystal Layer Formed via Polythermal Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory
3. Experiment
3.1. Materials
3.2. Apparatus and Procedure
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Formation Process of the Porous Crystal Layer
4.2. Porosity Distribution (PD) of the Crystal Layer
4.3. The Inclusion and the Separation Property Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Meng, Y.; Li, Z.; Li, X.; Xiao, W.; He, G.; Wu, X.; Jiang, X. Porosity Distribution Simulation and Impure Inclusion Analysis of Porous Crystal Layer Formed via Polythermal Process. Crystals 2021, 11, 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111347
Meng Y, Li Z, Li X, Xiao W, He G, Wu X, Jiang X. Porosity Distribution Simulation and Impure Inclusion Analysis of Porous Crystal Layer Formed via Polythermal Process. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111347
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeng, Yingshuang, Zhonghua Li, Xiangcun Li, Wu Xiao, Gaohong He, Xuemei Wu, and Xiaobin Jiang. 2021. "Porosity Distribution Simulation and Impure Inclusion Analysis of Porous Crystal Layer Formed via Polythermal Process" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111347