Simulation of binary fluids exposed to selectively adsorbing walls: A method to estimate contact angles and line tensions

Molecular Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7-10, 2011, Pages 1043-1056

  Das, Subir K ^a,b   Binder, Kurt ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interface tension; Line tension; Monte Carlo; Nucleation; Young's equation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BINARY FLUIDS; CLASSICAL THEORY; DROPLET SIZES; EXCESS FREE ENERGY; FLUID PARTICLES; FLUID PHASIS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; INTERFACE TENSIONS; INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LINE TENSION; MONTE CARLO; NANO SCALE; ORDER PARAMETER; SIMULATION APPROACH; SLIT PORES; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; THERMODYNAMIC INTEGRATION METHODS; THIN-FILM GEOMETRY; ULTRA-THIN; YOUNG'S EQUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; FREE ENERGY; NUCLEATION;

FLUIDS;

EID: 79957849246     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2010.541890     Document Type: Article

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