Definition
The interface between adjacent crystalline grains having different crystallographic orientations in a polycrystalline material.
Application
Important in semiconductor and interconnect films because grain boundaries can act as diffusion, scattering, recombination, corrosion, or failure paths.
Related concepts
Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from nist.govhttps://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2009/06/nist-finds-touch-glass-metal-settles-century-old-question
- Evidence from nist.govhttps://www.nist.gov/publications/grain-boundary-crack-growth-interconnects-electric-current