Nucleation and growth in applied materials /

This book, edited by Manuel Eduardo and Tu Le Manh, provides a comprehensive exploration of nucleation and growth phenomena in materials science and engineering. It systematically presents theoretical and practical approaches to understanding these processes, which are pivotal in various fields of e...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Palomar-Pardavé, Manuel Eduardo, Manh, Tu Le
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:	Materials. Nucleation. Matériaux. Nucléation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgment
Chapter 1 Introduction: Nucleation and growth phenomena of electrochemical phase formation processes
References
PART I Nucleation and growth: From nano to bulk
Chapter 2 Diffusion-controlled three-dimensional nucleation phenomena: A comprehensive review of the standard model and extensions
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Classical and atomistic nucleation theories
2.2.1 Thermodynamics of phase formation on electrodes
2.2.2 Classical theory of homogeneous nucleation
2.2.3 Effect of the overpotential on the kinetics of nucleation according to the classical model
2.2.4 Atomistic theory of nucleation
2.3 Theoretical three-dimensional nucleation model
2.3.1 Analysis of the diffusion-controlled electrochemical tridimensional nucleation current transient
2.3.2 Estimation of the coverage probabilities and the current transient
2.3.3 Analysis of the current maximum
2.4 Extensions of the standard model
References
Chapter 3 Nucleation and growth of thin films
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fundamentals of nucleation and growth of thin films
3.2.1 Physisorption and chemisorption
3.2.2 Surface coverage
3.2.3 Thermodynamic concept of nucleation in thin film deposition
3.2.4 Thin film growth modes
3.2.5 Kinetics processes in nucleation and growth
3.3 Impact of substrate surfaces
3.4 Area-selective deposition of thin films
3.5 Conclusion and outlook
References
Chapter 4 Electronucleation and growth of metals from aqueous and non-aqueous solvents
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fundamental aspects of metal electrodeposition
4.2.1 Potential of metal in aqueous solution
4.2.2 Electrolytes used for electrodeposition
4.2.3 The electrical double layer.
4.2.4 The influence of deposition parameters on electrodeposition processes
4.3 Deep eutectic solvents
4.3.1 Properties of deep eutectic solvents
4.4 Nucleation and growth of metals from aqueous solvents
4.4.1 Growth mechanism
4.4.2 Growth rate
4.4.3 Additives
4.4.4 Nickel electrodeposition systems
4.5 Nucleation and growth of metals from deep eutectic solvents
4.6 Nucleation and growth of alloys from deep eutectic solvents
4.7 Metallic nanoparticles synthesis and their application for organic compounds oxidation
4.8 Recovery of metals from spent batteries
4.8.1 Electrochemical recovery of Mn and Mn-Zn from spent alkaline batteries
4.8.2 Electro-recovery of Ni-Co from spent Ni-MH batteries
4.8.3 Electrochemical recovery of Ag from spent Ag2O batteries
4.8.4 Electrochemical recovery of cobalt after leaching waste lithium-ion batteries
References
Chapter 5 Nucleation and growth of metallic crystals in metallurgy and materials processing
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Nucleation and growth of crystal grains in metals and alloys
5.3 Origin of texture formation and evolution in steels
5.4 Evolution of microstructure and texture of steels during processing
5.5 Influence of microstructure control on materials properties
5.6 Fabrication of new materials and enhancing properties of existing materials
5.7 Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in manufacturing new alloys
References
Chapter 6 Recrystallization in metals and continuous dynamic recrystallization via severe plastic deformation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Nucleation and grain growth in different types of recrystallization
6.2.1 Static recrystallization
6.2.2 Dynamic recrystallization
6.3 Continuous dynamic recrystallization and severe plastic deformation
6.3.1 History of severe plastic deformation.
6.3.2 Microstructural characteristics of severe plastic deformation-induced continuous dynamic recrystallization
6.3.3 Texture evolution during severe plastic deformation-induced continuous dynamic recrystallization
6.4 Chapter summary
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 7 Aspects of pit nucleation and growth in corrosion science and engineering
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Pitting corrosion mechanisms
7.3 Pit nucleation and growth
7.4 Influences of crystallographic texture in pitting corrosion
7.5 Concluding remarks
References
PART II Computational methods
Chapter 8 Algorithms for characterization of metallic grain structures simulated computationally (Identification and measurement of grain vertexes, borders, and areas)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Procedures for identification of a simulated grain structure
8.3 Measurement of grain areas
8.4 Algorithm for finding vertexes in simulated grain structures
8.5 Recognition of the borders between grains
8.6 Measurement of angles between grains
8.7 Grain width and length measured
8.8 Conclusion and comments
References
PART III Other aspects of nucleation
Chapter 9 Nucleation and growth of magnetic domains in ferromagnetic materials and relationship with their magnetic properties
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Nucleation and growth of magnetic domains
9.3 Domain nucleation and growth in hard magnetic materials
9.4 Magnetization reversal mechanisms of coarse-grained magnets
9.4.1 Magnetization reversal of nucleation-type magnets
9.4.2 Models of nucleation-type magnets
9.4.3 Models for pinning-type magnets considering the anisotropy energy
9.4.4 Models for pinning-type magnets considering the domain wall energy
9.4.5 Small-particle and nano-crystalline magnets
9.4.6 Micro-magnetic simulation models.
9.5 Domain nucleation and growth in soft magnetic materials
9.5.1 Domain nucleation dynamics in soft magnetic materials
9.6 Applications
9.6.1 Hard magnetic materials
9.6.2 Soft magnetic materials
References
Chapter 10 Nucleation in polymer
10.1 Introduction of polymers
10.2 Introduction to polymer crystallization
10.2.1 Nucleation in a single chain
10.2.2 Nucleation in multi-chain system
10.3 Thermodynamic theory
10.4 Primary nucleation
10.4.1 Homogeneous primary nucleation
10.4.2 Droplet model
10.4.3 Homogeneous nucleation in blends
10.5 Secondary nucleation theories
10.5.1 The Hoffman-Lauritzen theory
10.5.2 The Sadler-Gilmer model
10.6 Experimental observations of polymer crystallization
10.7 Influence of physical environment on polymer crystallization
10.8 Effect of seeds on polymer crystallization
10.9 Electrochemical growth of polymer
10.10 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11 Recent advances in theory of nucleation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Classical theory of nucleation
11.3 Two-step nucleation theory
11.4 Molecular dynamic simulation approaches for nucleation study
11.5 New approaches in electrochemical nucleation study
11.6 Concluding remarks
References
Index
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