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The Modified Gibbs-Wulff Construction and Critical Nucleus Morphology at an Interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

J. K. Lee ,
J. H. Choy  and
Y. Choi
J. K. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
J. H. Choy
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
Y. Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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Abstract

The conditions for the equilibrium shape of a second-phase particle nucleating either at a planar interface or at a spherically curved interface are reviewed under the assumption that the interfacial structure of the nucleation site has a torque of an appropriate strength. The results are then incorporated into the modified Gibbs-Wulff construction in order to demonstrate a graphical representation of both the equilibrium shape and the free energy barrier for heterogeneous nucleation.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 230: Symposium R – Phase Transformation Kinetics in Thin Films , 1991 , 121
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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