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12484961

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of a uniform electric field on interfacial properties of dipolar-quadrupolar fluids is investigated by using the density-functional theory. As in the case of purely dipolar fluids the (thermodynamic) surface tension is always altered by the external field, regardless of the direction of the field. However, unlike the purely dipolar fluids, for two given external fields with the same strength but exactly opposite direction the magnitude of variation in the surface tension is different. This apparent symmetry breaking by reversing the field direction suggests a new molecular mechanism to explain the phenomenon of sign preference in droplet formation on charged condensation centers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0031-9007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
246104
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-4
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of an electric field on the surface tension of a dipolar-quadrupolar fluid and its implication for sign preference in droplet nucleation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article