Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials

Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials covers fundamental aspects of thermodynamics and kinetics, nucleation and growth phenomena occurring during materials processing and synthesis in engineering of materials. Theoretical and practical approaches used to identify and quantify nucleation are analyzed. These approaches can be used to explain the relationship of the physical properties of the material with the nucleation and growth processes, as a consequence it can facilitate the understanding of how new materials are formed. Although nucleation and growth are well-studied processes in materials, the quantification of the number of nuclei during these processes are complicated. A key aim of the book is to systematize information and share knowledge about the nucleation and growth phenomena occurring in different engineering processes related to materials science and engineering. Nucleation and growth of applied materials covers aspects of similarities and differences of nucleation and growth phenomena, in terms of experimental evidence using modern methods such as SEM, TEM, EBSD microtexture, X-ray macrotexture and modelling and simulation (Monte Carlo, Molecular dynamic simulation, machine learning, etc). Based on these observations, their applications in engineering materials and processes are discussed. Moreover, methodology (experimental and modeling) of nucleation and growth of metals and other materials from aqueous and nonaqueous solvents using electrochemical means such as cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry are reviewed. Benefits and limitations of nucleation and growth models are analyzed. Provides the key principles and definitions to understanding nucleation and growth processes in materials and the relationship between these processes and bulk material properties Describes criteria for nucleation in different materials and methods for quantification, materials characterization and modelling Discusses materials design strategies to apply understanding of materials chemical composition and structure to the improvement of material properties and creation of new materials INDICE: 1. Introduction and terms definition2. Thermodynamic fundamentals of nucleation3. Kinetic fundamentals of nucleation4. The many sides (aspects) of nucleation5. Nucleation and growth of metallic crystals in metallurgy and materials processing6. Nucleation and growth phenomena in mechanical deformation: microstructural evolution and structure-property relationship7. Aspects of nucleation and growth of crystals in nanotechnology8. Nucleation and growth of magnetic domains in ferromagnetic materials and relationship with their magnetic properties9. Electronucleation and growth of metals from aqueous and nonaqueous solvents10. Aspects of nucleation and growth in corrosion science and engineering11. Nucleation in polymers12. Recent advances in theory of nucleation

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99537-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 650
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés