Growth of Functional Materials
Nucleation and Growth: Theory of homo- and heterogeneous nucleation. Nucleation rate. Diffusion transformations in solids. Nuclei growth and interphase migration. Growth controlling mechanisms. Second-phase shape: interfacial energy, misfit strain and the shape of precipitates. Nucleation at solid/vapor and solid/liquid interphases. Growth from the melt & growth of dendrites. Materials’ growth methods: Growth from the melt […]