Phase-field modeling of electrochemical phenomena

Abstract

In this article, we review the progress in the field of application of phase-field models for simulating electrochemical phenomena such as etching, electro-deposition, electromigration, intercalation etc. As we will see the present models can be considered as extensions of the already existing models for diffusion coupled phase transformations. We briefly visit the essential thermodynamics of the electrochemical interfaces and the basis of phase-field formulations existing in literature for modeling electrochemical reactions and electromigration. Thereafter, we give a brief overview of the present state of literature in this field