Study of phase separation process in multi-component mixtures using analytical methods and decomposition variational iteration method for the fourth-order Cahn-Hilliard equation


Luo J., Manafian J., Aghazadeh A., İLHAN O. A., Eslami B., Fattah A. A., ...Daha Fazla

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, cilt.15, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/s41598-025-22702-y
  • Dergi Adı: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fourth-order Cahn-Hilliard equation, Spinodal decomposition, Phase separation, tan(phi/2)-expansion method, Jacobi elliptic function expansion scheme, Rational multi wave functions, Decomposition variational iteration method, Periodic wave solution
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, the fourth-order Cahn-Hilliard equation is studied, which plays an important role in the development of the spinodal decomposition, phase separation, and phase ordering dynamics. The tan(phi/2)-expansion method (TEM), Jacobi elliptic function expansion scheme (JEFES), rational multi wave functions (RMWFs), and decomposition variational iteration method (DVIM) are considered to investigate the exact traveling wave solutions to nonlinear evolution equations (NLEEs) in the domain of applied physics and engineering. This equation can be utilized to explain the contact between the modes in describing the process of phase separation of a binary alloy under the critical temperature, phase separation, phase-ordering dynamics, and spinodal decomposition, fluid mechanics, and fluid flow. The dynamics of the assessed solutions in terms of understanding the real phenomena for such nonlinear model is demonstrated by plotting their 3D, 2D, contour, and density profiles using proper parametric values. Consequently, we obtain distinct types of solutions, containing dark, bright, kink, singular, combo kink singular, and combo dark singular soliton solutions. These results are essential to the explanation of several mesmerizing and intricate physical phenomena. Also, the decomposition variational iteration method of the proposed model is analyzed and conditions are developed accordingly. The soliton solutions demonstrate the competency of the proposed technique in identifying traveling wave solutions, offering a useful tool for tackling a variety of NLEEs. We believe that our results would pave a way for future research generating optical memories based on the nonlinear solitons.