Transcription of Nucleation and Growth
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1WS20021 Nucleation and Growth GoalUnderstand the basic thermodynamics behind the nucleationand Growth processes ReferencesHandoutCh. 8, Intro. to Ceramics by Kingery, Bowen and UhlmannMost books on glasses and glass-ceramics HomeworkNone2WS20022 Phase Transformations Considered as a transformation of a homogeneous solution to a mixtureof two phases For a stable solution, Gmix is less than zero. In other words, the solutionis more stable than the individual components Gmix is composed of entropic (-T Smix) and enthalpic ( Hmix) parts Consider1. Hmix less than zero: stable solution2. Hmix = zero (ideal solution), stable solution due to entropic 3. Hmix slightly greater than zero: stable solution entropy dominates4.
Nucleation • Consider the nucleation of a new phase at a temperature T The transition temperature (T) is below that predicted by thermodynamics when surface or volume are not considered • We can estimate the free energy change as a function of the radius of the nuclei from the volume and surface terms • When r is small, surface dominates
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