Abstract
An investigation of the time-dependent behavior of the normal forces between two smooth mica surfaces immersed in salt-free water was presented, using a surface force balance (SFB). An equilibrium surface-charge density σ = σ0 was indicated by a long-ranged repulsion on initial approach to adhesive contact. The results showed that subsequent force measurements at times τ following separation of the surfaces revealed drop in σ, followed by contact and separation, but then relaxed back to σ0 with a characteristic time τr = 11 ± 2 minutes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5167-5172 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Mar 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |