The influence of line tension on the formation of liquid bridges in atomic force microscope-like geometry
arXiv:cond-mat/0701388 · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/46/466104
Abstract
The phase diagram of a fluid confined between a planar and a conical walls modelling the atomic force microscope geometry displays transition between two phases, one with a liquid bridge connecting the two walls of the microscope, and the other without bridge. The structure of the corresponding coexistence line is determined and its dependence on the value of the line tension coefficient is discussed.
13 pages, 11 figures
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