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Uncovering liquid-substrate fluctuation effects on crystal growth and disordered hyperuniformity of two-dimensional materials
S. K. Mkhonta, Zhi-Feng Huang, K. R. Elder
We investigate the growth of two-dimensional (2D) crystals on fluctuating surfaces using a phase field crystal model that is relevant on atomic length and diffusive time scales. Mo…
Influence of dislocations in multilayer graphene stacks: A phase field crystal study
K. R. Elder, Zhi-Feng Huang, T. Ala-Nissila
In this work the influence of dislocations in multiplayer graphene stacks (up to six layers) is examined. The study is conducted through a recently developed Phase Field Crys…
Grain Boundary Structures and Collective Dynamics of Inversion Domains in Binary Two-Dimensional Materials
Doaa Taha, S. K. Mkhonta, K. R. Elder +1
Understanding and controlling the properties and dynamics of topological defects is a lasting challenge in the study of two-dimensional materials, and is crucial to achieve high-qu…
Exploring the complex world of two-dimensional ordering with three modes
Simiso Mkhonta, Ken Elder, Zhi-Feng Huang
The world of two-dimensional crystals is of great significance for the design and study of structural and functional materials with novel properties. The world of two-dimensional c…
Phase field crystal dynamics for binary systems: Derivation from dynamical density functional theory, amplitude equation formalism, and applications to alloy heterostructures
Zhi-Feng Huang, K. R. Elder, Nikolas Provatas
The dynamics of phase field crystal (PFC) modeling is derived from dynamical density functional theory (DDFT), for both single-component and binary systems. The derivation is based…
Amplitude expansion of the binary phase field crystal model
K. R. Elder, Zhi-Feng Huang, Nikolas Provatas
Amplitude representations of a binary phase field crystal model are developed for a two dimensional triangular lattice and three dimensional BCC and FCC crystal structures. The rel…