화학공학소재연구정보센터
Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol.185, No.1-2, 147-155, 2001
Adsorption isotherms and surface geometry
We consider fluids adsorbed at generalised wedges described by shape functions x(gamma) in one direction (x), and translationally invariant in the other. For the limiting cases gamma = 0 and infinity, the substrate corresponds to a planar wall and a capillary slit, respectively. In this way, we show how wetting-like adsorption isotherms become capillary-like as gamma is increased from 0 to infinity. The mechanism for the cross-over to condensation is shown to involve several intermediate regimes corresponding to novel examples of adsorption isotherms.