Spinodal Decomposition versus Nucleation and Growth

2009 ◽  
pp. 63-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Binder
Keyword(s):  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Nucleation And Growth

scholarly journals A computational study of phase separation in polymer solutions under a double quench

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Thermal Quenching ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Numerical Work ◽  
Binary Polymer

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are a relatively new class of materials used for many applications ranging from switchable windows to projection displays. PDLSs are formed by spinodal decomposition induced by thermal quenching or polymerization. The objective of the present study is to introduce a new mechanism of phase separation in a binary polymer solution and develop a mathematical model and computer simulation to describe the phase separation during the early and intermediate stages of nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition induced by thermal double quenching. The growth equilibrium limits of phase separation as well as phase transition are calculated by taking into consideration the Flory-Huggins theory for the free energy of mixing. A two step quench is modeled using Cahn-Hilliard theory for asymmetric binary polymer solution which is quenched from a stable state in the one-phase region to a metastable region where nucleation and growth occurs. The solution is allowed to coarsen for different time periods before a second quench was applied to a point further inside the phase diagram. The numerical results in two dimensions replicate the experimental and numerical work that has been recently done and published.

scholarly journals A computational study of phase separation in polymer solutions under a double quench

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Thermal Quenching ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Numerical Work ◽  
Binary Polymer

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are a relatively new class of materials used for many applications ranging from switchable windows to projection displays. PDLSs are formed by spinodal decomposition induced by thermal quenching or polymerization. The objective of the present study is to introduce a new mechanism of phase separation in a binary polymer solution and develop a mathematical model and computer simulation to describe the phase separation during the early and intermediate stages of nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition induced by thermal double quenching. The growth equilibrium limits of phase separation as well as phase transition are calculated by taking into consideration the Flory-Huggins theory for the free energy of mixing. A two step quench is modeled using Cahn-Hilliard theory for asymmetric binary polymer solution which is quenched from a stable state in the one-phase region to a metastable region where nucleation and growth occurs. The solution is allowed to coarsen for different time periods before a second quench was applied to a point further inside the phase diagram. The numerical results in two dimensions replicate the experimental and numerical work that has been recently done and published.

Thermal Decomposition of Supersaturated Ti1-xAlxN Solid Solution Synthesized by High-Energy Milling

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Maya Radune ◽  
Michael Zinigrad ◽  
David Fuks ◽  
S. Hayun ◽  
Nachum Frage
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Deposition ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Supersaturated titanium-aluminum nitride (Ti1-xAlxN) is a very attractive material for a wide range of applications due to its high oxidation and wear resistance accompanied by high strength, hardness, thermal conductivity and thermal shock resistance. Currently, its applications are limited to coatings obtained by physical or chemical deposition. Bulk materials based on Ti1-xAlxN may be fabricated by powder metallurgy approach using powders synthesized by high-energy ball milling (HEBM), which composition corresponds to supersaturated Ti1-xAlxN solid solution. In the present study, thermal stability of the supersaturated Ti1-xAlxN solid solution was investigated. According to the quasi-binary TiN-AlN phase diagram, constructed using density functional theory (DFT) analysis, the concentration ranges, where decomposition takes place through spinodal decomposition or through nucleation and growth, were determined. Experimental study on thermal stability of solid Ti1-xAlxN solution powder was conducted by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Brunauer-Emmited-Teller (BET) and XRD. The results indicated that spinodal decomposition of Ti1-xAlxN starts at 800°C, while at temperature higher than 1300°C regular decomposition (nucleation and growth) is occur.

Spinodal Decomposition and Nucleation and Growth as a Means to Bulk Nanostructured Thermoelectrics:  Enhanced Performance in Pb1-xSnxTe−PbS

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (31) ◽  
pp. 9780-9788 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Androulakis ◽  
Chia-Her Lin ◽  
Hun-Jin Kong ◽  
Ctirad Uher ◽  
Chun-I Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Nucleation And Growth

Atomic-Scale Computer Simulation for early Precipitation Process of Ni75AlXV25-X Alloy with Middle Al Composition

2011 ◽  
Vol 704-705 ◽  
pp. 1328-1337
Author(s):  
Yu Hong Zhao ◽  
Hua Hou ◽  
Yu Hui Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Spinodal Decomposition ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Precipitation Process ◽  
Atom Fraction ◽  
Precipitation Mechanism ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Ordered Phases

The microscopic phase field approach was applied for modeling the early precipitation process of Ni75AlxV25-xalloy. Without any a prior assumption, this model can be used to simulate the temporal evolution of arbitrary morphologies and microstructures on atomic scale. Through the simulated atomic pictures, calculated order parameters and volume fraction of the θ (Ni3V) and γ′ (Ni3Al) ordered phases, Ni75AlxV25-xalloys with Al composition of 0.05, 0.053 and 0.055 (atom fraction) were studied. Results show: For these alloys, θ and γ′ precipitated at the same time. With the increase of Al content, the amount of γ′ phase is increasing and that of θ phase is decreasing; the precipitation characteristic of γ′ phase transforms from Non-Classical Nucleation and Growth (NCNG) to Congruent Ordering + Spinodal Decomposition (CO+SD) gradually, otherwise, the precipitation characteristic of θ phase transforms from Congruent Ordering + Spinodal Decomposition (CO+SD) to Non-Classical Nucleation and Growth (NCNG) mechanism gradually. Both θ and γ′ has undergone the transition process of mixture precipitation mechanism with the characteristic of both NCNG and CO+SD mechanism. No incontinuous transition of precipitation mechanism has been found.

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