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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • Understanding liquid drop spreading on solid surfaces is crucial for various applications.
  • Dynamic wetting phenomena are complex and influenced by molecular interactions.
  • Existing theories often require fitting parameters to experimental data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate liquid drop spreading using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations.
  • To validate the molecular-kinetic theory (MKT) of dynamic wetting.
  • To explore the relationship between wetting dynamics, solid-liquid interactions, and contact angles.

Main Methods:

  • Performing large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
  • Simulating liquid drops on solid substrates across a wide range of interactions.
  • Analyzing simulation data to extract key wetting parameters.

Main Results:

  • MD simulation results align with the molecular-kinetic theory (MKT).
  • Confirmed a quantitative link between wetting dynamics and work of adhesion.
  • Identified an optimal equilibrium contact angle maximizing wetting speed.
  • Obtained MKT parameters (κ(0) and λ) directly from simulations, matching fitted values.

Conclusions:

  • The study validates the MKT of dynamic wetting at a fundamental level.
  • Molecular dynamics simulations provide a robust method for studying wetting phenomena.
  • Contact angle relaxation studies further support the MKT and hydrodynamic models.