Surface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition: A Molecular Dynamics Study
  We use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study surface-directed spinodal decomposition (SDSD) in unstable binary ($AB$) fluid mixtures at wetting surfaces. The thickness of the wetting layer $R_1$ grows with time $t$ as a power-law ($R_1 \sim t^\theta$). We find that hydrodynamic effects result in a crossover of the growth exponent from $\theta\simeq 1/3$ to $\theta\simeq1$. We also present results for the layer-wise correlation functions and domain length scales. 
Prabhat K. Jaiswal, Sanjay Puri and Subir K. Das
cond-mat.soft cond-mat.stat-mech