Domain growth in binary mixtures at low temperatures

We have studied domain growth during spinodal decomposition at low temperatures. We have performed a numerical integration of the deterministic time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation with a variable, concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient. The form of the pair-correlation function and the st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lacasta Palacio, Ana María, Hernández Machado, Aurora, Sancho, José M., Toral Garcés, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/9842
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9842
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)
Temperatures baixes
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Low temperatures
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Sumario:We have studied domain growth during spinodal decomposition at low temperatures. We have performed a numerical integration of the deterministic time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation with a variable, concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient. The form of the pair-correlation function and the structure function are independent of temperature but the dynamics is slower at low temperature. A crossover between interfacial diffusion and bulk diffusion mechanisms is observed in the behavior of the characteristic domain size. This effect is explained theoretically in terms of an equation of motion for the interface.