WEAK ADSORPTION AND PREWETTING TRANSITIONS

Authors
COLE MW CHENG E CARRARO C SAAM WF SWIFT MR TREINER J
Citation
Mw. Cole et al., WEAK ADSORPTION AND PREWETTING TRANSITIONS, Physica. B, Condensed matter, 197(1-4), 1994, pp. 254-259
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214526
Volume
197
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
254 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(1994)197:1-4<254:WAAPT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We review the theory of prewetting and wetting transitions in relation to recent studies of noble gas and H-2 adsorption on alkali metal sur faces. An essential feature is that the adsorption potentials have ext remely small well depths. Open theoretical issues include the accuracy of the potentials, the approximations used in the statistical mechani cs, and dynamical effects of the substrate. New adsorbates and substra tes are discussed.