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From Rolling Ball to Complete Wetting: The Dynamic Tuning of Liquids on Nanostructured Surfaces

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: In this work, for the first time, a dynamic electrical control of the wetting behavior of liquids on nanostructured surfaces, which spans the entire possible range from the superhydrophobic behavior to nearly complete wetting, has been demonstrated. Moreover, this kind of dynamic control was obtained at voltages as low as 22 V. We have demonstrated that the liquid droplet on a nanostructured surface exhibits sharp transitions between three possible wetting states as a function of applied voltage and liquid surface tension. We have examined experimentally and theoretically the nature of these transitions. The reported results provide novel methods of manipulating liquids at the microscale.

Source: Langmuir

DOI: 10.1021/la036093q

Authors: Tom N. Krupenkin, J. Ashley Taylor, Tobias M. Schneider, Shu Yang

Institution: Alcatel-Lucent (France)

Language: English

Topic: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1995622382

FWCI: 22.9

Cites: 31

Cited by: 511

Related to: 10