Structural transition and solid-like behavior of alkane films confined in nano-spacing

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 183-184, Issue , 2001, Pages 381-387

  Cui, S T ^a,b   Cummings, P T ^b,c   Cochran, H D ^a,b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confined fluid; Dodecane; Mica; Orientational order; Solid like structure

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; MICA; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ALKANE FILMS;

FLUIDS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; DODECANE; MICA;

ALKANE; FILM; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FORCE; FREEZING; LIQUID; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; SIMULATION; SOLID;

EID: 0035387624     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3812(01)00450-2     Document Type: Article

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