Table 1 Results of evaluations for water clusters on Ag nanoparticles at nucleation temperature 278 K. Calculations have been made using σ lv (278 K) = 74.96.10−3 J/m2 41.

From: Direct determination of three-phase contact line properties on nearly molecular scale

r p (nm)

S onset

r * (nm)

n *

Θ

Φ

τ (J/m) (ΘY = 90°)

1.6

2.59 ± 0.006

1.23

14.7 ± 1.5

18.0 ± 0.7

41.5

−1.01·10−10

2.6

2.03 ± 0.011

1.65

13.5 ± 1.1

17.3 ± 0.5

25.6

−0.89·10−10

3.35

1.77 ± 0.014

2.05

12.8 ± 0.7

14.7 ± 0.3

20.8

−0.92·10−10

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