Surface Tension, Surface Energy, and Chemical Potential Due to Their Difference
- 26 August 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 29 (36), 11310-11316
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la400937r
Abstract
It is well-known that surface tension and surface energy are distinct quantities for solids. Each can be regarded as a thermodynamic property related first by Shuttleworth. Mullins and others have suggested that the difference between surface tension and surface energy cannot be sustained and that the two will approach each other over time. In this work we show that in a single-component system where changes in elastic energy can be neglected, the chemical potential difference between the surface and bulk is proportional to the difference between surface tension and surface energy. By further assuming that mass transfer is driven by this chemical potential difference, we establish a model for the kinetics by which mass transfer removes the difference between surface tension and surface energy.This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
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