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Surface-directed spinodal decomposition on chemically patterned substrates

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Surface-directed spinodal decomposition (SDSD) is the kinetic interplay of phase separation and wetting at a surface. This process is of great scientific and technological importance. In this paper, we report results from a numerical study of SDSD on a chemically patterned substrate. We consider simple surface patterns for our simulations, but most of the results apply for arbitrary patterns. In layers near the surface, we observe a dynamical crossover from a surface-registry regime to a phase-separation regime. We study this crossover using layerwise correlation functions and structure factors and domain length scales.

Source: Physical review. E

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.012803

Authors: Prasenjit Das, Prabhat K. Jaiswal, Sanjay Puri

Institutions: Jawaharlal Nehru University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Language: English

Topic: Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

OpenAlex ID: W3036248927

FWCI: 1.305

Cites: 65

Cited by: 18

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