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Gradient dynamics description for films of mixtures and suspensions: dewetting triggered by coupled film height and
Uwe Thiele1, Desislava V Todorova, Hender Lopez
1Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
A thermodynamically consistent gradient dynamics model for the evolution of thin layers of liquid mixtures, solutions, and suspensions on solid substrates is presented which is based on a film-height- and mean-concentration-dependent free energy functional. It is able to describe a large variety of structuring processes, including coupled dewetting and decomposition processes. As an example, the model is employed to investigate the dewetting of thin films of liquid mixtures and suspensions under the influence of effective long-range van der Waals forces that depend on solute concentration. The occurring fluxes are discussed, and it is shown that spinodal dewetting may be triggered through the coupling of film height and concentration fluctuations. Fully nonlinear calculations provide the time evolution and resulting steady film height and concentration profiles.
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