Self-Consistent Model of Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation
Abstract
We propose an exactly solvable self-consistent kinetic model of polymerization-induced phase separation (PIPS) via spinodal decomposition. Using modified Cahn-Hilliard and Glotzer-Coniglio theories for early and late stages of spinodal decomposition, we find scaling regimes and compare the obtained results with existing experimental and theoretical information on PIPS kinetics, finding a good qualitative agreement.
- Publication:
-
arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- June 1996
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9606094
- arXiv:
- arXiv:cond-mat/9606094
- Bibcode:
- 1996cond.mat..6094G
- Keywords:
-
- Condensed Matter
- E-Print:
- RevTEX, 15 pages, 3 figures - GIF files, available upon request from ginzburg@colorado.edu