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Title

Capillary pressure of van der Waals liquid nanodrops.

Authors

Tsekov, R.; Toshev, B.

Abstract

The dependence of the surface tension on nanodrop radius is important for the new-phase formation process. It is demonstrated that the famous Tolman formula is not unique and the size-dependence of the surface tension can distinct for different systems. The analysis is based on a relationship between the surface tension and disjoining pressure in nanodrops. It is shown that the van der Waals interactions do not affect the new-phase formation thermodynamics since the effects of the disjoining pressure and size-dependent component of the surface tension cancel each other.

Subjects

VAN der Waals forces; SURFACE tension; DROPLETS; PRESSURE; THERMODYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; EMULSIONS

Publication

Colloid Journal, 2012, Vol 74, Issue 2, p266

ISSN

1061-933X

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1134/S1061933X12020135

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