Using forward recoil spectrometry and atomic force microscopy, the phase evolution of a
critical blend thin film of deuterated poly (methyl methacrylate)(dPMMA) and poly (styrene …

This contribution summarizes the present understanding of dewetting focusing on three
points that are either controversial or open. The first issue concerns the initial formation of …

Surface force measurements provide deep insights into the structure and response of liquid
crystals (LCs) near surfaces and in nanoscale confinement geometries. Thin LC films in the …

We present general arguments and construct a stress tensor operator for finite lattice spin
models. The average value of this operator gives the Casimir force of the system close to the …

We consider the stability with respect to dewetting of thin films deposited on a substrate they
thermodynamically wet. We show that if density fluctuations with a sufficiently large …

Spin dewetting refers to spontaneous rupture of the dispensed solution layer during spin
coating, resulting in isolated but periodic, regular sized domains of the solute and is pre …

We outline some recent developments in the theoretical description of structure formation in
thin liquid films. The main focus is systems involving a single layer of liquid on a solid …

The force experienced by objects embedded in a correlated medium undergoing thermal<?
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We report thermally induced nematic to isotropic (N–I) phase transition as well as dewetting
of 5CB Liquid Crystal (LC) thin films coated on flat and topographically patterned substrates …

Although Casimir forces are inseparable from their fluctuations, little is known about these
fluctuations in soft matter systems. We use the membrane stress tensor to study the …