On the Wettability, Encapsulation and Surface Phase Transition in Monotectic Liquid Metallic Systems

2007 ◽  
Vol 537-538 ◽  
pp. 527-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
György Kaptay
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Surface Phase ◽  
Surface Phase Transition ◽  
First Order ◽  
Interfacial Energies ◽  
Order Surface ◽  
Metallic Systems

In the present paper the wettability of a liquid metal by another liquid metal is studied theoretically, based on a recent model on interfacial energies in metallic systems. It appears that in all practical cases the liquid metal with a lower surface tension will perfectly wet (with a zero contact angle) the liquid metal with a higher surface tension practically at any temperature, and therefore will encapsulate it. As a result, the first order surface phase transition will start in monotectic metallic systems at 0 K. The phenomenon of the surface phase transition is considered in some details, based on a recent paper.

Photoelectron diffraction and photoelectron holography study of a Ge(111) high-temperature surface phase transition

1993 ◽  
Vol 281 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
T.T. Tran ◽  
S. Thevuthasan ◽  
Y.J. Kim ◽  
D.J. Friedman ◽  
A.P. Kaduwela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Surface Phase ◽  
Surface Phase Transition ◽  
Photoelectron Diffraction ◽  
Temperature Surface

TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF SURFACE TENSION OF LIQUID CRYSTALS AT THE PHASE TRANSITION

1995 ◽  
Vol 09 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. MOLDOVAN ◽  
M. TINTARU ◽  
T. BEICA ◽  
S. FRUNZA ◽  
D. N. STOENESCU
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Phase Transition ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Layer ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Negative Slope ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Transition

The surface tension is calculated as the excess of the free energy per unit area, due to the presence of a surface layer, using Landau–de Gennes expansions, in the hypothesis of a first order transition in the bulk and taking into account the dependence of the surface free energy from the surface tilt angle. The surface order parameter is calculated and surface-ordered phase above the phase transition temperature has been found. A variety of calculated surface tension versus temperature curves with a jump at the phase transition, with positive or negative slope, well describing the experimental data from literature, have been attained.

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