Solvation force and confinement-induced phase transitions of model ultra thin films

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 17, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 199-215

  Bordarier, Philippe ^a   Rousseau, Bernard ^a   Fuchs, Alain H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Grand canonical Monte Carlo; Molecular dynamics; Surface force experiments; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000817544     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029608024109     Document Type: Article

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