Article,
The Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov model: A brief review
Il Nuovo cimento. D, 20 (7-8): 1171--1182 (1998)
Abstract
Summary. -- The kinetics of isothermal phase transformations have been described
by the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov (JMAK) phenomenological model since
the 40's. Although many theoretical investigators have given a fundamental contribu-
tion to extend the range of applicability of the model, the experimentalists keep using
the model in its original form, owing to its simplicity, at times risking to
overinterpret the experimental results. The early attempts to apply the JMAK model
to surface science date back to the 70's, but it has been systematically applied only in
the last few years. There is not enough space here to review thoroughly the model
and its applications. For this reason, after a historic introduction, we describe here in
some detail the model and finally we review in brief its application to surface science.
