The rupture of a liquid film on a solid surface and of a free liquid film have been studied using hydrodynamic stability theory. The films are not thicker than several hundred hgstrom. A sinall perturbation applied to the free interface generates motions in the film, and the assumption is made that the NavierStokes equations can be used to describe them. The difference in forces acting upon an ...

Abatrati-An analysis is presented of a binary film with fog formation and a negligible induced velocity (traditionally referred to as “Stefan-Nusselt flow”). The governing equations of energy and diffusion, coupled with the saturation con@on, are solved and analytical correction factors are derived. Subsequently, the “negligible induced velocity” (NIV) fog film model is applied to channel flow,...

Different types of surface forces, acting in the films of pentane, hexane, and heptane on water are discussed. It is shown that an important contribution to the surface forces originates from the solubility of water in alkanes. The equations for the distribution of electric potential inside the film are derived within the Debye-Hückel approximation, taking into account the polarization of the f...

We demonstrate a template-assisted colloidal self-assembly approach for magnetic metasurfaces on macroscopic areas. The choice of anisotropic colloidal particle geometry, assembly pattern and metallic film is based on rational design criteria, taking advantage of mirror-charge effects for gold nanorods placed on gold film. Monodisperse gold nanorods prepared utilizing wet-chemistry are arranged...

We present surface x-ray diffraction results from Pb films grown on pretreated Si(111) substrates at 110 K. Time-resolved data show that the films follow a metastable layer-by-layer growth mode. The resulting film roughness is small, allowing for a thickness-dependent study of the film layer structure and its distortion (strain) relative to the bulk. The strain arises as a result of quantum con...

2,2’-Bithiophene-5-carboxylic acid (BTA) thin-films on platinum (Pt) electrodes were electrochemically prepared in acetonitrile solution containing 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) and 0.05 M BTA. These films were complexes with several metal ions such as Cu, Ag and Co. Their structural characteristics were compared with those of powder complexes chemically prepared from BTA and the ...

We report a crack-free controlled wrinkling method based on a bilayer film system. A liquid UV-curable film is solidified on a uniaxially pre-stretched PDMS elastic sheet by UV-exposure. Subsequently, the sheet is released back to its initial non-stretched state, which results in spontaneous formation of grating wrinkles perpendicular to the stretching direction. An interface of gradient interp...

Using molecular simulations and free energy calculations based on Landau theory, we show that freezing/melting behavior of fluids of small molecules in pores of simple geometry can be understood in terms of two main parameters: the pore width H* ~expressed as a multiple of the diameter of the fluid molecule! and a parameter a that measures the ratio of the fluid-wall to the fluid–fluid attracti...

The effect of electrostatic interactions on the stability of thin liquid films on nanostructured surfaces is important in lubrication, wetting, and phase change but is poorly understood. In this study, a general, closed-form model is developed to account for both the effects of electrostatic and van der Waals interactions on meniscus shape and disjoining pressure for thin liquid films on nanost...