Reduction in the surface energy of liquid interfaces at short length scales

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6772, 2000, Pages 871-874

  Fradin, C ^a   Braslau, A ^a   Luzet, D ^a   Smilgles, D ^b   Alba, M ^a   Boudet, N ^b   Mecke, K ^c   Daillant, J ^a,d  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NANOPARTICLE; SURFACTANT; WATER; WETTING AGENT;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACE ENERGY; VAPOR-LIQUID SYSTEM; WATER;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; ENERGY; FILM; LIQUID; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL STIMULATION; VAPOR;

EID: 0034708135     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35002533     Document Type: Article

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