Kinetics of capillary condensation in a nanoscale pore

被引:92
作者
Kohonen, MM [1 ]
Maeda, N [1 ]
Christenson, HK [1 ]
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[1] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Dept Math Appl, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.4667
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The rate of growth of capillary condensates in a model wedgelike pore has been studied using the surface force apparatus. The method described allows the direct measurement of the diffusion-limited growth of liquid condensates with interface radii of curvature as small as 20 nm. The observed rates of condensation of vapors of n-pentane, n-hexane, cyclohexane, and water are close to, but consistently lower than, values calculated from a model based on Langmuir's theory of droplet growth. [S0031-9007(99)09289-3].
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页码:4667 / 4670
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