Abstract
Turnbull performed much experimental and theoretical research on nucleation and on fundamental aspects of phase transformations in condensed matter. Nucleation of precipitates followed in parallel or sequentially by their growth and coarsening is a complex scientific subject and technologically highly relevant because of the many critical roles played by structural metallic alloys and their relevance to the energy problem. The focus herein is on nucleation, growth, and coarsening of precipitates employing atom-probe tomography, lattice kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, and diffusion theory, which constitute a unique approach for studying phase separation in concentrated multicomponent alloys.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 537-542 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | MRS Bulletin |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
Funding
This research is supported by the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. The author wishes to thank Zugang Mao, Georges Martin, Chantal K. Sudbrack, and Kevin E. Yoon for their seminal contributions to this research, Pascal Bellon and Frederic Soisson for many helpful discussions, and Stephen M. Foiles for his Grand Canonical Monte Carlo code.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry