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Area of Science:

  • Polymer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Solution-cast polymers exhibit morphology changes with solvent evaporation.
  • Phase separation in immiscible polymer blends is typically studied via thermal quench.
  • Understanding solvent evaporation effects on polymer morphology is crucial for material design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the effect of solvent evaporation rate on polymer phase separation.
  • To model the spinodal instability during steady solvent evaporation.
  • To analyze the development of characteristic length scales during phase separation.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of a phase-separating polymer blend.
  • Analysis of spinodal instability under steady solvent evaporation.
  • Power-law analysis of time lag and characteristic length versus evaporation rate.

Main Results:

  • Spinodal instability develops slowly, with a time-dependent length scale (t^-1/2).
  • Characteristic length and time lag show power-law dependence on evaporation rate (exponents -1/6 and -2/3, respectively).
  • Spinodal structure disappears at later stages, replaced by a coarsening structure not following Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner kinetics.

Conclusions:

  • Solvent evaporation rate is a critical parameter controlling polymer blend morphology.
  • The dynamics of phase separation under evaporation differ significantly from thermal quenching.
  • New coarsening mechanisms may be operative in solvent-evaporation-driven phase separation.