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Only in the unstable region such a procedure is thermodynamically feasible. In a phase diagram the unstable region is defined by the spinodal. When a system has crossed this locus, phase separation occurs spontaneously without the presence of a nucleation step. This process is known as spinodal decomposition and commonly results to a high interconnectivity of the two phases. The Cahn-Hilliard equation describes the kinetics of the process. In this note both processes (nucleation and spinodal) are depicted schematically. Abstract Abstract: Phase separation may occur in a way that the growth is not in extent but in amplitude. Only in the unstable region such a procedure is thermodynamically feasible. In a phase diagram the unstable region is defined by the spinodal. When a system has crossed this locus, phase separation occurs spontaneously without the presence of a nucleation step. This process is known as spinodal decomposition and commonly results to a high interconnectivity of the two phases. The Cahn-Hilliard equation describes the kinetics of the process. In this note both processes (nucleation and spinodal) are depicted schematically. Abstract Abstract: Phase separation may occur in a way that the growth is not in extent but in amplitude. Only in the unstable region such a procedure is thermodynamically feasible. In a phase diagram the unstable region is defined by the spinodal. When a system has crossed this locus, phase separation occurs spontaneously without the presence of a nucleation step. This process is known as spinodal decomposition and commonly results to a high interconnectivity of the two phases. The Cahn-Hilliard equation describes the kinetics of the process. 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