Wetting behavior at the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy: An X-ray reflectivity study close to the bulk monotectic point

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dc.creatorHuber, Patrick
dc.creatorShpyrko, Oleg
dc.creatorPershan, Peter S.
dc.creatorTostmann, Holger
dc.creatorDiMasi, Elaine
dc.creatorOcko, Ben M.
dc.creatorDeutsch, Moshe
dc.date2004-06-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:58:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:58:51Z
dc.descriptionWe present x-ray reflectivity measurements from the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy (Ga-Bi) in the temperature range close to the bulk monotectic temperature $T_{mono} = 222$C. Our measurements indicate a continuous formation of a thick wetting film at the free surface of the binary system driven by the first order transition in the bulk at the monotectic point. We show that the behavior observed is that of a complete wetting at a tetra point of solid-liquid-liquid-vapor coexistance.
dc.descriptionRevTex 2-column, 5 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406659
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406659
dc.identifierColloids & Surfaces A. 206, 515 (2002)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/24280
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleWetting behavior at the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy: An X-ray reflectivity study close to the bulk monotectic point
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