Preferred Label : stable film, metastable film;
IUPAC definition : A film often thins gradually to a thickness at which it either ruptures or converts
abruptly to an equilibrium. Rupture under these conditions characterizes unstable
films, whereas transition to an equilibrium characterizes (meta)stable films.;
Origin ID : S05901;
See also
A film often thins gradually to a thickness at which it either ruptures or converts
abruptly to an equilibrium. Rupture under these conditions characterizes unstable
films, whereas transition to an equilibrium characterizes (meta)stable films.
