REAL-SPACE OBSERVATION OF DYNAMIC SCALING IN A CRITICAL POLYMER MIXTURE

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作者
KRAUSCH, G
DAI, CA
KRAMER, EJ
BATES, FS
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,ITHACA,NY 14853
[2] CORNELL UNIV,CTR MAT SCI,ITHACA,NY 14853
[3] UNIV MINNESOTA,DEPT CHEM ENGN & MAT SCI,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3669
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have studied the growth of the wetting layer formed at the surface of a critical mixture of poly(ethylene propylene) and perdeuterated poly(ethylene propylene) during spinodal decomposition. The wavelength of the surface spinodal wave is found to grow as t1/3 over the entire range of times accessible in the experiment. The composition profiles exhibit universal scaling behavior in the near-surface region. These results are in excellent agreement with a recent numerical study on surface-directed spinodal decomposition.
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