Properties of atomic or molecular clusters surrounded by a vapour phase are needed in predicting nucleation rates and in development of phenomenological nucleation models. We have performed molecular dynamic (MD) simulations to investigate effects of thermostatting, boundary conditions and system size in cluster–vapour equilibrium. The studied system consists of Lennard–Jones (LJ) argon atoms w...

Numerical simulation of industrial crystal growth is difficult due to its multidisciplinary nature and complex geometry of real-life growth equipment. An attempt is made to itemize physical phenomena dominant in different methods for growth of bulk crystals from melt and from vapour phase and to review corresponding numerical approaches. Academic research and industrial applications are compare...

YBa2Cu3O7 d (YBCO or Y123) films on rolling-assisted biaxially textured substrates (RABiTS) were prepared via a fluorinefree metallorganic deposition (MOD) through spin coating, burnout, and high temperature anneal. The effects of substrate texture and surface energy of the CeO2 cap layer were investigated. Except for the commonly accepted key factors, such as the textures of substrate and buff...