Segregation (materials science)
ENRICHMENT OF ATOMS, IONS AND MOLECULES
Segregation in materials; Segregation (Materials Science); Langmuir–McLean theory; Langmuir-McLean theory
In materials science, segregation is the enrichment of atoms, ions, or molecules at a microscopic region in a materials system. While the terms segregation and adsorption are essentially synonymous, in practice, segregation is often used to describe the partitioning of molecular constituents to defects from solid solutions, whereas adsorption is generally used to describe such partitioning from liquids and gases to surfaces.