Stability and dewetting of thin liquid films
Soft Condensed Matter
2008-05-29 v1
Abstract
The stability of thin liquid coatings is of fundamental interest in every- day life. Homogeneous and non-volatile liquid coatings may dewet either by heterogeneous nucleation, thermal nucleation, or spinodal dewetting. Wetting and dewetting is explained on a fundamental level, including a discussion of relevant interactions. The article will also address the various dewetting scenarios and explain how the effective interface potential governs the behavior obtained for various stratified substrates and film thicknesses.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0805.4336,
title = {Stability and dewetting of thin liquid films},
author = {Karin Jacobs and Ralf Seemann and Stephan Herminghaus},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.4336},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
21 pages, 10 figures