Thin films in partial wetting: stability, dewetting and coarsening

Thin films in partial wetting: stability, dewetting and coarsening

A uniform nanometric thin liquid film on a solid substrate can become unstable due to the action of van der Waals (vdW) forces. The instability leads to dewetting of the uniform film and the formation of drops. To minimize the total free energy of the system, these drops coarsen over time until one...

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Main Authors: Alizadeh Pahlavan, Amir (Contributor), Cueto-Felgueroso Landeira, Luis (Contributor), Hosoi, Anette E (Contributor), McKinley, Gareth H (Contributor), Juanes, Ruben (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Ruben Juanes (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press, 2018-11-15T15:37:40Z.
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