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This study reveals two distinct kinetic time regimes in reactive-wetting interfaces of mercury on silver. The persistence exponent analysis provides new insights into the spatiotemporal behavior of these complex systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science

Background:

  • Kinetic roughening studies offer limited insight into reactive-wetting systems.
  • Spatiotemporal behavior of interfaces requires further investigation.
  • Room temperature studies are crucial for understanding interface dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the persistence of reactive-wetting advancing interfaces.
  • To identify distinct kinetic time regimes in interface growth.
  • To analyze the spatiotemporal behavior using the persistence exponent.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental analysis of reactive-wetting interfaces.
  • Utilizing mercury on silver at room temperature.
  • Calculating the persistence exponent to define kinetic regimes.

Main Results:

  • Identified two distinct kinetic time regimes in interface growth.
  • First regime: persistence exponent θ=0.55±0.05 (random, noisy behavior).
  • Second regime: growth exponent β=0.67±0.06 followed by saturation, with θ=0.37±0.05, supporting θ=1-β.

Conclusions:

  • The persistence exponent effectively distinguishes kinetic time regimes.
  • The observed relationship θ=1-β holds for this nonlinear system.
  • Findings contribute to understanding complex interface dynamics in materials science.