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2-particle sintering





3D-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo simulation
  • conserved-order-parameter Ising model with nearest neighbor (NN) interaction JNN
  • f.c.c. lattice (12 NNs; JNN/kTcrit. = 0.40837)
  • here: JNN/kT = 1.5 (for all particles; no evaporation into the gas phase)
  • color key (left, center): coordination number from red (monomers) to purple (12 NNs)
  • color key (right): initial affiliation
  • number of atoms: 56471 (particle left) + 56470 (particle right)
  • initial particle radius = 30 a
  • f.c.c. metals: Cu (a = 0.1801 nm), Au (a = 0.2039 nm), Ag (a = 0.2043 nm)
  • two <001>-directions are parallel to the edges of the screen; one is perpendicular to the screen
  • time is measured in Monte Carlo steps (MCS)
  • further information on sintering on Wikipedia.



  • Copyright: Dr. Lars Röntzsch, Dresden, GERMANY.