Thermodynamic line tension of a molecular solid

摘要

For a molecular solid with dispersion forces, a particular expression is derived relating thermodynamic line tension to thermodynamic surface tension and the crystal spacing. Using recent data on the local Irving–Kirkwood stress tensor at the slit edge, local surface tension near the crystal edge and the line tension of the edge are estimated. This is the first estimation of the thermodynamic line tension for a molecular cubic crystal in the literature.