Title:
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From nonwetting to prewetting: The asymptotic behavior of 4He drops on alkali substrates
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Author:
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Barranco Gómez, Manuel; Guilleumas, Montserrat; Hernández, E. Susana; Mayol Sánchez, Ricardo; Pi Pericay, Martí; Szybisz, L.
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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We investigate the spreading of 4He droplets on alkali-metal surfaces at zero temperature, within the frame of finite range density-functional theory. The equilibrium configurations of several 4HeN clusters and their asymptotic trend with increasing particle number N, which can be traced to the wetting behavior of the quantum fluid, are examined for nanoscopic droplets. We discuss the size effects inferring that the asymptotic properties of large droplets correspond to those of the prewetting film. |
Subject(s):
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-Heli líquid -Estadística quàntica -Teoria del funcional de densitat -Liquid helium -Quantum statistics -Density functional theory |
Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 2003
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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