1999/03/05 by R. Burghaus, Burghaus, R.
Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #cond-mat
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9903107
5 pages RevTex, 2 figures Postscript included, typo in eq. (11) corrected, explanations appended
arxiv created 1999/11/30 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The diffusional growth of wetting droplets on the boundary wall of a semi-infinite system is considered in different regions of a first-order wetting phase diagram. In a quasistationary approximation of the concentration field, a general growth equation is established on the basis of a generalized Gibbs-Thomson relation which includes the van der Waals interaction between the droplet and the wall. Asymptotic scaling solutions of these equations are found in the partial-, complete- and pre-wetting regimes.