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Wetting at nonplanar substrates: unbending and unbinding.

C Rascón1, A O Parry, A Sartori

  • 1Mathematics Department, Imperial College, 180 Queen's Gate, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom.

Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
|April 24, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Breaking wall symmetry induces fluid unbending and unbinding transitions on corrugated surfaces. This critical point exhibits hyperuniversal scaling, with adsorption being a universal multiple of planar systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science

Background:

  • Fluid wetting phenomena are crucial in various scientific and industrial applications.
  • Understanding interfacial behavior on structured surfaces is key to controlling wetting properties.
  • Previous studies often focused on simpler, planar substrates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of breaking translational invariance on fluid wetting on corrugated substrates.
  • To identify and characterize novel phase transitions induced by substrate corrugations.
  • To explore the scaling behavior and universality at critical wetting points.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing effective interfacial Hamiltonian theory to model fluid-substrate interactions.
  • Analyzing systems with both short-ranged and long-ranged intermolecular forces.

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  • Investigating phase transitions at and out of bulk coexistence.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that breaking translational invariance can induce an unbending phase transition alongside unbinding.
    • Showed that both first-order and second-order unbending transitions are possible.
    • Established hyperuniversal scaling behavior at the unbending critical point.
    • Quantified the adsorption at the unbending critical point as a universal multiple of the planar system adsorption.

    Conclusions:

    • Substrate corrugations and broken symmetry can lead to complex wetting behaviors, including unbending transitions.
    • The unbending critical point exhibits universal characteristics, independent of specific system details.
    • These findings offer insights into controlling fluid behavior on engineered surfaces.