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Effect of Nanoscale rods on the Kinetics of Phase-Separating Multi-Component Fluids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Michael J.A. Hore  and
Mohamed Laradji
Michael J.A. Hore
Affiliation:
Physics Department, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152–3390, USA
Mohamed Laradji
Affiliation:
MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Denmark
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Abstract

Using large scale particle dynamics simulations, we investigated the effect of nanoscale rods on the dynamics of phase separation dynamics of two-component fluids in three dimensions. We found that when the nanoparticles interact more attractively with one of the two segregating component, they lead to a reduction of the rate of domain growth, and that this decrease is intensified as the nanoparticles volume fraction is increased. Furthermore, our results show that nanorods are much more effective in slowing down the kinetics than nanosphres. The dramatic effect of nanorods on the dynamics of phase separation of multi-component fluids, as opposed to nanospheres, implies that they may be used as an efficacious emulsifying agent of multi-component polymer blends.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 856: Symposium BB – Multicomponent Polymer Systems-Phase Behavior, Dynamics, and Applications , 2004 , BB7.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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