Physics of ultra-thin surface films on molecularly smooth surfaces

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-19

  Teodorescu, M ^a   Balakrishnan, S ^b   Rahnejat, H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hydrodynamics; solvation force; subsurface stress tensor; ultra thin fluid films; van der Waals force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990321353     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17403499JNN59     Document Type: Article

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