Open AccessDroplet Formation of an Anisotropic Liquid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of mechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 1998-4448
DOI - 10.46300/9104.2020.14.13
Subject(s) - dewetting , process (computing) , materials science , substrate (aquarium) , anisotropy , break up , copolymer , similarity (geometry) , mechanics , chemical physics , nanotechnology , surface (topology) , phase (matter) , biological system , statistical physics , computer science , optics , composite material , physics , geometry , thin film , geology , polymer , mathematics , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics , oceanography , image (mathematics) , biology , operating system
The process of formation of new morphologies by confinement in nano-droplets, created from a dewetting process, was simulated. The obtained structures showed a great similarity with the experimental results present in the literature. The developed model captures the fundamental interactions that determine the dynamics of the phase separation process of a copolymer system confined between a rigid substrate and a free surface. Furthermore, its numerical resolution is highly efficient as a result of the implementation of Eyre algorithm.