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The effect of k E and k δ on the barrierless formation and disappearance of the IM. The stationary minimum values of ϒ, i.e., ϒ min , are plotted at θ = θ 21 e = 432(kelvin) and a 0 = 0.01, for different k δ , for a model without interfacial stresses (a) and with interfacial stresses (b).
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A phase-field approach for phase transformations (PTs) between three different phases at nonequilibrium temperatures is developed. It includes advanced mechanics, thermodynamically consistent interfacial stresses, and interface interactions. A thermodynamic Landau-Ginzburg potential developed in terms of polar order parameters satisfies the desired...
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... results of simulations in Fig. 4 reveal a much more sophisticated picture, which strongly depends on the scale parameter k d , which is meaningless in the sharp interface approach. For small k d = 0.3, the stationary nanostructure is independent of the initial condition. With increasing k E , the degree of melting (disordering) continuously increases; with decreasing ...
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... larger k d , two new features appear in Fig. 4: (a) two different nanostructures appear depending on whether the initial state is the SS or SMS interface, with clear hysteresis in k E , and (b) there is a significant jump in U min between these nano- structures when one of them ceases to ...
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