Journal article
Capillary Leveling of Freestanding Liquid Nanofilms
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 …
Authors
Ilton M; Couchman MMP; Gerbelot C; Benzaquen M; Fowler PD; Stone HA; Raphaël E; Dalnoki-Veress K; Salez T
Journal
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 117, No. 16,
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
October 14, 2016
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.117.167801
ISSN
0031-9007