Dynamics of Low Anisotropy Morphologies in Directional Solidification

Details Dynamics of Low Anisotropy Morphologies in Directional Solidification Dynamics of Low Anisotropy Morphologies in Directional Solidification

2002-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0206179v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

12 pages, 17 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. E, reduced image quality for smaller file size

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.66.051604

We report experimental results on quasi-two-dimensional diffusion limited growth in directionally solidified succinonitrile with small amounts of poly(ethylene oxide), acetone, or camphor as a solute. Seaweed growth, or dense branching morphology, is selected by growing grains close to the $\{111\}$ plane, where the in-plane surface tension is nearly isotropic. The observed growth morphologies are very sensitive to small anisotropies in surface tension caused by misorientations from the $\{111\}$ plane. Different seaweed morphologies are found, including the degenerate, the stabilized, and the strongly tilted seaweeds. The degenerate seaweeds show a limited fractal scaling range and, with increased undercooling, suggests a transition from "fractal" to "compact" seaweed. Strongly tilted seaweeds demonstrate a significant twofold anisotropy. In addition, seaweed-dendrite transitions are observed in low anisotropy growth.

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