Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Nanocheckerboard Formation

Self-assembled chessboard-like nanostructures formed by coupled displacive and diffusive phase transformation in metal and ceramic solid solutions attract both scientific and engineering interest in the fields of understanding pattern formation, exploring ultrahigh-density recording media and etc. The mechanism and conditions for the chessboard structure formation are highlighted according to recent phase field modeling and simulation for the development of this structure under different thermodynamic, kinetic and crystallographic conditions.