Capillary Leveling of Freestanding Liquid Nanofilms
Author(s): Ilton, Mark; Couchman, Miles MP; Gerbelot, Cedric; Benzaquen, Michael; Fowler, Paul D; et al
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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1zk4g| Abstract: | We report on the capillary-driven leveling of a topographical perturbation at the surface of a freestanding liquid nanofilm. The width of a stepped surface profile is found to evolve as the square root of time. The hydrodynamic model is in excellent agreement with the experimental data. In addition to exhibiting an analogy with diffusive processes, this novel system serves as a precise nanoprobe for the rheology of liquids at interfaces in a configuration that avoids substrate effects |
| Publication Date: | Oct-2016 |
| Electronic Publication Date: | 11-Oct-2016 |
| Citation: | Ilton, Mark, Couchman, Miles MP, Gerbelot, Cedric, Benzaquen, Michael, Fowler, Paul D, Stone, Howard A, Raphaël, Elie, Dalnoki-Veress, Kari, Salez, Thomas. (2016). Capillary Leveling of Freestanding Liquid Nanofilms. Physical Review Letters, 117 (16), 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.167801 |
| DOI: | doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.167801 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| EISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| Type of Material: | Journal Article |
| Journal/Proceeding Title: | Physical Review Letters |
| Version: | Author's manuscript |
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