Rainer Backofen

Derivation of the phase-field-crystal model for colloidal solidification

Sven van Teeffelen, Rainer Backofen, Axel Voigt et al. · Physical Review E · 2009 · 214 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Colloid Science +16

Complex dewetting scenarios of ultrathin silicon films for large-scale nanoarchitectures

Meher Naffouti, Rainer Backofen, Marco Salvalaglio et al. · Science Advances · 2017 · 108 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

Nucleation and growth by a phase field crystal (PFC) model

Rainer Backofen, Andreas Rätz, Axel Voigt · Philosophical Magazine Letters · 2007 · 104 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

Faceting of Equilibrium and Metastable Nanostructures: A Phase-Field Model of Surface Diffusion Tackling Realistic Shapes

Marco Salvalaglio, Rainer Backofen, Roberto Bergamaschini et al. · Crystal Growth & Design · 2015 · 83 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Capturing the complex physics behind universal grain size distributions in thin metallic films

Rainer Backofen, Katayun Barmak, K. R. Elder et al. · Acta Materialia · 2013 · 63 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +16