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Step evolution in two-dimensional diblock copolymer films

@article{Parsons2017StepEI,
  title={Step evolution in two-dimensional diblock copolymer films},
  author={Quentin Parsons and David Kay and Andreas Munch},
  journal={arXiv: Computational Physics},
  year={2017}
}
The formation and dynamics of free-surface structures, such as steps or terraces and their interplay with the phase separation in the bulk are key features of diblock copolymer films. We present a phase-field model with an obstacle potential which follows naturally from derivations of the Ohta-Kawasaki energy functional via self-consistent field theory. The free surface of the film is incorporated into the phase-field model by including a third phase for the void. The resulting model and its… 
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