WEAK ADSORPTION AND PREWETTING TRANSITIONS

被引:13
作者
COLE, MW
CHENG, E
CARRARO, C
SAAM, WF
SWIFT, MR
TREINER, J
机构
[1] INST PHYS NUCL LYON,DIV PHYS THEOR,F-91406 ORSAY,FRANCE
[2] HARVARD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[3] OHIO STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
来源
PHYSICA B | 1994年 / 197卷 / 1-4期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0921-4526(94)90220-8
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We review the theory of prewetting and wetting transitions in relation to recent studies of noble gas and H-2 adsorption on alkali metal surfaces. An essential feature is that the adsorption potentials have extremely small well depths. Open theoretical issues include the accuracy of the potentials, the approximations used in the statistical mechanics, and dynamical effects of the substrate. New adsorbates and substrates are discussed.
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页码:254 / 259
页数:6
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