Direct Evidence for Curvature-Dependent Surface Tension in Capillary Condensation: Kelvin Equation at Molecular Scale
Capillary condensation is the first-order vapor-to-liquid phase transition taking place in confined geometries. Such heterogeneous nucleation has been well described by thermodynamic laws such as the Kelvin equation, but the equation’s applicability at the nanoscale is still unresolved. Here, we sho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.041046 |