Wetting of fccGrain Boundaries by Fluid
- 9 May 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 50 (19) , 1463-1465
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.50.1463
Abstract
The observation of polygonated thin films of fcc in contact with the fluid is described. Partial melting of the polygonated structure allows the observation of the dihedral angle of fluid helium at a grain boundary. The fluid is shown to wet the grain boundaries almost completely.
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