SURFACE-INDUCED PHASE-TRANSITION IN NORMAL ALKANE FLUIDS

被引：151
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作者：
EARNSHAW, JC
HUGHES, CJ
机构：
[1] Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Queen's University of Belfast
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.46.R4494
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The surface tension of normal liquid alkanes (chain lengths between 15 and 18 carbon atoms) has been measured as a function of temperature. In all cases the tension exhibits a well-defined change in behavior at a temperature close to, but distinct from, the melting point. The phenomena are consistent with a surface-induced phase transition in which the conformational degrees of freedom of molecules close to the surface are inhibited. Various properties of the transition vary smoothly with alkane chain length.
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页码：R4494 / R4496
页数：3
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