Spontaneous dancing of a camphor scraping

Authors
Nakata, S Hayashima, Y
Citation
S. Nakata et Y. Hayashima, Spontaneous dancing of a camphor scraping, J CHEM S F, 94(24), 1998, pp. 3655-3658
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS
ISSN journal
09565000 → ACNP
Volume
94
Issue
24
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3655 - 3658
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-5000(199812)94:24<3655:SDOACS>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Spontaneous mode-switching was investigated for a camphor scraping at an ai r/water interface. The motion of a camphor scraping intermittently switched between revolution and translation. To clarify the nature of this spontane ous mode-switching, the surface tension at the air/water interface was meas ured and the diffusion of the camphor layer was visualized. The spatial het erogeneity of the camphor layer at the air/water interface may play an impo rtant role in this mode-switching.