Wetting behavior at the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy: An X-ray reflectivity study close to the bulk monotectic point

P. Huber, O. G. Shpyrko, P. S. Pershan, H. Tostmann, E. DiMasi, B. M. Ocko, M. Deutsch

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

We present X-ray reflectivity measurements from the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy (Ga-Bi) in the temperature range close to the bulk monotectic temperature Tmono=222°C. Our measurements indicate a continuous formation of a thick wetting film at the free surface of the binary system driven by the first order transition in the bulk at the monotectic point. We show that the behavior observed is that of a complete wetting at a tetra point of solid-liquid-liquid-vapor coexistence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)515-520
Number of pages6
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume206
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jul 2002

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the US DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-88-ER45379, National Science Foundation Grant NSF-DMR-98-72817, and the US–Israel Binational Science Foundation, Jerusalem. Brookhaven National Laboratory is supported by US DOE Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886. P. Huber acknowledges support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Funding

This work was supported by the US DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-88-ER45379, National Science Foundation Grant NSF-DMR-98-72817, and the US–Israel Binational Science Foundation, Jerusalem. Brookhaven National Laboratory is supported by US DOE Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886. P. Huber acknowledges support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

FundersFunder number
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
National Science FoundationNSF-DMR-98-72817
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-FG02-88-ER45379
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

    Keywords

    • Bismuth
    • Gallium
    • Liquid metals
    • Surface
    • Wetting
    • X-ray reflectivity

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Wetting behavior at the free surface of a liquid gallium-bismuth alloy: An X-ray reflectivity study close to the bulk monotectic point'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this