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A thin wetting layer that is quenched towards complete wetting
grows and becomes thicker.
This growth may proceed via vapor deposition
[1]
or may be limited by diffusion
[2].
The time evolution of these processes depends on the interplay between
molecular interactions
and interfacial shape fluctuations and reflects the different scaling regimes
for wetting.
[1]
[2]
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H. Löwen and R. Lipowsky.
Surface melting away from equilibrium.
Phys. Rev. B 43, 3507-3513 (1991).
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R. Lipowsky.
Scaling properties of interfaces and membranes
In 'Random fluctuations and
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Section 4 contains a classification of the different growth
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R. Lipowsky and D. A. Huse.
Diffusion-limited growth of wetting layers.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 353-356 (1986).
Theoretical predictions which were confirmed experimentally
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and by
D. Bonn, E. Bertrand, J. Meunier, and R. Blossey, PRL 84 (2000).
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Growth of liquid layer by deposition from the
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