Kinetic model of phase separation in binary mixtures with hard mobile impurities

Authors
Ginzburg, VV Peng, G Qiu, F Jasnow, D Balazs, AC
Citation
Vv. Ginzburg et al., Kinetic model of phase separation in binary mixtures with hard mobile impurities, PHYS REV E, 60(4), 1999, pp. 4352-4359
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Part
B
Pages
4352 - 4359
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199910)60:4<4352:KMOPSI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We develop a mean-held rate-equation model for the kinetics of phase separa tion in binary mixtures with hard mobile impurities. For impurities prefere ntially wet by one of the components, the phase separation is arrested in t he late stage. The "steady-state" domain size depends strongly on both the particle diffusion constant and the particle concentration. We compare theo retical results with the simulation data and find good qualitative agreemen t. [S1063-651X(99)03510-2].