Wetting, Capillary Condensation and More

Wetting transitions and their closely related cousins of capillary condensation and filling are found all around us. This article provides an overview of the key ideas and issues related to these phenomena as they have emerged in the past few decades. Both continuous and first order wetting transiti...

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Published in:Journal of low temperature physics 2009-11, Vol.157 (3-4), p.77-100
Main Author: Saam, W. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capillarity
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensing
Covering
Low temperature physics
Magnetic Materials
Magnetism
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Two dimensional
Wetting
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Summary:Wetting transitions and their closely related cousins of capillary condensation and filling are found all around us. This article provides an overview of the key ideas and issues related to these phenomena as they have emerged in the past few decades. Both continuous and first order wetting transitions and their analogues for condensation and filling are covered, and some new work on two-dimensional wetting associated with prewetting is presented. A glimpse into the promising future of this field ends the presentation.
ISSN:0022-2291
1573-7357
DOI:10.1007/s10909-009-9904-0