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Free Motion Of Thin Solid Film On Liquid Surface As A Route Towards Self-Organization

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  • SEN-JIANG YU

    (Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China;
    Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)

  • QUAN-LIN YE

    (Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)

  • LIANG-NENG WU

    (Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

  • JIANG-XING CHEN

    (Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)

  • YU-JIAN CUI

    (Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

  • HONG-LIANG GE

    (Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

Abstract

In this paper, we present the spontaneous formation of an unusual type of ordered structures in thin metal film systems deposited on silicon oil surfaces by a thermal evaporation method. These structures are composed of a large number of parallel rectangular-shaped domains and exhibit anti-symmetric characteristic. The experiment shows that thin solid films can move freely on liquid surfaces due to the near-zero adhesion of the solid–liquid interface, resulting in superposition of the films and formation of the ordered structures. Compressive stress gradient in the films is shown to be the driving force for self-organization. All characteristics of the ordered structures are discussed in detail based on special mechanical behaviors of these near-free sustained films.

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  • Sen-Jiang Yu & Quan-Lin Ye & Liang-Neng Wu & Jiang-Xing Chen & Yu-Jian Cui & Hong-Liang Ge, 2005. "Free Motion Of Thin Solid Film On Liquid Surface As A Route Towards Self-Organization," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 12(05n06), pages 753-758.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:12:y:2005:i:05n06:n:s0218625x05007578
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X05007578
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