Space Materials Science in China:I.Experiment Studies under Microgravity

作者：ZHANG Xingwang,YIN Zhigang,YU Jianding,YUAN Zhangfu,ZHAO Jiuzhou,LUO Xinghong,PAN Mingxiang

摘要：The virtual absence of gravity-dependent phenomena in microgravity allows an in-depth understanding of fundamental events that are normally obscured and therefore are difficult to study quantitatively on Earth.Of particular interest is that the low-gravity environment aboard space provides a unique platform to synthesize alloys of semiconductors with homogeneous composition distributions,on both the macroscopic and microscopic scales,due to the much reduced buoyancy-driven convection.On the other hand,the easy realization of detached solidification in microgravity suppresses the formation of defects such as dislocations and twins,and thereby the crystallographic perfection is greatly increased.Moreover,the microgravity condition offers the possibilities to elucidate the liquid/solid interfacial structures,as well as clarify the microstructure evolution path of the metal alloys(or composites)during the solidification process.Motivated by these facts,growths of compound semiconductors and metal alloys were carried out under microgravity by using the drop tube,or on the scientific platforms of Tiangong-2 and SJ-10.The following illustrates the main results.

发文机构：Institute of Semiconductors Centre of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Collaborative Innovation Center for Steel Technology Institute of Metal Research School of Materials Science and Engineering Institute of Physics School of Physical Sciences Songshan Lake Materials Laboratorij

关键词：SpacematerialsMICROGRAVITYBubblebehaviorMicrostructuralevolution

分类号： V45[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]