• Adhesion energy, surface traction and surface tension in liquid xenon

• # Fulltext

https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/pram/077/06/1151-1157

• # Keywords

Molecular dynamics simulations; diffusion coefﬁcient; viscosity; Lennard–Jones potential; xenon.

• # Abstract

We calculated the adhesion energy, the surface traction and the surface energy of liquid xenon using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The value of the adhesion energy for liquid xenon at a reduced density of 0.630 was found to be 0.591 J/m2 and the surface traction has a peak at $z = 3.32 Å$. It was observed that the attraction of the molecules in the liquid surface which produces a resistance to penetration decreases with temperature. This may be attributed to the greater average separation of molecules at higher temperature.

• # Author Affiliations

1. Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
2. Department of Pure and Applied Physics, College of Pure and Applied Science, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria

• # Pramana – Journal of Physics

Volume 94, 2019
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Posted on July 25, 2019