| Why Condensate Drops Can Spontaneously Move Away on Some Superhydrophobic Surfaces but Can not on others? | |
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PMID: 23153202 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The coalesce-induced condensate drop motion on some superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) has attracted increasing attention due to its wide potential applications. However, microscopic mechanism of spontaneous motion has not been discussed thoroughly. In this study, we fabricated two types of superhydrophobic copper surfaces with sisal-like nanoribbon structures and defoliation-like nanosheet structures by different wet chemical oxidation process and followed by same fluorization treatment. With lotus leaf and butterfly wing as control samples, the spontaneous motion phenomenon of condensate drops on these four kinds of SHSs was investigated by using optical microscope under ambient conditions. The results showed that among all four types of SHSs, only superhydrophobic copper surfaces with sisal-like nanoribbon structures showed obvious spontaneous motion of condensate drops, especially when the relative humidity was higher. The microscopic mechanism of spontaneous motion was discussed in relation to the states of condensate drops on different nanostructures. It shows that the instantaneous Cassie state of condensed droplets prior to coalescence plays a key role in determining whether the coalesced drop departs while only SHS possessing nanostructures with small enough Wenzel roughness parameter r (at least less than 2.1) and nanogaps forming high enough Laplace pressure that favors the formation of the instantaneous Cassie state by completing the Wenzel-Cassie transition. |
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Jie Feng; Yichuan Pang; Zhaoqian Qin; Ruiyuan Ma; Shuhuai Yao |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-16 |
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Title: ACS applied materials & interfaces Volume: - ISSN: 1944-8252 ISO Abbreviation: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101504991 Medline TA: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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