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In this work, we apply a phase-field modeling framework to elucidate the interplay between nucleation and kinetics in the dynamic evolution of twinning interfaces. The key feature of this phase-field approach is the ability to transparently and explicitly specify nucleation and kinetic behavior in the model, in contrast to other regularized interface models. We use this to study 2 distinct problems where it is essential to explicitly specify the kinetic and nucleation behavior governing twin evolution. First, we study twinning interfaces in 2-d. When these interfaces are driven to move, we find that significant levels of twin nucleation occur ahead of the moving interface. Essentially, the finite interface velocity and the relaxation time of the stresses ahead of the interface allows for nucleation to occur before the interface is able to propagate to that point. Second, we study the growth of needle twins in antiplane elasticity. We show that both nucleation and anisotropic kinetics are essential to obtain predictions of needle twins. While standard regularized interface approaches do not permit the transparent specification of anisotropic kinetics, this is readily possible with the phase-field approach that we have used here. 

Abstract We briefly compare the structure of two classes of popular models used to describe poro-mechanics and chemo-mechanics, wherein a fluid phase is transported within a solid phase. The multiplicative deformation decomposition has been successfully used to model permanent inelastic shape change in plasticity, solid–solid phase transformation, and thermal expansion, which has motivated its application to poro-mechanics and chemo-mechanics. However, the energetic decomposition provides a more transparent structure and advantages, such as to couple to phase-field fracture, for models of poro-mechanics and chemo-mechanics.