Analysis of the Kirkendall effect, marker migration and pore formation Original Research Article

Some aspects of Kirkendall and lattice plane migration are studied by means of numerical simulations. The simulations are performed using individual mobilities assessed in this work and thermodynamic data available in literature. The simulations show that the position and stability of the Kirkendall plane as well as a number of other interesting features can be predicted using numerical simulation software in combination with assessed thermodynamic and kinetic data.