Interfaces in Materials: Atomic Structure, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Solid-Vapor, Solid-Liquid and Solid-Solid Interfaces (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL.

Atomic Bonding.

Regular Solution (Quasi-Chemical) Model.

SOLID-VAPOR INTERFACES.

Surface Energy.

Surface Structure.

Crystal Growth from the Vapor.

Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Systems and Surface Segregation.

Surface Films.

SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES.

Liquids.

Interfacial Structure and Energy.

Crystal Growth from the Liquid.

Solute Partitioning and Morphological Stability.

SOLID-SOLID INTERFACES.

Introduction to Solid-Solid Interfaces.

Structure and Energy of Homophase Interfaces.

Structure and Energy of Heterophase Interfaces.

Growth of Solid-Solid Heterophase Interfaces.

Morphological Stability and Segregation.

References and Additional Reading.

Appendices.

Index.