Measurement of contact line tension by analysis of the three-phase boundary with nanometer resolution

被引:26
作者
Pompe, T
Fery, A
Herminghaus, S
机构
[1] Univ Ulm, Abt Angew Phys, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
[2] MPI Kolloide & Grenzflachen, D-14424 Potsdam, Germany
关键词
contact line tension; scanning force microscopy; modified Young equation;
D O I
10.1163/156856199X00848
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Liquid structures on solid substrates have been imaged with a resolution in the nanometer range by scanning force microscopy in the tapping mode. Using substrates with an artificially patterned wettability, characteristic features in the three-phase contact line were induced, which allow the contact line tension to be determined. The values in the range of -1 x 10(-10) N obtained for sessile droplets of hexaethylene glycol are consistent with theoretical predictions.
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页码:1155 / 1164
页数:10
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