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Scaling of domain size during spinodal decomposition: Dislocation discreteness and mobility effects

Haataja, Mikko; Mahon, Jennifer; Provatas, Nikolas; Leonard, Francois L.

In this letter, we examine the effects of discrete mobile dislocations on spinodal decomposition kinetics in lattice mismatched binary alloys. By employing a novel continuum model, we demonstrate that the effects of dislocation mobility on domain coarsening kinetics can be expressed in a unified manner through a scaling function, describing a crossover from t12 to t13 behavior. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.