Wetting and Capillary Condensation on the Nanoscale

Wetting and capillary phenomena on the macroscale are ubiquitous have been well understood. However, relevant physics mechanics nano-scale still remain mysterious. In this talk, I would like to discuss exploration of capillarity from a nanoscopic perspective, including wetting, evaporation condensation. At solid/liquid interface, liquid exhibits pronounced layered structure that extends over several intermolecular distances solid surface. Our recent studies shown such molecular detail could provide some new understanding century-old classical theory in field, as Young’s equation [1] Kelvin [2].