Lectures related to Surface energy

Surface Energy: Definitions and Applications

Covers the definitions of surface energy and interfacial energy, as well as the Wulff Plot and key questions about crystallographic planes.

Surfaces and Interfaces: Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Explores surface and interface energy, wetting kinetics, and the impact of geometric and chemical inhomogeneities on wetting behavior.

Solid Liquid Interfaces: Young's Theorem and Cassie Equation

Explores Young's Theorem and the Cassie Equation for solid-liquid interfaces.

Surface Phenomena: Adsorption, Isotherms & Tension

Explores adsorption, isotherms, and surface tension phenomena in nanoscale materials.

Interfacial Chemistry: Introduction & Importance

Covers the basics of interfacial chemistry, including emulsions, surface tension, and the importance of interfaces in various applications.

Capillarity and Surface Tension

Covers capillarity, capillary rise, wetting, non-wetting, and surface forces.

Ceramic Processing: Wetting and Dispersion

Explores wetting and dispersion of ceramic powders, surface tension, additives, and microstructure control.

Heterogeneous Catalysis: Introduction and Surface Reactivity

Introduces the basics of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on catalyst types, surface reactivity, and the role of surface energy in catalytic processes.

Surface Tension and Contact Angle

Explores surface tension, contact angle, wetting phenomena, and nanoparticle behaviors at different scales.

Ceramic Processing: Dispersion and Wetting

Explores the production of ceramic pastes, dispersion, wetting, surface tension, and the lotus leaf effect.

Thermodynamics of Interfaces

Delves into the fundamentals of interfacial chemistry, covering topics such as the Gibbs dividing plane and surface excess quantities.

Surface Tension: Adhesion & Cohesion

Explores surface tension, adhesion, cohesion, intermolecular forces, and the Young equation in relation to various materials and liquids.

Surface and Interfacial Energy: Lesson 2

Discusses surface energy, crystallographic planes, and excess free energy in materials.

Surface tension: microscopic interpretation

Explores surface tension's microscopic interpretation and its impact on creating interfaces between immiscible fluids.

Fracture Analysis: Energy and Mechanics

Explores macroscopic energy analysis of fracture, focusing on unstable crack growth and energy mechanics.

Heterogeneous Catalysis: Introduction

Introduces heterogeneous catalysis, discussing catalysts' tolerance to extreme conditions and the reorganization of crystals on the surface.

Capillarity and Wetting: Fundamentals and Applications

Explores capillarity, wetting, nucleation, boiling, and condensation in liquid-vapor phase change applications.

Surface Contact Angle in Solvent Drops

Covers the concept of contact angle in solvent drops on solid surfaces.

Surface Tension in Soap Bubbles

Explores surface tension in soap bubbles, covering Laplace's law, wetting phenomena, capillary rise, and overpressure.

Membrane Dynamics: Molecular Interactions and Hydrophobic Effect

Explores molecular interactions, hydrophobic effect, membrane dynamics, and the use of optical tweezers in biological studies.