Phase-field-crystal dynamics for binary systems: Derivation from dynamical density functional theory, amplitude equation formalism, and applications to alloy heterostructures

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Huang, Zhi Feng ^a   Elder, K R ^b   Provatas, Nikolas ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY COMPONENTS; AMPLITUDE EQUATION; ATOMIC COMPONENTS; ATOMIC DENSITY; ATOMIC MOBILITY; ATOMIC SIZES; BINARY SYSTEMS; COMPLEX AMPLITUDE; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; COUPLED DYNAMICS; CRYSTAL DYNAMIC; DIRECT CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; HETEROSTRUCTURES; INTERFACE INTERMIXING; PHASE FIELDS; SCALE ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC AMPLITUDES; STRAINED-LAYER GROWTH; STRUCTURAL PROFILES;

ALLOYS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ATOMS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SURFACE SEGREGATION; SYSTEMS (METALLURGICAL);

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77956123251     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.82.021605     Document Type: Article

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