Critical phenomena in fluid films: Scaling crossover and law of corresponding states
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Thirty-two coexistence curves were measured for films of a critical mixture of 2,6-lutidine + water for film thicknesses 0.46 ..mu..m < or = L < or approx. = 14 ..mu..m. For a sample of twenty-eight films with L < 6 ..mu..m, the coexistence curves show a crossover from three-dimensional scaling characterized by ..beta.. = 0.332 +- 0.003 to two-dimensional Ising-model scaling with ..beta.. = 0.126 +- 0.005. The scaling requirement that a law of corresponding states exists for such films has been confirmed.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
- OSTI ID:
- 5942249
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 43:8; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360602 -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
640420* -- Fluid Physics-- Properties & Structure of Fluids-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
AZINES
CRYSTAL MODELS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY
FILMS
FLUIDS
FREE ENERGY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INTERFEROMETRY
ISING MODEL
LASER RADIATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MIXTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PYRIDINES
RADIATIONS
REFRACTIVITY
SCALING LAWS
SOLUTIONS
SURFACE ENERGY
SURFACE PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
360602 -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
640420* -- Fluid Physics-- Properties & Structure of Fluids-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
AZINES
CRYSTAL MODELS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY
FILMS
FLUIDS
FREE ENERGY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INTERFEROMETRY
ISING MODEL
LASER RADIATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MIXTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PYRIDINES
RADIATIONS
REFRACTIVITY
SCALING LAWS
SOLUTIONS
SURFACE ENERGY
SURFACE PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS