Growth kinetics of quasiperiodic structures at a low degree of supercooling
Artem'ev A. V., Fradkin M. A.
The growth of a quasiperiodic structure at a low degree of supercooling Δμ has been studied by the Monte Carlo method. The heights of the nucleating regions have a broad, discrete spectrum during the growth. The average height diverges as Δμ ~1 /3, in agreement with the results of analytic calculations. The growth kinetics is determined by the nucleating regions of greatest height. As a result, there are corresponding features on a plot of the growth rate versus the degree of supercooling.