Theory of Coherent Nucleation in Phase-Separating Nanoparticles

The basic physics of nucleation in solid single-crystal nanoparticles is revealed by a phase-field theory that includes surface energy, chemical reactions, and coherency strain. In contrast to binary fluids, which form arbitrary contact angles at surfaces, complete “wetting” by one phase is favored...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cogswell, Daniel A., Bazant, Martin Z.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91184