Wetting transitions of simple liquid films adsorbed on self-assembled monolayer substrates: An ellipsometric study

Molecular Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 807-814

  Batchelder, D N ^a   Cheng, Y L ^a   Evans, S D ^a   Henderson, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELLIPSOMETRY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SELF ASSEMBLY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; WETTING;

LIQUID FILMS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; UNDERSATURATED VAPOR;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 0034691222     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002689700162018     Document Type: Article

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