Abstract
Grain-boundary melting in a lattice-gas model of a bicrystal is studied by Monte Carlo simulation using the grand canonical ensemble. Well below the bulk melting temperature T(m), a disordered liquidlike layer gradually emerges at the grain boundary. Complete interfacial wetting can be observed when the temperature approaches T(m) from below. Monte Carlo data over an extended temperature range indicate a logarithmic divergence w(T) approximately - ln(T(m)-T) of the width of the disordered layer w, in agreement with mean-field theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 6573-6576 |
| ISSN | 2469-9950 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright (1994) by the American Physical Society.Keywords
- FLUCTUATIONS
- MODEL
- BICRYSTAL
- 1ST-ORDER BULK TRANSITIONS
- SIMULATION
- MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS