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Kim SK, Cho EM, Seok HJ, Kim YY, Choi DH, Lee SJ, Jeon NJ, Kim HK. Highly flexible and transparent colorless polyimide substrate sandwiched between plasma polymerized fluorocarbon and InGaTiO for high performance flexible perovskite solar cells. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2024; 25:2373041. [PMID: 39169917 PMCID: PMC11338216 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2024.2373041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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We integrated transparent antireflective coatings and transparent electrodes onto flexible colorless polyimide (CPI) substrates to fabricate high-performance flexible perovskite solar cells. Multifunctional PPFC/CPI/IGTO substrates were fabricated by sputtering the optimal plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon (PPFC) antireflective coating and InGaTiO (IGTO) electrode films on both sides of the CPI substrate. By applying PPFC with a low refractive index (1.38) as an antireflective coating, the transparency of the PPFC/CPI/IGTO substrate increased by an additional 1.2%. In addition, owing to the amorphous characteristics of the PPFC and IGTO layers, the PPFC/CPI/IGTO substrate showed constant sheet resistance and transmittance change even after 10,000 cycles during the bending tests. The flexible perovskite solar cells, fabricated on the PPFC/CPI/IGTO substrate, exhibited an increase in current density of 1.48 mA/cm2 after the deposition of the PPFC antireflective coating. These results confirmed that the PPFC/CPI/IGTO substrate was durable against high-temperature treatment, flexible, and exhibited excellent electrical characteristics. This enhanced the efficiency and durability of the flexible perovskite solar cells. Moreover, the hydrophobic PPFC layer allowed the self-cleaning of inflexible perovskite solar cells. Given these attributes, the PPFC/CPI/IGTO structure has been recognized as a good choice for multifunctional substrates of flexible perovskite solar cells, presenting the potential for enhancing performance.
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- Su-Kyung Kim
- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Materials Solution Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Materials Solution Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Materials Solution Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Materials Solution Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Chen X, Huang W, Tang Y, Zhang R, Lu X, Liu Y, Zhu M, Fan X. Variation of Young's modulus suggested the main active sites for four different aging plastics at an early age time. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134189. [PMID: 38569345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Precisely determining which bonds are more sensitive when plastic aging occurs is critical to better understand the mechanisms of toxic release and microplastics formation. However, the relationship between chemical bonds with the active aging sites changes and the aging behavior of plastics at an early age is still unclear. Herein, the mechanical behavior of four polymers with different substituents was characterized by the high-resolution AFM. Young's modulus (YM) changes suggested that the cleavage of C-Cl bonds in PVC, C-H bonds in PE and PP, and C-F bonds in PTFE are the main active aging sites for plastic aging. The aging degree of the plastics followed the order of PVC > PP > PE > PTFE. Two aging periods exhibited different YM change behavior, the free radical and cross-linking resulted in a minor increase in YM during the initiation period. Numerous free radicals formed and cross-linking reaction happened, causing a significant increase in YM during the propagation period. Raman spectroscopy verified the formation of microplastics. This research develops promising strategies to quantitatively evaluate the aging degrees using AFM and establish the relationship between chemical bonds and mechanical behavior, which would provide new method to predict plastic pollution in actual environments.
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- Xueqin Chen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Wohlert J, Chen P, Berglund LA, Lo Re G. Acetylation of Nanocellulose: Miscibility and Reinforcement Mechanisms in Polymer Nanocomposites. ACS NANO 2024; 18:1882-1891. [PMID: 38048271 PMCID: PMC10811682 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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The improvement of properties in nanocomposites obtained by topochemical surface modification, e.g., acetylation, of the nanoparticles is often ascribed to improved compatibility between the nanoparticle and the matrix. It is not always clear however what is intended: specific interactions at the interface leading to increased adhesion or the miscibility between the nanoparticle and the polymer. In this work, it is demonstrated that acetylation of cellulose nanocrystals greatly improves mechanical properties of their nanocomposites with polycaprolactone. In addition, molecular dynamics simulations with a combination of potential of mean force calculations and computational alchemy are employed to analyze the surface energies between the two components. The work of adhesion between the two phases decreases with acetylation. It is discussed how acetylation can still contribute to the miscibility, which leads to a stricter use of the concept of compatibility. The integrated experimental-modeling toolbox used has wide applicability for assessing changes in the miscibility of polymer nanocomposites.
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- Jakob Wohlert
- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, School
of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH
Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing
Engineering Research Center of Cellulose and its Derivatives, School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing
Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, School
of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH
Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, School
of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH
Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department
of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Wang T, Bai Q, Li Y, Guo W, Wang H, Dou Y, Liu X. Investigation of the Multimechanism Laser Cleaning Dynamics for Rough Fused Silica Surfaces with Organic Contaminants: A Computational Simulation and Atomic Analysis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:15095-15106. [PMID: 37812738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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The detrimental impact of organic contaminants on optical components poses a significant obstacle to high-energy laser systems. However, irregularities or defects on the surface of optical components during manufacturing can affect the process of organic contaminant removal. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interplay among surface roughness, contaminant absorption, and ablation is essential to effectively address the challenges of laser-induced damage. In this study, a molecular dynamics approach was employed to investigate the interaction between laser-fused silica and contaminants and to analyze the influence of surface roughness on the removal of contaminants from fused silica. Research findings demonstrate that during laser irradiation, organic contaminants on the surface of mechanical components diffuse into the optical elements. As the laser flux increases, the contaminants gradually decompose into smaller molecular clusters. Additionally, the phenomenon of contaminant ablation is observed to consist of two distinct phases: the "Thermal expansion phase" and the "Thermal ablation phase." The study examines the impact of substrate roughness on the contaminant removal in these two phases. It is found that a higher surface roughness leads to stronger thermal expansion and vaporization of contaminants. With increasing roughness of the fused silica substrate, the corresponding van der Waals energy and pressure decrease under the same laser fluence, making the removal of contaminants easier. These results provide valuable insights into the interaction between laser irradiation and organic contaminants.
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- Tingting Wang
- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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Chen X, Zhu M, Tang Y, Xie H, Fan X. Methine initiated polypropylene-based disposable face masks aging validated by micromechanical properties loss of atomic force microscopy. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 441:129831. [PMID: 36084457 PMCID: PMC9398948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The contagious coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic has led to an increasing number of disposable face masks (DFMs) abandoned in the environment, when they are exposed to the air condition, the broken of chemical bond induced aging is inevitably occurred which meantime would cause a drastic decrease of the mechanical flexibility. However, the understanding of between chemical bond change related to aging and its micromechanical loss is limited due to the lack of refined techniques. Herein, the atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique was firstly used to observe the aging process induced by methine of the polypropylene-based DFMs. By comparing the micromechanical properties loss, the influences of humidity and light density on the DFM aging were systematically studied in the early 72 h, and it revealed that the increasing scissions number of the easiest attacked methine (Ct-H) can gradually decrease the micromechanical properties of the polypropylene (PP)-based DFM. Furthermore, the results are also validated by the in- situ FTIR and XPS analysis. This work discloses that an aging process can be initially estimated with the micromechanical changes observed by AFM, which offers fundamental data to manage this important emerging plastic pollution during COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Xueqin Chen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Esmaeilzadeh P, Zandi A, Ghazanfari MH, Khezrnejad A, Fatemi M, Molaei Dehkordi A. Selective Fabrication of Robust and Multifunctional Super Nonwetting Surfaces by Diverse Modifications of Zirconia-Ceria Nanocomposites. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9195-9209. [PMID: 35867863 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The creation of surfaces with various super nonwetting properties is an ongoing challenge. We report diverse modifications of novel synthesized zirconia-ceria nanocomposites by different low surface energy agents to fabricate nanofluids capable of regulating surface wettability of mineral substrates to achieve selective superhydrophobic, superoleophobic-superhydrophilic, and superamphiphobic conditions. Surfaces treated with these nanofluids offer self-cleaning properties and effortless rolling-off behavior with sliding angles ≤7° for several liquids with surface tensions between 26 and 72.1 mN/m. The superamphiphobic nanofluid coating imparts nonstick properties to a solid surface whereby liquid drops can be effortlessly displaced on the coating with a near-zero tilt and conveniently lifted off using a needle tip, leaving no trace. Further, the superamphiphobic surface demonstrates good oil repellency toward ultralow surface tension liquids such as n-hexane and n-heptane. The superoleophobic-superhydrophilic surface repels oil droplets well regardless of whether it is in the air or underwater conditions. In addition, reaping the benefits of the ZrO2-CeO2 nanocomposites' photocatalysis feature, the superoleophobic-superhydrophilic coating exhibits self-cleaning ability by the degradation of color dyes. Modification of the wettability of substrates is carried out by a cost-effective and facile solution-immersion approach, which creates surfaces with hierarchical nano-submicron-scaled structures. The multipurpose coated surfaces have outstanding durability and mechanical stability. They also resist well high-temperature-high-pressure conditions, which will provide various practical applications in different fields, including the condensate banking removal in gas reservoirs or the separation of oil/water mixtures.
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- Pouriya Esmaeilzadeh
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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Ten Brink GH, Zhu X, Guo W, Blauw K, Assink L, Svetovoy VB, Kooi BJ, Palasantzas G. Wetting of surfaces decorated by gas-phase synthesized silver nanoparticles: Effects of Ag adatoms, nanoparticle aging, and surface mobility. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:214701. [PMID: 34879663 DOI: 10.1063/5.0070497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The wetting state of surfaces can be rendered to a highly hydrophobic state by the deposition of hydrophilic gas phase synthesized Ag nanoparticles (NPs). The aging of Ag NPs leads to an increase in their size, which is also associated with the presence of Ag adatoms on the surface between the NPs that have a strong effect on the wetting processes. Furthermore, surface airborne hydrocarbons were removed by UV-ozone treatment, providing deeper insight into the apparent mobility of the NPs on different surfaces and their subsequent ripening and aging. In addition, the UV-ozone treatment revealed the presence of adatoms during the magnetron sputtering process. This surface treatment lowers the initial contact angle of the substrates and facilitates the mobility of Ag NPs and adatoms on the surface of substrates. Adatoms co-deposited on clean high surface energy substrates will nucleate on Ag NPs that will remain closely spherical and preserve the pinning effect due to the water nanomeniscus. If the adatoms are co-deposited on a UV-ozone cleaned low surface energy substrate, their mobility is restricted, and they will nucleate in two-dimensional islands and/or nanoclusters on the surface instead of connecting to existing Ag NPs. This growth results in a rough surface without overhangs, where the wetting state is reversed from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. Finally, different material surfaces of transmission electron microscopy grids revealed strong differences in the sticking coefficient for the Ag NPs, suggesting another factor that can strongly affect their wetting properties.
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- Gert H Ten Brink
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 31 Bld. 4, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Deng Y, Wu Q, Li Z, Huang X, Rao S, Liang Y, Lu H. Crystal face dependent wettability of α-quartz: Elucidation by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry techniques combined with molecular dynamics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1699-1708. [PMID: 34592555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Quartz is one of the most common but important minerals, and its wettability plays a significant role in affecting various natural and industrial processes. Studies have revealed that different crystal faces of quartz are with different wettabilities, but its mechanism is still vague. EXPERIMENTS AND SIMULATIONS For specifying the mechanism of crystal face dependent wettability, the contact angles of three different liquids on the crystal faces of α-quartz are measured; the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is employed to establish the crystal surface models; molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with the surface models are performed to understand the wetting behavior at molecular scale. FINDINGS Based on the contact angle measurements, the wettabilities of different crystal faces of α-quartz are found different, which can be directly attributed to the concentration of hydroxyl group on crystal faces based on ToF-SIMS results. MD simulations yield consistent results with the contact angle order recognized from experiments, revealing that the surface hydroxyl group controls the wettability of α-quartz crystal faces. It is also recognized that the pristine surface atomic arrangement, especially the surface concentration of unsaturated bond (an intrinsic property of α-quartz), is the intrinsic cause of the difference in the concentration of hydroxyl group of the crystal surface.
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- Yajun Deng
- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; College of Engineering, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; School of Physics, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; College of Engineering, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; College of Engineering, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- Beijing International Center for Gas Hydrate, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China; School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China.
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Uchida S, Fujiwara K, Shibahara M. Structure of the Water Molecule Layer between Ice and Amorphous/Crystalline Surfaces Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:9601-9609. [PMID: 34387078 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c03763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The structure of the water layer between the ice interface and the hydroxylated amorphous/crystalline silica surfaces was investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The results indicate that the density profile in the direction perpendicular to the surface has two density peaks in the water layer at the ice-silica interface, which are affected by the silanol group density on the wall and the degree of supercooling in the system. In the two density peaks, the one facing the ice interface side has the same structure as the ice crystal, while the other density peak facing the silica surface has an icelike structure. In the solidification process, the ice and icelike structures in the layer progress more on the amorphous silica surface where the density of the silanol groups is low. The relationship between the ice crystallization and the thickness of the layer has been studied in detail; the lower the temperature, the more the ice crystallization progresses and the thinner the layer becomes.
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- Shota Uchida
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,R & D Department, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., 322 Furukawa-cho, Hazukashi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 612-8486, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Khlyupin A, Aslyamov T. Branching random graph model of rough surfaces describes thermal properties of the effective molecular potential. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:022104. [PMID: 33735969 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.022104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fluid properties near rough surfaces are crucial in describing fundamental surface phenomena and modern industrial material design implementations. One of the most powerful approaches to model real rough materials is based on the surface representation in terms of random geometry. Understanding the influence of random solid geometry on the low-temperature fluid thermodynamics is a cutting-edge problem. Therefore, this work extends recent studies bypassing high-temperature expansion and small heterogeneity scale. We introduce random branching trees whose topology reflects the hierarchical properties of a random solid geometry. This mathematical representation allows us to obtain averaged free energy using a statistical model of virtual clusters interacting through random ultrametric pairwise potentials. Our results demonstrate that a significant impact to fluid-solid interface energy is induced by the hierarchical structure of random geometry at low temperature. These calculations coincide with direct Monte Carlo simulations. Due to the study's interdisciplinary nature, the developed approach can be applied to a wide range of quenched disorder systems on random graphs.
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- Aleksey Khlyupin
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskiy Pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow 141700, Russia
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- Center for Design, Manufacturing and Materials, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Joghee SH, Uthandi KM, Singh N, Katti S, Kumar P, Renganayagalu RK, Pullithadathil B. Evolution of Temperature-Driven Interfacial Wettability and Surface Energy Properties on Hierarchically Structured Porous Superhydrophobic Pseudoboehmite Thin Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:6352-6364. [PMID: 32397715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Interaction of water on heterogeneous nonwetting interfaces has fascinated researchers' attention for wider applications. Herein, we report the evolution of hierarchical micro-/nanostructures on superhydrophobic pseudoboehmite surfaces created from amorphous Al2O3 films and unraveled their temperature-driven wettability and surface energy properties. The influence of hot water immersion temperature on the dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism and the surface geometry of the Al2O3 film have been extensively analyzed, which helped in attaining the optimal Cassie-Baxter state. The evolution of pseudoboehmite films has been structurally characterized using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Interfacial surface energy components on the structured superhydrophobic surface exhibited a very low surface energy of ∼4.6 mN/m at room temperature and ultrahigh water contact angle >175°. The interaction between water droplets on the nonwetting surface was comprehended and correlated to the temperature-dependent surface energy properties. The surface energy and wettability of the structured pseudoboehmite superhydrophobic surface exhibited an inverse behavior as a function of temperature. Interestingly, the superhydrophobic surface exhibited "Leidenfrost effect" below the boiling point of water (67 °C), which is further correlated with the intermolecular forces, interfacial water molecules and surface-terminated groups. These high-temperature wetting transition studies could be potentially valuable for solid-liquid systems working at nonambient temperatures, and also this approach can pave new pathways for better understanding of the solid/liquid interfacial interactions on nanoengineered superhydrophobic surfaces.
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- Shalini Halan Joghee
- Nanotech Research, Innovation and Incubation Center, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, India
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- ONGC Energy Centre, SCOPE Minar, Lakshmi Nagar, Delhi 110092, India
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- ONGC Energy Centre, SCOPE Minar, Lakshmi Nagar, Delhi 110092, India
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- ONGC Energy Centre, SCOPE Minar, Lakshmi Nagar, Delhi 110092, India
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- Nanotech Research, Innovation and Incubation Center, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, India
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- Nanotech Research, Innovation and Incubation Center, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, India
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Pang J, Liang Y, Masuda Y, Matsuoka T, Zhang Y, Xue Z. Swelling Phenomena of the Nonswelling Clay Induced by CO 2 and Water Cooperative Adsorption in Janus-Surface Micropores. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:5767-5773. [PMID: 32271553 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With the development of microscopy and sensor techniques, it becomes evident that nonswelling clays show swelling behavior under CO2-water mixture environments at high pressures and temperatures. The examples include Illite, muscovite, and kaolinite-rich rock samples. Here, we investigated the underlying mechanisms of kaolinite swelling induced by CO2 and water using molecular simulations and low-pressure gas adsorption experiments. The results suggest the cooperative adsorption behavior of CO2 and water on contact with kaolinite micropores, which have distinct wettabilities on the two adjoining interlayer surfaces. Even if clay-bound water exists, CO2 can enter the micropores to induce swelling. The measured micropore volume, simulated equilibrium stable interlayer distance with pure water, and that with CO2-water mixture were used in the swelling estimation, which shows good agreement with our experiments. The CO2 and water molecule distributions inside the interlayer micropores verify the importance of the wettabilities of the kaolinite surfaces in this cooperative adsorption behavior. The result extends the traditional understanding of the swelling mechanism, i.e., cation hydration and subsequent osmotic processes. In addition to earlier observations of kaolinite swelling behavior with potassium acetate, our study indicates the significance of the subtle balance of the noncovalent interactions between CO2, water, and the kaolinite Janus surfaces.
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- Jiangtao Pang
- Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Kyoto 619-0292, Japan
- Geological Carbon dioxide Storage Technology Research Association, Kyoto 619-0292, Japan
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- Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Kyoto 619-0292, Japan
- Geological Carbon dioxide Storage Technology Research Association, Kyoto 619-0292, Japan
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Comparing the sorption kinetics of poly-tetrafluoroethylene processed either by extrusion or spark plasma sintering. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dixit D, Ghoroi C. Role of randomly distributed nanoscale roughness for designing highly hydrophobic particle surface without using low surface energy coating. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 564:8-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fujiwara K, Shibahara M. Atomic-scale thermal manipulation with adsorbed atoms on a solid surface at a liquid-solid interface. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13202. [PMID: 31519938 PMCID: PMC6744397 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49677-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Modulating thermal transport through interfaces is one of the central issues in nanoscience and nanotechnology. This study examined thermal transport between atoms adsorbed on a solid surface and a liquid phase based on non-equilibrium molecular dynamics. The heat flux was detected at sub-atomic spatial resolution, yielding a two-dimensional map of local heat flux in the vicinity of the adsorbed atoms on the surface. Based on the detected heat flux, the possibility of atomic-scale thermal manipulation with the adsorbed atoms was examined by varying the interaction strengths between the liquid molecules and atoms adsorbed on the surface. The results of the local heat flux at the single-atom scale clearly showed effects of the adsorbed atoms on the thermal transport through the liquid-solid interface; they can significantly enhance the heat flux at the single-atom scale using degrees of freedom normal to the macroscopic temperature gradient. The effect was especially evident for a low wettability surface, which provides key information on local enhancement at the single-atom scale of the thermal transport through a liquid-solid interface.
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- Kunio Fujiwara
- Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Hirota K, Hara S, Wada H, Shimojima A, Kuroda K. Fabrication of Uniaxially Aligned Silica Nanogrooves with Sub-5 nm Periodicity on Centimeter-Scale Si Substrate Using Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Stamps. ACS NANO 2019; 13:2795-2803. [PMID: 30626184 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The large-area fabrication of aligned nanopatterns with sub-5 nm feature size is crucial for developing nanodevices. Highly ordered nanostructures fabricated through molecular self-assembly exhibit substantial potential for sub-5 nm patterning techniques. Previously, we had reported the fabrication of silica nanogrooves with sub-5 nm periodicity on a Si substrate by using the outermost surfaces of cylindrical surfactant micelles as a template. However, uniaxial alignment of nanogrooves on the entire substrate surface has not yet been achieved. In this study, uniaxially aligned silica nanogrooves were prepared on the entire surface of a Si substrate (2 cm × 2 cm) by utilizing a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamp with a striped pattern. The PDMS stamp was placed on the surface of a surfactant thin film precoated on the substrate, although the stamp was not in direct contact with the substrate as in the case of the soft nanoimprint technique. The substrate was then exposed to water vapor, during which cylindrical micelles were aligned in the direction of the guide. Subsequently, by exposing the substrate to an NH3-water vapor mixture, the outermost surfaces of the aligned micelles facing the substrate were replicated with soluble silicate species. The formation of uniaxially aligned nanogrooves on the entire surface of the centimeter-scale substrate was verified by scanning electron microscopy observations and grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering analysis. Thus, herein we provide a simple large-area fabrication method for uniaxially aligned nanopatterns with ultrafine pitch.
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- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology , Waseda University , 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda , Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051 , Japan
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Włoch J, Terzyk AP, Wiśniewski M, Kowalczyk P. Nanoscale Water Contact Angle on Polytetrafluoroethylene Surfaces Characterized by Molecular Dynamics-Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:4526-4534. [PMID: 29528239 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The aim of this study is to link polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surface characteristics with its wetting properties in the nanoscale. To do this using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, three series of rough PTFE surfaces were generated by annealing and compressing and next characterized by the application of the MD version of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) method. The values of specific surface areas were additionally calculated. The TIP4P/2005 water model was used to study the wetting properties of obtained PTFE samples. The simulated water contact angle (WCA) value for the most flat (but slightly rough) sample having PTFE density is equal to 106.94°, and it is close to the value suggested for a perfect PTFE surface on the basis of experimental results. Also, the changes in the WCA with PTFE compression are in the same range as experimentally reported. The obtained MD simulation results make it possible to link, for the first time, the WCA values with the surface MD-AFM root-mean-square roughness and with the PTFE density. Finally, we show that for PTFE wetting in the nanoscale, the line tension is negligible and the Bormashenko's equation reduces to the Cassie-Baxter (CB) model. In fact, our simulation results are close to the CB mechanism.
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology , Murdoch University , Murdoch 6150 WA , Australia
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Fenero M, Palenzuela J, Azpitarte I, Knez M, Rodríguez J, Tena-Zaera R. Laponite-Based Surfaces with Holistic Self-Cleaning Functionality by Combining Antistatics and Omniphobicity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:39078-39085. [PMID: 29039644 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present work, perfluoroalkylated laponite nanoparticles with a high degree of functionalization (60 wt %) have been prepared and a methodology to prepare transparent, antistatic, and omniphobic laponite-based films with holistic self-cleaning properties against liquids, solids and liquid-solid mixtures has been developed. The intrinsic electrical and ionic conductivities observed in unmodified laponite coatings are combined with perfluoroalkyl-modified laponite clays. As a result, films with improved self-cleaning functionality based on dust-repellency and omniphobic liquid-repellence (sheet resistance in the range of 107 Ω/□ and contact angles of 106° (H2O) and 93° (oil)) were obtained. These unique films, being capable to repel dust and liquids, were applied to a variety of substrates (i.e., glass and plastics) and tested against solids and liquids of different nature with excellent performance. Bending tests of these holistic self-cleaning films deposited over flexible substrates showed better mechanical performance than unmodified laponite films.
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- Marta Fenero
- IK4-CIDETEC , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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- IK4-CIDETEC , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE , Tolosa Hiribidea, 76, 20018 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE , Tolosa Hiribidea, 76, 20018 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science , Maria Díaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- IK4-CIDETEC , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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- IK4-CIDETEC , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
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Li Y, Yang Q, Mei RA, Cai M, Heng JYY, Yang Z. Controlling the Accumulation of Water at Oil–Solid Interfaces with Gradient Coating. J Phys Chem B 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b05062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yan Li
- Key
Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of
the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of
the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of
the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington
Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- State
Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington
Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of
the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Xu W, Lan Z, Peng BL, Wen RF, Ma XH. Effect of nano structures on the nucleus wetting modes during water vapour condensation: from individual groove to nano-array surface. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23836f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The geometrical structures of surfaces are important to the formation and growth of nuclei during water vapour condensation. Nucleus wetting modes on grooved surfaces are determined by the intrinsic contact angle and the cross sectional angle.
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- W. Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Chemical Resources
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Chemical Resources
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Chemical Resources
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Chemical Resources
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Chemical Resources
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
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