Sphere-plate sintering (original) (raw)

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3D-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo simulation * conserved-order-parameter Ising model with nearest neighbor (NN) interaction JNN * f.c.c. lattice (12 NNs; JNN/kTc = 0.40837) * here: JNN/kT = 1.5 (for all particles; no evaporation into the gas phase) * color key (left): coordination number from red (monomers) to purple (12 NNs) * color key (right): initial affiliation (red=sphere; green=plate) * number of atoms: 8589 (sphere) + 65536 (plate) * f.c.c. <001>-directions are parallel to the simulation cell axes * time is measured in Monte Carlo steps (MCS) * periodic boundary conditions laterally * further information on sintering on Wikipedia.

Copyright: Dr. Lars Röntzsch, Dresden, GERMANY.