title: Nucleation and bulk crystallization in binary phase field theory.
abstract: We present a phase field theory for binary crystal nucleation. In the one-component limit, quantitative agreement is achieved with computer simulations (Lennard-Jones system) and experiments (ice-water system) using model parameters evaluated from the free energy and thickness of the interface. The critical undercoolings predicted for Cu-Ni alloys accord with the measurements, and indicate homogeneous nucleation. The Kolmogorov exponents deduced for dendritic solidification and for "soft impingement" of particles via diffusion fields are consistent with experiment.
authors: Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, P.O. Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary.
authors: László
authors: L
authors: Gránásy
authors: Tamás
authors: T
authors: Börzsönyi
authors: Tamás
authors: T
authors: Pusztai