Surface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Details Surface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition: A Molecular Dynamics Study Surface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition: A Molecular Dynamics Study

2012-04-03

arxiv.org/abs/1204.0662v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

29 pages, 13 figures, submitted to PRE

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We use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study surface-directed spinodal decomposition (SDSD) in unstable binary ($AB$) fluid mixtures at wetting surfaces. The thickness of the wetting layer $R_1$ grows with time $t$ as a power-law ($R_1 \sim t^\theta$). We find that hydrodynamic effects result in a crossover of the growth exponent from $\theta\simeq 1/3$ to $\theta\simeq1$. We also present results for the layer-wise correlation functions and domain length scales.

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