Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-02-16
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
4 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
The phase field crystal (PFC) method has emerged as a promising technique for modeling materials with atomistic resolution on mesoscopic time scales. The approach is numerically much more efficient than classical density functional theory (CDFT), but its single mode free energy functional only leads to lattices with triangular (2D) or BCC (3D) symmetries. By returning to a closer approximation of the CDFT free energy functional, we develop a systematic construction of two-particle direct correlation functions that allow the study of a broad class of crystalline structures. This construction examines planar spacings, lattice symmetries, planar atomic densities and the atomic vibrational amplitude in the unit cell of the lattice and also provides control parameters for temperature and anisotropic surface energies. The power of this new approach is demonstrated by two examples of structural phase transformations.
Greenwood Michael
Provatas Nikolas
Rottler Jörg
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