Statistical thermodynamics of soft surfaces

Surface Science

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 127-146

  Safran, S A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bending of surfaces; Equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Self assembly; Surface structure, morphology, roughness, and topography; Surface tension; Surface thermodynamics (including phase transitions)

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICELLES; MICROEMULSIONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE TENSION;

SOFT SURFACES;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 0037051041     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01535-7     Document Type: Article

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