Computer Simulation Studies of the Temperature Dependence of Domain Growth Kinetics

ABSTRACTUnderstanding the kinetics of domain growth in quenched systems is a significant fundamental problem with particular relevance to materials science. The temperature dependence of domain growth has interesting manifestations which lie outside current theoretical developments. In a series of Monte Carlo studies, we have investigated and obtained a detailed resolution of the temperature dependencies of domain growth in a model of a two-dimensional, quenched, chemisorbed overlayer with a nonconserved order parameter. We discuss our findings.