Condensation of helium in nanoscopic alkali wedges at zero temperature

Details Condensation of helium in nanoscopic alkali wedges at zero temperature Condensation of helium in nanoscopic alkali wedges at zero temperature

2006-02-21

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0602498v1

Phys. Rev. B73 245406 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.73.245406

We present a complete calculation of the structure of liquid $^4$He confined to a concave nanoscopic wedge, as a function of the opening angle of the walls. This is achieved within a finite-range density functional formalism. The results here presented, restricted to alkali metal substrates, illustrate the change in meniscus shape from rather broad to narrow wedges on weak and strong alkali adsorbers, and relate this change to the wetting behavior of helium on the corresponding planar substrate. As the wedge angle is varied, we find a sequence of stable states that, in the case of cesium, undergo one filling and one emptying transition at large and small openings, respectively. A computationally unambiguous criterion to determine the contact angle of $^4$He on cesium is also proposed.

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