First-order wetting transitions of neon on solid CO2 from density functional calculations

Authors
Ancilotto, F Toigo, F
Citation
F. Ancilotto et F. Toigo, First-order wetting transitions of neon on solid CO2 from density functional calculations, J CHEM PHYS, 112(10), 2000, pp. 4768-4772
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00219606 → ACNP
Volume
112
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4768 - 4772
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9606(20000308)112:10<4768:FWTONO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We have studied the wetting behavior of neon on the surface of solid CO2 by means of density functional calculations. Our results suggest that a wetti ng transition occurs at a temperature about 5 K below the bulk critical tem perature, accompanied by the characteristic first-order prewetting transiti ons slightly away from coexistence. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)70810-5].