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Title: Nonequilibrium interfacial properties of chemically driven fluids
(Submitted on 2 Jul 2023 (v1), last revised 6 Sep 2023 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Chemically driven fluids can demix to form condensed droplets that exhibit phase behaviors not observed at equilibrium. In particular, nonequilibrium interfacial properties can emerge when the chemical reactions are driven differentially between the interior and exterior of the phase-separated droplets. Here, we use a minimal model to study changes in the interfacial tension between coexisting phases away from equilibrium. Simulations of both droplet nucleation and interface roughness indicate that the nonequilibrium interfacial tension can either be increased or decreased relative to its equilibrium value, depending on whether the driven chemical reactions are accelerated or decelerated within the droplets. Finally, we show that these observations can be understood using a predictive theory based on an effective thermodynamic equilibrium.
Submission history
From: William Jacobs [view email][v1] Sun, 2 Jul 2023 14:17:56 GMT (585kb,D)
[v2] Wed, 6 Sep 2023 21:51:35 GMT (826kb,D)
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