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Title: Wetting of a Chemically Heterogeneous Surface

Abstract

Theories for inhomogeneous fluids have focused in recent years on wetting, capillary conden- sation, and solvation forces for model systems where the surface(s) is(are) smooth homogeneous parallel plates, cylinders, or spherical drops. Unfortunately natural systems are more likely to be hetaogeneous both in surt%ce shape and surface chemistry. In this paper we discuss the conse- quences of chemical heterogeneity on wetting. Specifically, a 2-dimensional implementation of a nonlocal density functional theory is solved for a striped surface model. Both the strength and range of the heterogeneity are varied. Contact angles are calculated, and phase transitions (both the wetting transition and a local layering transition) are located. The wetting properties of the surface ase shown to be strongly dependent on the nature of the surface heterogeneity. In addition highly ordered nanoscopic phases are found, and the operational limits for formation of ordered or crystalline phases of nanoscopic extent are discussed.

Authors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1959
Report Number(s):
SAND98-2593J
ON: DE00001959
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; Wettability; Surface Properties; Heterogeneous Effects

Citation Formats

Frink, L J.D., and Salinger, A G. Wetting of a Chemically Heterogeneous Surface. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Frink, L J.D., & Salinger, A G. Wetting of a Chemically Heterogeneous Surface. United States.
Frink, L J.D., and Salinger, A G. 1998. "Wetting of a Chemically Heterogeneous Surface". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1959.
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abstractNote = {Theories for inhomogeneous fluids have focused in recent years on wetting, capillary conden- sation, and solvation forces for model systems where the surface(s) is(are) smooth homogeneous parallel plates, cylinders, or spherical drops. Unfortunately natural systems are more likely to be hetaogeneous both in surt%ce shape and surface chemistry. In this paper we discuss the conse- quences of chemical heterogeneity on wetting. Specifically, a 2-dimensional implementation of a nonlocal density functional theory is solved for a striped surface model. Both the strength and range of the heterogeneity are varied. Contact angles are calculated, and phase transitions (both the wetting transition and a local layering transition) are located. The wetting properties of the surface ase shown to be strongly dependent on the nature of the surface heterogeneity. In addition highly ordered nanoscopic phases are found, and the operational limits for formation of ordered or crystalline phases of nanoscopic extent are discussed.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1959}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
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year = {Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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