Research Paper#Materials Science, Interface Dynamics, Mathematical Modeling🔬 ResearchAnalyzed: Jan 3, 2026 19:30
Crystalline Interface Motion in Blume-Emery-Griffiths Model: Partial Wetting
Analysis
This paper extends previous work on the Blume-Emery-Griffiths model to the regime of partial wetting, providing a discrete-to-continuum variational description of partially wetted crystalline interfaces. It bridges the gap between microscopic lattice models and observed surfactant-induced pinning phenomena, offering insights into the complex interplay between interfacial motion and surfactant redistribution.
Key Takeaways
- •Extends the analysis of the Blume-Emery-Griffiths model to partial wetting.
- •Provides a discrete-to-continuum variational description.
- •Highlights the complex coupling between interfacial motion and surfactant redistribution.
- •Reveals new features like coexisting moving/pinned facets and metastable states.
Reference
“The resulting evolution exhibits new features absent in the fully wetted case, including the coexistence of moving and pinned facets or the emergence and long-lived metastable states.”