The self-assembly of nanostructured materials through controlled wavelength spinodal decomposition is explored using a simple model. The model assumes that a homogeneous alloy is deposited on a rigid, periodically strained substrate. A linear stability analysis establishes that the film will undergo spinodal decomposition with the dominant wavelength determined by the periodicity of the substrate strain.
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