3 papers
cond-mat.soft2024
Predictions of the interfacial free energy along the coexistence line from single-state calculations
Ignacio Sanchez-Burgos, Pablo Montero de Hijes, Eduardo Sanz +2
The calculation of the interfacial free energy between two thermodynamic phases is crucial across various fields, including materials science, chemistry, and condensed matter physi…
cond-mat.soft2024
Solid-liquid interfacial free energy from computer simulations: Challenges and recent advances
Nicodemo Di Pasquale, Jesus Algaba, Pablo Montero de Hijes +12
The theory of interfacial properties in liquid-liquid or liquid-vapour systems is nearly 200 years old. The advent of computational tools has greatly advanced the field, mainly thr…
cond-mat.soft2024
Variational Umbrella Seeding for Calculating Nucleation Barriers
Willem Gispen, Jorge R. Espinosa, Eduardo Sanz +2
In this work, we introduce Variational Umbrella Seeding, a novel technique for computing nucleation barriers. This new method, a refinement of the original seeding approach, is far…