title: Cu/ZnO and Cu/ZrO2 interactions studied by contact angle measurement with TEM.
abstract: A technique of contact angle measurement was applied to the nano-scale oxide-supported metal particles. For Cu supported on ZnO and ZrO2 the angles were found to increase and the work of adhesion to decrease with increasing particle size. Such a trend is interpreted as an effect of negative contact line tension of 2.1 x 10(-9) J m(-1) and 1.0 x 10(-9) J m(-1) in the Cu/ZnO and Cu/ZrO2 system, correspondingly. For the small-sized Cu particles the apparent work of adhesion on ZnO support is higher than that on ZrO2.
authors.affiliation: Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Abteilung Anorganische Chemie, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195, Berlin, Germany. kasatkin@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kasatkin
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kniep
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ressler