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Wetting and Capillary Condensation on the Nanoscale

Fengchao Wang^1,*

1 Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China

* Corresponding Author: Fengchao Wang. Email:

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2023, 27(2), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2023.09711

Abstract

Wetting and capillary phenomena on the macroscale are ubiquitous and have been well understood. However, the relevant physics and mechanics on the nano-scale still remain mysterious. In this talk, I would like to discuss the exploration of capillarity from a nanoscopic perspective, including wetting, evaporation and condensation. At the solid/liquid interface, the liquid exhibits a pronounced layered structure that extends over several intermolecular distances from the solid surface. Our recent studies have shown that such molecular detail could provide some new understanding on century-old classical theory in this field, such as Young’s equation [1] and Kelvin equation [2].

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