Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of spinodal decomposition in constrained films

• Published in: Metals and materials international Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 61 - 66
• Main Authors: Seol, D. J., Hu, S. Y., Li, Y. L., Shen, J., Oh, K. H., Chen, L. Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2003
• Subjects: Binary alloys; Boundary conditions; Coherence; Constraints; Decomposition; Elastic anisotropy; Evolution; Mathematical models; Phase separation; Spectral methods; Spinodal decomposition; Strain; Studies; Substrates; Thin films; Three dimensional models

The morphological evolution during spinodal decomposition in binary alloy thin films elastically constrained by substrates is studied. Elastic solutions, derived for both elastically isotropic and anisotropic thin films subject to mixed stress-free and constraint boundary conditions, are employed in...