We present a theoretical description of interdiffusion in a binary blend of polymers that exhibit polydispersity in length. The diffusion equations are formulated in terms of the volume fractions and the chain concentrations of the components. This choice of variables is equivalent to the assumption that the local molecular weight distributions of the components are described by the Flory distr...

The microstructures and weldability of a brazed joint of 1Cr18Ni9Ti austenitic stainless steel with BNi-2, BNi82CrSiBFe and BMn50NiCuCrCo filler metals in vacuum were investigated. It can be observed that an interdiffusion region existed between the filler metal and the base metal for the brazed joint of Ni-based filler metals. The width of the interdiffusion region was about 10 μm, and the mic...

The limit relations for the partial derivatives of the two-electron atomic wave functions at the two-particle coalescence lines have been obtained numerically using accurate correlation function hyperspherical harmonic method wave functions. The asymptotic solutions of the proper two-electron Schrödinger equation have been derived for both electron-nucleus and electron-electron coalescence. It ...

Trefwoorden: metalen en metaallegeringen ; vastestofchemie / diffusie / microstructuur / intermetallische verbindingen / grensvlakverschijnselen ; Kirkendall effect Subject headings: metals and metal alloys ; solid state chemistry / diffusion / microstructure / intermetallic compounds / interfacial phenomena ; Kirkendall effect To my Parents Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Recent develop...

Proton irradiation was used to create interdiffusion in In0.5Ga0.5As quantum dots ~QDs!, grown by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. After 25-keV proton irradiation, the QD samples were annealed at two temperatures ~700 or 750 °C! for 30 s. It was found that much lower annealing temperatures were needed to recover the photoluminescence signals than in the quantum-well case. La...

We calculate interdiffusion coefficients in a two-component, weakly or strongly coupled ion plasma (gas or liquid, composed of two ion species immersed into a neutralizing electron background). We use an effective potential method proposed recently by Baalrud and Daligaut [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 235001 (2013)]. It allows us to extend the standard Chapman-Enskog procedure of calculating the inter...

A bubble merged from two parent bubbles with different size tends to be placed closer to the larger parent. This phenomenon is known as the coalescence preference. Here we demonstrate that the coalescence preference can be blocked inside a densely packed cluster of bubbles. We utilized high-speed high-resolution X-ray microscopy to clearly visualize individual coalescence events inside densely ...

In this work, a mechanistic model of drop coalescence based upon a stochastic film-drainage analysis is developed. The coalescence model accounts for previously considered factors, such as turbulence intensity, drop size, and drop deformability, while additionally describing the dual effects of drop surface potential and system electrolyte concentration. Model results indicate that electrostati...