Surface tension of nanoparticle dispersions unravelled by size-dependent non-occupied sites free energy versus adsorption kinetics

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The surface tension of dispersions presents many types of behaviours. Although some models, based on classical surface thermodynamics, allow partial interpretation, fundamental understanding is still lacking. This work develops a single analytical physics-based formulation experimentally validated for the surface tension of various pure nanoparticle dispersions, explaining the underlying mechanisms. Against common belief, surface tension increase of dispersions appears not to occur at low but rather at intermediate surface coverage, owed by the relatively large size of nanoparticles with respect to the fluid molecules. Surprisingly, the closed-form model shows that the main responsible mechanism for the various surface tension behaviours is not the surface chemical potential of adsorbed nanoparticles, but rather that of non-occupied sites, triggered and delicately controlled by the nanoparticles ‘at a distance’, introducing the concept of the ‘non-occupancy’ effect. The model finally invites reconsidering surface thermodynamics of dispersions and provides for criteria that allow in a succinct manner to quantitatively classify the various surface tension behaviours.

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Machrafi, H. (2022). Surface tension of nanoparticle dispersions unravelled by size-dependent non-occupied sites free energy versus adsorption kinetics. Npj Microgravity, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-022-00234-3

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