Issue 29, 2013

Grain growth and grain boundary dynamics in colloidal polycrystals

Abstract

Grain boundary dynamics and grain growth play a pivotal role in the fabrication of functional polycrystalline materials. However, not much is known about the delicate interplay between various microscopic processes that drive grain boundary motion which eventually culminates in the desired grain morphology. Colloidal systems are ideally suited to bridge the gap between the microscopic and macroscopic processes underlying grain growth, since their dynamics can be followed in real space and real time with single-particle resolution. The present review aims at highlighting contributions from colloid experiments that have led to a holistic understanding of grain growth in polycrystalline materials.

Graphical abstract: Grain growth and grain boundary dynamics in colloidal polycrystals

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Feb 2013
Accepted
14 Jun 2013
First published
25 Jun 2013

Soft Matter, 2013,9, 6634-6644

Grain growth and grain boundary dynamics in colloidal polycrystals

S. Gokhale, K. H. Nagamanasa, R. Ganapathy and A. K. Sood, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 6634 DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50401H

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