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Samanvaya Srivastava1, P Dinesh Sankar Reddy, Cindy Wang

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208016, India.

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Nonlinear simulations reveal how electric fields guide thin film patterns. Film microstructures align with substrate patterns when instability scales match substrate periodicity, enabling precise pattern transfer.

Area of Science:

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nonlinear Dynamics

Background:

  • Thin viscous films on patterned substrates are crucial for microfabrication.
  • Electric field-induced instabilities can drive pattern formation.
  • Understanding pattern alignment to substrate topography is key for applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate electric field-induced pattern formation in thin viscous films.
  • To explore how substrate pattern periodicity and film thickness affect morphology.
  • To determine the conditions for aligning thin film microstructures with substrate patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Nonlinear simulations were employed to model the system.
  • Systematic variation of substrate pattern periodicity and film thickness.

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  • Analysis of film morphology and order parameter evolution.

    • Main Results:

    • Thin film microstructures align with substrate patterns when the spinodal length scale matches substrate periodicity.
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    • Findings have implications for field-induced patterning and information coding on substrates.