Phase balance
Surface area of solids - Thin films. Crystal growth
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Phase balance
Surface area of solids - Thin films. Crystal growth

Author : Boyan MUTAFTSCHIEV

Publication date: February 10, 1990 | Lire en français

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1. Phase balance

1.1 Review of thermodynamics, phenomenology, and statistics

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1.1.1 General Information

A heterogeneous system consists of phases separated by interfaces. At equilibrium and in the absence of external forces, the value of any thermodynamic quantity is constant at any point within a phase. At the interfaces, many properties can change more or less abruptly, such as material density, intermolecular interaction energy, entropy, etc., while others, such as chemical potential or temperature, remain constant.

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