Abstract
Surface freezing in molten mixtures of alkanes was studied. X-ray surface scattering and surface tension measurements were used for the purpose. Results showed that for pure alkanes, a crystalline monolayer was formed at the surface a few degrees above the bulk freezing temperature.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 031605 |
Pages (from-to) | 316051-3160513 |
Number of pages | 2844463 |
Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 3 1 |
State | Published - Sep 2003 |