Thermal fluctuations and phase diagrams of the phase field crystal model with pinning

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dc.creatorRamos, J. A. P.
dc.creatorGranato, E.
dc.creatorAchim, C. V.
dc.creatorYing, S. C.
dc.creatorElder, K. R.
dc.creatorAla-Nissila, T.
dc.date2008-08-23
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dc.descriptionWe study the influence of thermal fluctuations in the phase diagram of a recently introduced two-dimensional phase field crystal model with an external pinning potential. The model provides a continuum description of pinned lattice systems allowing for both elastic deformations and topological defects. We introduce a non-conserved version of the model and determine the ground-state phase diagram as a function of lattice mismatch and strength of the pinning potential. Monte Carlo simulations are used to determine the phase diagram as a function of temperature near commensurate phases. The results show a rich phase diagram with commensurate, incommensurate and liquid-like phases with a topology strongly dependent on the type of ordered structure. A finite-size scaling analysis of the melting transition for the $c(2 \times 2)$ commensurate phase shows that the thermal correlation length exponent $ν$ and specific heat behavior are consistent with the Ising universality class as expected from analytical arguments.
dc.description8 pages, 9 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. E
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3184
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3184
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 78, 031109 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.78.031109
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/168691
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleThermal fluctuations and phase diagrams of the phase field crystal model with pinning
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