We briefly review the state-of-the-art in phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution. The
focus is placed on recent applications of phase-field simulations of solid-state microstructure …

Phase inversion processes, in which a polymer is transformed from a thin solution film into a
solid matrix upon exposure to another gas/liquid phase or a temperature change, represent …

This comprehensive and self-contained, one-stop source discusses phase-field
methodology in a fundamental way, explaining advanced numerical techniques for solving …

The phase-field method has become an important and extremely versatile technique for
simulating microstructure evolution at the mesoscale. Thanks to the diffuse-interface …

Nucleation theory provides a powerful tool for growth modeling of a variety of objects: from
liquid droplets to thin solid films and biological structures. Theoretical approaches based on …

Rapid advances in atomistic and phase-field modeling techniques as well as new
experiments have led to major progress in solidification science during the first years of this …

Field-effect transistors made of organic single crystals are ideal for studying the charge
transport characteristics of organic semiconductor materials. Their outstanding device …

Many structural materials (metal alloys, polymers, minerals, etc.) are formed by quenching
liquids into crystalline solids. This highly nonequilibrium process often leads to …

We review a plethora of relevant experimental results on internal homogeneous crystal
nucleation in silicate glasses obtained in the last four decades, and their analyses in the …

A general formulation of phase-field models for nonisothermal solidification in
multicomponent and multiphase alloy systems is derived from an entropy functional in a …