Heterogeneous nucleation on convex spherical substrate surfaces: A rigorous thermodynamic formulation of Fletcher's classical model and the new perspectives derived

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 130, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Qian, Ma ^a   Ma, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BASIC MODELS; CLASSICAL MODEL; FIRST DERIVATIVE; FLAT SUBSTRATES; FREE ENERGY CHANGE; GEOMETRICAL ANGLE; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; LOCAL MAXIMUM; PRACTICAL SYSTEMS; SHAPE FACTOR; SIZE EFFECTS; SPHERICAL SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMIC FORMULATION;

CONTACT ANGLE; NUCLEATION; SPHERES; THERMODYNAMICS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 67249163250     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3146810     Document Type: Article

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