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By modifying and extending recent ideas [C. Seoanez et al., Europhys. Lett. 78, 60002 (2007)], a theoretical framework to describe dissipation processes in the surfaces of vibrating micro- and nanoelectromechanical devices, thought to be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-03-08 C. Seoanez , F. Guinea , A. H. Castro Neto

The description of surface-diffusion controlled dynamics via the phase-field method is less trivial than it appears at first sight. A seemingly straightforward approach from the literature is shown to fail to produce the correct…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-03-13 Clemens Mueller-Gugenberger , Robert Spatschek , Klaus Kassner

The forced rupture of single chemical bonds under external load is addressed. A general framework is put forward to optimally utilize the experimentally observed rupture force data for estimating the parameters of a theoretical model. As an…

Biological Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Getfert , P. Reimann

We report in this paper simulation results and experimental measurements to characterize a micro-discharge generated in a single micro cavity device operating in helium. By spatially limiting the cathode surface area using a dielectric…

A consistent treatment of the coupling of surface energy and elasticity within the multi-phase- field framework is presented. The model accurately reproduces stress distribution in a number of analytically tractable, yet non-trivial, cases…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Raphael Schiedung , Ingo Steinbach , Fathollah Varnik

A volume-averaged global model is developed to investigate surface-wave discharges inside either cylindrical or coaxial structures. The neutral and ion wall flux is self-consistently estimated based on a simplified analytical description…

A key challenge in performing experiments with microparticles is controlling their adhesion to substrates. For example, levitation of a microparticle initially resting on a surface requires overcoming the surface adhesion forces to deliver…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Fabian Resare , Somiya Islam Soke , Witlef Wieczorek

Dielectric elastomers have recently been proposed for various biologically-relevant applications, in which they may operate in fluidic environments where surface tension effects may have a significant effect on their stability and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-11-28 Saman Seifi , Qiming Wang , Harold S. Park

This paper present a model of dielectric barrier discharge DBD describe and simulate the electrical breakdown at atmospheric pressure in pure oxygen using Comsol Multiphysics for the better understanding and explanation of physical…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-02-28 Mohammed Habib Allah Lahouel , Djilali Benyoucef , Abdelatif Gadoum

Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion systems harness atmospheric particles as propellant, enabling efficient operation across diverse environmental conditions. To accurately simulate the captured gas flow through the modules,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-08-18 M. B. Agir , N. H. Crisp , K. L. Smith , P. C. E. Roberts , M. Newsam , M. Griffiths , S Vaidya

This short review covers a wide selection of topics from a multidisciplinary area of dynamics of nonequilibrium systems in physics, chemistry, biology. Theoretical models of colloid particle and protein deposition and adhesion at surfaces,…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Vladimir Privman

An investigation of the effect of surface diffusion in random deposition model is made by analytical methods and reasoning. For any given site, the extent to which a particle can diffuse is decided by the morphology in the immediate…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-12-14 Baisakhi Mal , Subhankar Ray , J. Shamanna

Deflectometry as a technical approach to assessing reflective surfaces has now existed for almost 40 years. Different aspects and variations of the method have been studied in multiple theses and research articles, and reviews are also…

No surface is perfectly planar at all scales. The notion of flatness of a surface therefore depends on the size of the probe used to observe it. As a consequence rough interfaces are abundant in nature. Here the old, but still active field…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ingve Simonsen

Electrosprays are a powerful technique to generate charged micro/nanodroplets. In the last century, the technique received extensive study and successful applications, including a Nobel price in Chemistry. However, nowadays its use in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2012-08-07 Alvaro G. Marin , Ignacio G. Loscertales , Antonio Barrero

Surface charge controls many static and dynamic properties of soft matter and micro/nanofluidic systems, but its unambiguous measurement forms a challenge. Standard characterization methods typically probe an effective surface charge, which…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-08-28 Remco Hartkamp , Anne-Laure Biance , Li Fu , Jean-François Dufrêche , Oriane Bonhomme , Laurent Joly

Experiments performed on a wide range of glassy materials display many interesting phenomena, such as aging behavior. In recent years, a large body of experiments probed this nonequilibrium glassy dynamics through elaborate protocols, in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ludovic Berthier , Virgile Viasnoff , Olivia White , Vladimir Orlyanchik , Florent Krzakala

Clarifying the factors that control the contact angle of a liquid on a solid substrate is a long-standing scientific problem pertinent across physics, chemistry and materials science. Progress has been hampered by the lack of a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-11-11 Robert Evans , Maria C. Stewart , Nigel B. Wilding

A contour dynamics model for electrical discharges is obtained and analyzed. The model is deduced as the asymptotic limit of the minimal streamer model for the propagation of electric discharges, in the limit of small electron diffusion.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 M. Arrayás , M. A. Fontelos , C. Jiménez

Adsorption to a surface, reversible-binding, and trapping are all prevalent scenarios where particles exhibit "stickiness". Escape and first-passage times are known to be drastically affected, but detailed understanding of this phenomenon…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-12-06 Yuval Scher , Shlomi Reuveni , Denis S. Grebenkov