Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials

Manuel Eduardo Palomar-Pardavé · Tu Le Manh

Jan 2024 · Elsevier

About this ebook

Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials covers fundamental aspects of thermodynamics and kinetics, nucleation and growth phenomena occurring during materials processing and synthesis in engineering of materials. Theoretical and practical approaches used to identify and quantify nucleation are analyzed. These approaches can be used to explain the relationship of the physical properties of the material with nucleation and growth processes. Sections cover modern methods such as SEM, TEM, EBSD microtexture, X-ray macrotexture and modeling and simulation (Monte Carlo, Molecular dynamic simulation, machine learning, etc.). Based on these observations, their applications in engineering materials and processes are discussed. Moreover, methodology (experimental and modeling) of nucleation and growth of metals and other materials from aqueous and nonaqueous solvents using electrochemical means are reviewed. Although nucleation and growth are well-studied processes in materials, the quantification of the number of nuclei during these processes are complicated. A key aim of the book is to systematize information and share knowledge about the nucleation and growth phenomena occurring in different engineering processes related to materials science and engineering. - Provides the key principles and definitions to understanding nucleation and growth processes in materials and the relationship between these processes and bulk material properties - Describes criteria for nucleation in different materials and methods for quantification, materials characterization and modeling - Discusses materials design strategies to apply understanding of materials chemical composition and structure to the improvement of material properties and creation of new materials

About the author

Manuel Eduardo Palomar-Pardavé is a tenured professor in basic and applied electrochemistry of materials at UAM-Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. His research interests include fundamental and applied electrochemistry, electrosynthesis and materials characterization processes, electrodeposition, electrocrystallization of metals, conducting polymers, anodic films, nanomaterials, physicochemistry of solutions, and evaluation and protection against corrosion.

Tu Le Manh is a professor and senior researcher at the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research is on crystallographic texture (X-ray macrotexture and EBSD microtexture), Barkhausen noise measurements, magnetic and mechanical anisotropy of polycrystalline materials, electronucleation and growth of metals from deep eutectic solvents, electrocatalysts for fuel cells, and lithium-ion battery recycling.