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Filling Transitions in Acute and Open Wedges.
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SYSNO ASEP 0459543 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Filling Transitions in Acute and Open Wedges. Author(s) Malijevský, Alexandr (UCHP-M) RID, ORCID, SAI
Parry, A.O. (GB)Source Title Physical Review E. - : American Physical Society - ISSN 1539-3755
Roč. 91, č. 5 (2015), s. 052401Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords wetting transitions ; wedges ; density functional theory Subject RIV CF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry R&D Projects GA13-09914S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UCHP-M - RVO:67985858 UT WOS 000354362500008 EID SCOPUS 84929379246 DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.052401 Annotation We study bridging transitions between spherically and cylindrically shaped particles (colloids) of radius R separated by a distance H that are dissolved in a bulk fluid (solvent). Using macroscopics, microscopic density-functional theory, and finite-size scaling theory, we study the location and order of the bridging transition and also the stability of the liquid bridges, which determines spinodal lines. The location of the bridging transitions is similar for cylinders and spheres, so that at bulk coexistence, for example, the distance H-b at which a transition between bridged and unbridged configurations occurs is proportional to the colloid radius R. However, all other aspects, particularly the stability of liquid bridges, are very different in the two systems. Thus, for cylinders the bridging transition is typically strongly first-order, while for spheres it may be first-order, critical, or rounded as determined by a critical radius R-c. The influence of thick wetting films and fluctuation effects beyond mean field are also discussed in depth. Workplace Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals Contact Eva Jirsová, jirsova@icpf.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 390 227 Year of Publishing 2017
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