Phase separation dynamics in a concetration gradient
Phase separation dynamics with an initially nonuniform concentration are studied. Critical and off-critical behavior is observed simultaneously. A mechanism for an expanding phase-separated region is demonstrated and the time dependence of the concentration is determined. The final equilibrium state...
| Autores: | , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1994 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/16882 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/16882 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Condensed matter GEC Nonlinear dynamics Phase separation Concentration gradients Matèria condensada Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Física de l'estat sòlid |
| Sumario: | Phase separation dynamics with an initially nonuniform concentration are studied. Critical and off-critical behavior is observed simultaneously. A mechanism for an expanding phase-separated region is demonstrated and the time dependence of the concentration is determined. The final equilibrium state consists of a planar interface separating one phase from the other. The evolution to this state is characterized by an experimentally observable flux, j, crossing this interface. We find that j ~ t−2/3 if patterns are formed in the bulk and j ~ t−1/2 if the bulk remains homogeneous. The results are explained in terms of scaling arguments which are confirmed numerically. |
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