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Nucleation Initiated Spinodal Decomposition in a Polymerizing System
Physical Review Letters
  • Thein Kyu, University of Akron Main Campus
  • Jae Hyung Lee, University of Akron Main Campus
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Article
Publication Date
5-1-1996
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Abstract

Dynamics of phase separation in a polymerizing system, consisting of carboxyl terminated polybutadiene acrylonitrile/epoxy/methylene dianiline, was investigated by means of time-resolved light scattering. The initial length scale was found to decrease for some early periods of the reaction which has been explained in the context of nucleation initiated spinodal decomposition We have combined the Cahn-Hilliard kinetic equation and polymerization kinetics, and predicted the initial reduction of the length scale triggered by nucleation.

Citation Information
Thein Kyu and Jae Hyung Lee. "Nucleation Initiated Spinodal Decomposition in a Polymerizing System" Physical Review Letters Vol. 76 Iss. 20 (1996) p. 3746 - 3749
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thein_kyu/19/