Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges

D Tourret, H Liu, J LLorca - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Solidification microstructures and solid-state parallels: Recent developments, future directions

M Asta, C Beckermann, A Karma, W Kurz, R Napolitano… - Acta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

An introduction to phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution

N Moelans, B Blanpain, P Wollants - Calphad, 2008 - Elsevier
The phase-field method has become an important and extremely versatile technique for
simulating microstructure evolution at the mesoscale. Thanks to the diffuse-interface …

Suppression of Phase Separation in LiFePO4 Nanoparticles During Battery Discharge

P Bai, DA Cogswell, MZ Bazant - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Using a novel electrochemical phase-field model, we question the common belief that Li X
FePO4 nanoparticles always separate into Li-rich and Li-poor phases during battery …

Phase field modeling of defects and deformation

Y Wang, J Li - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
New perspectives on the phase field approach in modeling deformation and fracture at the
fundamental defect level are reviewed. When applied at sub-angstrom length scales the …

[HTML][HTML] Phase-field modeling of crystal nucleation in undercooled liquids–A review

L Gránásy, GI Tóth, JA Warren, F Podmaniczky… - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
We review how phase-field models contributed to the understanding of various aspects of
crystal nucleation, including homogeneous and heterogeneous processes, and their role in …

Dendrite-separator interactions in lithium-based batteries

A Jana, DR Ely, RE García - Journal of Power Sources, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of separator pore size on lithium dendrite growth is assessed through the use of
the phase field method (PFM). Dendrites are found to undergo concurrent electrodeposition …

[HTML][HTML] A coherent set of model equations for various surface and interface energies in systems with liquid and solid metals and alloys

G Kaptay - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper first a generally valid model is derived from the two fundamental equations of
Gibbs for temperature and composition dependences of all types of interfacial energies. This …

The phase field technique for modeling multiphase materials

I Singer-Loginova, HM Singer - Reports on progress in physics, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews methods and applications of the phase field technique, one of the fastest
growing areas in computational materials science. The phase field method is used as a …

Theory of coherent nucleation in phase-separating nanoparticles

DA Cogswell, MZ Bazant - Nano letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
The basic physics of nucleation in solid single-crystal nanoparticles is revealed by a phase-
field theory that includes surface energy, chemical reactions, and coherency strain. In …