Metal films of nanoscale thickness, deposited on substrates and exposed to laser heating,
provide systems that involve several interesting multiphysics effects. In addition to fluid …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Nanotoxicity is becoming a major concern as the use of nanoparticles in imaging,
therapeutics, diagnostics, catalysis, sensing, and energy harvesting continues to grow …

We show here that the morphological pathway of spontaneous dewetting of ultrathin Ag films
on SiO 2 under nanosecond laser melting is dependent on film thickness. For films with …

Techniques for processing nanoscale metallic structures with spatial order and tunable
physical characteristics, such as size and microstructure, are paramount to realizing …

We develop a general methodology for the inclusion of a variable surface tension coefficient
into a Volume-of-Fluid based Navier–Stokes solver. This new numerical model provides a …

Nanosecond pulsed laser heating was used to control the assembly of spatially correlated
nanoparticles from lithographically patterned pseudo-one-dimensional nickel lines. The …

Nanolithographically patterned copper rings were synthesized, and the self-assembly of the
rings into ordered nanoparticle/nanodrop arrays was accomplished via nanosecond pulsed …

Solid‐state dewetting of thin metallic films deposited on an inert substrate is considered as a
simple method for the fabrication of metal nanoparticles and alloy nanoparticles. By …

Thin-film dewetting can be exploited to self-assemble and organize nanoparticles. Crucial to
this effort is the understanding of the nanoscale liquid phase dynamics, and molecular …