Spinodal decomposition of polymer films

Abstract The dynamics of spinodal decomposition of a two-dimensional binary polymer liquid on a square lattice has been investigated by Monte Carlo simulation. Initial relaxation of the dynamic structure factor S (q, t ) is non-exponential, which is in agreement with the Ginzburg criterion for predicting non-classical behaviour in two dimensions.

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