TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of particle inertia in adsorption at fluid-liquid interfaces
AU - Singh, P.
AU - Joseph, D. D.
AU - Fischer, I. S.
AU - Dalal, B.
PY - 2011/4/14
Y1 - 2011/4/14
N2 - It is shown that the inertia of a particle plays an important role in its motion in the direction normal to a fluid-liquid interface, and in determining its adsorption trajectory and orientation in the adsorbed state. Although the importance of inertia diminishes with decreasing particle size, on an air-water interface the inertia continues to be important even when the size is as small as a few nanometers. Furthermore, similar to an underdamped system, an adsorbed particle has characteristic linear and rotational frequencies that can be excited by an external forcing.
AB - It is shown that the inertia of a particle plays an important role in its motion in the direction normal to a fluid-liquid interface, and in determining its adsorption trajectory and orientation in the adsorbed state. Although the importance of inertia diminishes with decreasing particle size, on an air-water interface the inertia continues to be important even when the size is as small as a few nanometers. Furthermore, similar to an underdamped system, an adsorbed particle has characteristic linear and rotational frequencies that can be excited by an external forcing.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.041606
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.041606
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79961080436
SN - 1063-651X
VL - 83
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
IS - 4
M1 - 041606
ER -