On the scaling of the interface energy of the liquid clusters in the disordered nanoporous medium

Abstract

LETTEROn the scaling of the interface energy of the liquid clusters in the disordered nanoporous mediumSimilarity of the extrusion curves of non-wetting liquid in a nanoporous medium with different initial fill volume fractions is observed experimentally. The similarity can be explained by the scaling of the interface energy and the self-similarity of the infinite percolation cluster of fluid-filled pores. Understanding the physical processes leading to the observed phenomena is a foundation for the development of high-performance devices for damping and energy storage on the basis of such heterogeneous systems.