Solid-liquid interface free energy in binary systems: Theory and atomistic calculations for the (110) Cu-Ag interface

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Frolov, T ^a   Mishin, Y ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EQUATIONS; ATOMISTIC CALCULATIONS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BINARY SYSTEMS; BULK STRESS; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CU-AG SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL COEFFICIENT; EXCESS PROPERTIES; HELMHOLTZ-TYPE EQUATIONS; HYDROSTATIC STATE; INTERFACE FREE ENERGY; INTERFACE PROFILES; INTERFACE STRESS; LIQUID PHASE; SEMIGRAND-CANONICAL MONTE CARLO; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; STATE OF STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC INTEGRATION; THERMODYNAMIC POTENTIALS;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; CHEMICALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; FREE ENERGY; LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SILVER; SYSTEMS (METALLURGICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 68849121282     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3197005     Document Type: Article

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