TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN PHYSISORBED FILMS - INVESTIGATIONS WITH OPTICALLY-EXCITED SURFACE-PLASMONS

Authors
HERMINGHAUS S SIGEL U PAATZSCH T MUSIL H LEIDERER P
Citation
S. Herminghaus et al., TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN PHYSISORBED FILMS - INVESTIGATIONS WITH OPTICALLY-EXCITED SURFACE-PLASMONS, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie, 98(3), 1994, pp. 443-446
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie
ISSN journal
00059021 → ACNP
Volume
98
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
443 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-9021(1994)98:3<443:TPIPF->2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Experiments were performed on the lateral transport kinetics of wettin g layers. Optically excited surface plasmons were used to study both t he spreading behaviour of silicon oil and the equilibration dynamics o f ethanol. The precursor film profiles of silicon oil were found to ag ree well with the theory of viscous flow of nonvolatile liquids. For e thanol, evaporation effects and viscous transport could be observed se parately. Apparently, the viscous transport is suppressed by almost tw o orders of magnitude. Possible explanations are discussed.