Figure 6. Monte Carlo simulation of phase separation in a ternary mixtures with non-equilibrium chemical reactions [29]. Molecules P (red dots) form energetic bounds with neighbouring P , while molecules S (blue dots) and C (not shown) do not form bounds. Chemical reactions transform P into S and vice versa with fixed reaction rate constants (Eq. (6)). In the initial state molecules are randomly distributed (leftmost snapshot). As time progresses drops form and undergo Ostwald ripening leading to increase of the average drops radius (middle snapshot). Eventually a multi-drop steady state is reached (rightmost snapshot). At the steady state drops have roughly the same radius and are evenly distributed. Simulations details can be found in [29]. Reprinted figure with permission from [Wurtz J.D. and Lee C.F., Physical Review Letters, vol. 120, 078102, 2018], Copyright (2018) by the American Physical Society
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