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ACerS Robert B. Sosman Award Symposium: Bridging the Gap between Atomistic and Continuum Approaches to Interface Science: Sosman Presentation
Sponsored by: ACerS Basic Science Division
Program Organizers: John Blendell, Purdue University

Wednesday 1:00 PM
October 20, 2021
Room: B130
Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center

Session Chair: John Blendell, Purdue University

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1:00 PM  Invited
Combining Atomistic and Continuum Approaches Towards Understanding Interfaces: Wayne Kaplan¹; ¹Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Interfaces between dissimilar materials and grain boundaries separating differently oriented crystals of the same phase appear in almost all technological material systems. Physical characteristics of common interest include interface energy, adhesion, and space charge, and these properties are often important to understand kinetic parameters such as interface diffusion, interface mobility, and spreading. It is also clear that a comprehensive understanding of interface properties cannot remain only at the continuum, but also requires an understanding of interface atomistic structure, adsorption, and how these parameters affect equilibrium properties and interface related kinetics. This presentation will address the continuum via analysis of wetting at model solid-liquid and solid-solid metal-ceramic interfaces, and connect wetting with local atomistic interface structure and chemistry.

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