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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computational Materials Science

Background:

  • First-order phase transitions are fundamental in nature.
  • Microscopic models are crucial for understanding complex phenomena like nucleation.
  • Lattice models provide a simplified yet powerful framework for studying phase transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To simulate a minimal Ising-type lattice model for thermally driven first-order phase transitions.
  • To investigate the influence of model parameters on nucleation barriers and interface properties.
  • To analyze equilibrium crystal-melt coexistence and detect phenomena like negative heat capacities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing rejection-free canonical and microcanonical Monte Carlo algorithms for simulation.
  • Applying the model to square (2D) and face-centred cubic (3D) lattices with periodic boundary conditions.
  • Analyzing caloric curves, heat capacity plots, and crystal-melt interface dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Precisely adjusted bulk latent heat and communal entropy, independent of interface properties.
  • Tuned crystal nucleation barriers at fixed undercooling, verifying dimension-dependent scaling.
  • Detection of negative heat capacities in the microcanonical ensemble, particularly when interface entropy dominates.
  • Observation of smooth negative heat capacity branches linked to varying interface-area-to-volume ratios.
  • Simulation of microcanonical crystal nucleation and relaxation to equilibrium Wulff shapes.

Conclusions:

  • The minimal model effectively tracks crystal-melt interfaces at the atomistic level.
  • The study validates classical nucleation theory predictions and reveals insights into negative heat capacity phenomena.
  • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of phase transitions and crystal growth dynamics.