Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Thin films of binary mixtures that interact through isotropic forces and directionally specific ``hydrogen bonding'' are considered through Monte Carlo simulations. We show, in good agreement with experiment, that the single phase of these mixtures can be stabilized or destabilized on confinement. These results resolve a long standing controversy, since previous theories suggest that confinement only stabilizes the single phase of fluid mixtures.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: Michael Kotelyanskii, Sanat K. Kumar
Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1997353966