There exist many ways to calculate the contact angle of a sessile droplet on a planar surface on the basis of molecular modeling data, and the result may depend on the chosen approach. This paper presents molecular dynamics simulations of argon and water sessile droplets on simple model and more complex atomistic substrates. Several approaches for calculating contact angles are described. These approaches are based on an analysis of instantaneous droplet’s configurations and averaged density profiles. The latter are analyzed using density cutoffs and the Sobel filters. Parameters of the interaction between the planar surface and the fluid are being tuned in order to consider model lyophilic and lyophobic substrates. Dependences of the contact angle on the strength of interaction between the fluid and the substrate and on the droplet size are obtained. The apparent line tensions for the observed sessile droplets are evaluated.
Original languageEnglish
Article number134932
Number of pages10
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume702
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 25 Jul 2024

    Research areas

  • Argon, Contact angle, Density profiles, Graphite, Line tension, Molecular dynamics simulations, Sessile droplets, Sobel filters, Water

    Scopus subject areas

  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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