Thermodynamics, of crystal growth

Thermodynamics is one of the pillars of many scientific and technical disciplines, including crystal growth or crystal technology. The question arises if there is a special thermodynamics of crystal growth ... 

The answer is on the one hand No , because the laws of thermodynamics and the formal apparatus used are universal. On the other hand, one can also answer Yes , because a special thermodynamics of crystal-growth technology can be identified when considering some topics of special importance or characteristics for crystal growth ... 

Classical thermodynamics of crystal growth is closely related to chemical and metallurgical thermodynamics. There are numerous excellent textbooks on physical chemistry and on chemical and metallurgical thermodynamics. Different people have different preferences. The author of this contribution grew up with a number... 

This equation is known as the fundamental equation of chemical thermodynamics. It can also be considered as the fundamental equation of the thermodynamics of crystal growth. It is applied for both (physical) phase and (chemical) reaction equihbria. 

The most basic approach to the thermodynamics of crystal growth from solution can again be easily derived from the fundamental equihbrium condition... 

I 2 Fundamentals of Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Crystal Growth system ... 

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