Terraced Spreading of Chain Molecules via Molecular Dynamics
Abstract
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study the dynamics of the spreading of liquid drops of chain molecules on a solid substrate. In contrast to previous work with monatomic or diatomic fluids, the radius of the spreading layers increases with time with a power law compatible with the t behavior observed experimentally in polymeric fluids.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- February 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.928
- Bibcode:
- 1995PhRvL..74..928D
- Keywords:
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- 61.20.Ja;
- 68.10.Gw;
- 68.45.Gd;
- Computer simulation of liquid structure