FLUCTUATION PHENOMENA AT A 1ST-ORDER PHASE-TRANSITION

被引:14
作者
HENDERSON, JR [1 ]
VANSWOL, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT CHEM ENGN, URBANA, IL 61801 USA
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D O I
10.1088/0953-8984/2/19/020
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The authors report the observation of a fluctuation-induced first order phase transition between two states of adsorption at a wall-liquid interface. WDA density functional theory modified to enable input of the measured bulk equation of state is used to confirm the critical nature of the mean-field transition. MD computer simulation results show a first-order phase transition associated with dramatic collective fluctuations in the amount of adsorbed fluid. The qualitative appearance of the large-scale fluctuation events is described.
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页码:4537 / 4542
页数:6
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