Two-Stage Ordering Kinetics in Binary Mixtures of Ellipsoidal Particles

This research paper investigates the nonequilibrium phase-ordering kinetics of a binary mixture of uniaxial ellipsoidal particles using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. The particles interact via the anisotropic Gay-Berne potential, which captures orientation-dependent interactions typical of liquid crystal materials. Following a temperature quench from the isotropic phase into the coexistence region, the system demonstrates two distinct ordering processes occurring on different time scales: rapid orientational ordering followed by slower structural arrangement. This work contributes to understanding kinetic pathways in complex soft matter systems.