Wetting and layering for Solid-on-Solid II: Layering transitions, Gibbs states, and regularity of the free energy

Surface Effects On Wetting and Layering Transitions

Wetting phenomena plays an interesting role in the technological development of materials. Recently, much attention has been directed to the study of magnetic solid films. To understand, theoretically, the effect of surface on wetting and layering transitions in these systems, we will give in this chapter a presentation of several relevant recent theoretical works realized on wetting and layeri...

Surface coupling effect on wetting and layering transitions

The effect of both surface coupling Js and surface magnetic field Hs on the dependency of the layering temperature TL as a function of the thickness N , of a spin−1/2 Ising film is studied using mean field theory. It is found that for Js greater than a critical value (Jsc = 1.30), the layering temperature decreases when the film thickness N increases for any values of Hs. While, for Js < Jsc, t...

Layering and Wetting Transitions for an Sos Interface

We study the solid-on-solid interface model above a horizontal wall in three dimensional space, with an attractive interaction when the interface is in contact with the wall, at low temperatures. There is no bulk external field. The system presents a sequence of layering transitions, whose levels increase with the temperature, before reaching the wetting transition.

Interfacial layering of ionic liquids on solid surfaces

Stepwise Layering of Helium Films on Solid Hydrogen

The mobility of surface bawd electrons i s monitored as helium i s adsorbed on a hydrogen substrate. Maxima i n t h e mobility occur a t t h e completion of each helium monolayer. U p t o nine maxima are observed, indicat ing that stepwise layering Occurs f o r a t l e a s t nine layers. A smooth var ia t ion of t h e mobility with fu r ther helium adsorption indicates t h a t continuous wettin...