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Surface-directed spinodal decomposition and enrichment in fluid mixtures: Molecular dynamics simulations

Kinetics of fluid mixtures at surfaces

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We present results from molecular dynamics simulations for the non-equilibrium evolution of a binary fluid in the presence of a wetting surface. We study the pattern dynamics which results when a homogeneous fluid mixture is quenched to temperatures both above and below the critical temperature. Our extensive computer simulation results are in agreement with arguments based on Ginzburg-Landau theory.

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  1. School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

    S. Puri

  2. Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    P. K. Jaiswal

  3. Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, 560064, Bangalore, India

    S. K. Das

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Puri, S., Jaiswal, P.K. & Das, S.K. Surface-directed spinodal decomposition and enrichment in fluid mixtures: Molecular dynamics simulations. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 222, 961–974 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2013-01898-7

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