Quantitative study of laterally inhomogeneous wetting films

Details Quantitative study of laterally inhomogeneous wetting films Quantitative study of laterally inhomogeneous wetting films

1998-12-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9812266v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

31 pages, RevTeX, 13 figures

Scientific paper

10.1007/s100510050907

Based on a microscopic density functional theory we calculate the internal structure of the three-phase contact line between liquid, vapor, and a confining wall as well as the morphology of liquid wetting films on a substrate exhibiting a chemical step. We present a refined numerical analysis of the nonlocal density functional which describes the interface morphologies and the corresponding line tensions. These results are compared with those predicted by a more simple phenomenological interface displacement model. Except for the case that the interface exhibits large curvatures, we find that the interface displacement model provides a quantitatively reliable description of the interfacial structures.

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