Suppression of capillary wave broadening of interfaces in binary alloys due to elastic interactions

Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Aug 26;95(9):096101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.096101. Epub 2005 Aug 24.

Abstract

By Monte Carlo simulations in the constant-temperature--constant-pressure ensemble a planar interface between unmixed A-rich and B-rich phases of a binary (A, B) alloy on a compressible diamond lattice is studied. No significant capillary wave broadening of the concentration profile across the interface is observed, unlike lattice models of incompressible mixtures and fluids. The distortion of the lattice structure across the interface is studied.