Hydrogen adsorption on alkali metal surfaces: Wetting, prewetting and triple-point wetting

G. Mistura; H. C. Lee; M. H.W. Chan

doi:10.1007/BF00754739

Hydrogen adsorption on alkali metal surfaces: Wetting, prewetting and triple-point wetting

G. Mistura, H. C. Lee, M. H.W. Chan

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We report the results of a quartz microbalance study of the multilayer adsorption of H₂ and D₂ on sodium and on rubidium. On sodium H₂ and D₂ display the well known phenomenon of triple-point wetting. Interestingly low temperature adsorption isotherms of H₂ on the evaporated Na surface show sharp layering transitions. On rubidium a weaker substrate H₂ and D₂ undergo a wetting transition in the liquid phase followed by sharp presetting transitions away from liquid-vapor coexistence. The prewetting phase diagram of H₂ on Rb has been quantitatively mapped out.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-244
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume	96
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754739
State	Published - Sep 1994

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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Hydrogen adsorption on alkali metal surfaces: Wetting, prewetting and triple-point wetting

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