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cond-mat.soft2001
Dynamical pattern formation upon dewetting
Jürgen Becker, Günther Grün, Ralf Seemann +1
Dewetting of thin liquid films is monitored in situ by atomic force microscopy, results are compared with simulations. The experimental setting is mimicked as close as possible usi…
cond-mat.soft2001
A Universal Nucleation Mechanism for Solvent Cast Polymer Film Rupture
Daniel Podzimek, Annemarie Saier, Ralf Seemann +2
It is shown that the intrinsic stress in solvent cast polymer coatings plays a key role in the nucleation of holes in the film. Nucleation is important because it is meanwhile clea…
cond-mat.soft2001
A Transient Instability in Thin Films of nCB Liquid Crystals
Stefan Schlagowski, Karin Jacobs, Stephan Herminghaus
A transient surface instability is reported in thin nematic films of 5CB and 8CB, occurring near the nematic-isotropic phase transition. Although this instability leads to patterns…