Molecular structure of liquids and surface forces

摘要

The purpose of this contribution is to analyse the surface forces and the stability of thin-layer systems falling outside the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory. It is shown that peculiarities of fluid behaviour in a confined geometry allow one to understand the origin of the previously mentioned phenomena. Emphasis is placed on the liquid interlayers constituted from molecules possessing internal rotational degrees of freedom.