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Hoek H, Gerber T, Richter C, Dupuy R, Rapf RJ, Oertel H, Buttersack T, Trotochaud L, Karslıoğlu O, Goodacre D, Blum M, Gericke SM, Buechner C, Rude B, Mugele F, Wilson KR, Bluhm H. Compression of a Stearic Acid Surfactant Layer on Water Investigated by Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:3755-3763. [PMID: 38578662 PMCID: PMC11033867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c00451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
We present a combined Langmuir-Pockels trough and ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) study of the compression of stearic acid surfactant layers on neat water. Changes in the packing density of the molecules are directly determined from C 1s and O 1s APXPS data. The experimental data are fit with a 2D model for the stearic acid coverage. Based on the results of these proof-of-principle experiments, we discuss the remaining challenges that need to be overcome for future investigations of the role of surfactants in heterogeneous chemical reactions at liquid-vapor interfaces in combined Langmuir-Pockels trough and APXPS measurements.
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Affiliation(s)
- Harmen Hoek
- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Physics
of Complex Fluids − MESA+institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, The University of
Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids − MESA+institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Su S, Siretanu I, van den Ende D, Mei B, Mul G, Mugele F. Nanometer-Resolved Operando Photo-Response of Faceted BiVO 4 Semiconductor Nanoparticles. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2248-2256. [PMID: 38214667 PMCID: PMC10811660 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
Photo(electro)catalysis with semiconducting nanoparticles (NPs) is an attractive approach to convert abundant but intermittent renewable electricity into stable chemical fuels. However, our understanding of the microscopic processes governing the performance of the materials has been hampered by the lack of operando characterization techniques with sufficient lateral resolution. Here, we demonstrate that the local surface potentials of NPs of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) and their response to illumination differ between adjacent facets and depend strongly on the pH of the ambient electrolyte. The isoelectric points of the dominant {010} basal plane and the adjacent {110} side facets differ by 1.5 pH units. Upon illumination, both facets accumulate positive charges and display a maximum surface photoresponse of +55 mV, much stronger than reported in the literature for the surface photo voltage of BiVO4 NPs in air. High resolution images reveal the presence of numerous surface defects ranging from vacancies of a few atoms, to single unit cell steps, to microfacets of variable orientation and degree of disorder. These defects typically carry a highly localized negative surface charge density and display an opposite photoresponse compared to the adjacent facets. Strategies to model and optimize the performance of photocatalyst NPs, therefore, require an understanding of the distribution of surface defects, including the interaction with ambient electrolyte.
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- Shaoqiang Su
- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The
Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The
Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The
Netherlands
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- Photocatalytic
Synthesis Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Photocatalytic
Synthesis Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The
Netherlands
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Stetten AZ, Kratz FS, Schilderink N, Ayirala S, Duits MHG, Kierfeld J, Mugele F. Elastometry of Complex Fluid Pendant Capsules. Langmuir 2023; 39:16303-16314. [PMID: 37939256 PMCID: PMC10666541 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Oil/water interfaces are ubiquitous in nature. Opposing polarities at these interfaces attract surface-active molecules, which can seed complex viscoelastic or even solid interfacial structure. Biorelevant proteins such as hydrophobin, polymers such as PNIPAM, and the asphaltenes in crude oil (CRO) are examples of some systems where such layers can occur. When a pendant drop of CRO is aged in brine, it can form an interfacial elastic membrane of asphaltenes so stiff that it wrinkles and crumples upon retraction. Most of the work studying CRO/brine interfaces focuses on the viscoelastic liquid regime, leaving a wide range of fully solidified, elastic interfaces largely unexplored. In this work, we quantitatively measure elasticity in all phases of drop retraction. In early retraction, the interface shows a fluid viscoelasticity measurable using a Gibbs isotherm or dilatational rheology. Further retraction causes a phase transition to a 2D elastic solid with nonisotropic, nonhomogeneous surface stresses. In this regime, we use new techniques in the elastic membrane theory to fit for the elasticities of these solid capsules. These elastic measurements can help us develop a deeper understanding not only of CRO interfaces but also of the myriad fluid systems with solid interfacial layers.
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- Amy Z. Stetten
- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Physics, TU Dortmund University, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- EXPEC
Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco, 34465 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Physics, TU Dortmund University, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Aarts M, Bazant MZ, Bocquet L, Cicoira F, Dryfe RAW, Faez S, Fung YKC, Haimov E, Hockin B, Holm C, Kamsma TM, Kanoufi F, Kornyshev AA, Lemay SG, Levin Y, Marbach S, Mohamed E, Montes de Oca J, Mugele F, Olvera de la Cruz M, Perkin S, Pringle J, Robin P, Rotenberg B, Schlaich A, Siretanu I, Siwy ZS, Stein D, van Roij R, Vidaković-Koch T, Voïtchovsky K, Yossifon G, Zhang Y. Iontronic dynamics: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2023; 246:322-355. [PMID: 37755134 DOI: 10.1039/d3fd90032k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Siretanu I, van Lin SR, Mugele F. Ion adsorption and hydration forces: a comparison of crystalline mica vs. amorphous silica surfaces. Faraday Discuss 2023; 246:274-295. [PMID: 37408390 PMCID: PMC10568262 DOI: 10.1039/d3fd00049d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
Hydration forces are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Yet, the characterization of interfacial hydration structures and their dependence on the nature of the substrate and the presence of ions have remained challenging and controversial. We present a systematic study using dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy of hydration forces on mica surfaces and amorphous silica surfaces in aqueous electrolytes containing chloride salts of various alkali and earth alkaline cations of variable concentrations at pH values between 3 and 9. Our measurements with ultra-sharp AFM tips demonstrate the presence of both oscillatory and monotonically decaying hydration forces of very similar strength on both atomically smooth mica and amorphous silica surfaces with a roughness comparable to the size of a water molecule. The characteristic range of the forces is approximately 1 nm, independent of the fluid composition. Force oscillations are consistent with the size of water molecules for all conditions investigated. Weakly hydrated Cs+ ions are the only exception: they disrupt the oscillatory hydration structure and induce attractive monotonic hydration forces. On silica, force oscillations are also smeared out if the size of the AFM tip exceeds the characteristic lateral scale of the surface roughness. The observation of attractive monotonic hydration forces for asymmetric systems suggests opportunities to probe water polarization.
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- Igor Siretanu
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Aarts M, Abayzeed S, Barnaveli A, Bocquet L, Dryfe RAW, Duleba D, Faez S, Fung YKC, Holm C, Janardanan A, Jiménez-Ángeles F, Johnson R, Kanoufi F, Levin Y, Marbach S, Marchioro A, Mugele F, Olvera de la Cruz M, Pennathur S, Perkin S, Pireddu G, Robin P, Rotenberg B, Siretanu I, Siwy ZS, Stein D, Ton J, Valtiner M, van Roij R, Voïtchovsky K, Yossifon G, Zhang Z. Iontronic microscopy: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2023; 246:466-486. [PMID: 37740315 DOI: 10.1039/d3fd90033a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Kap Ö, Hartmann S, Hoek H, de Beer S, Siretanu I, Thiele U, Mugele F. Nonequilibrium configurations of swelling polymer brush layers induced by spreading drops of weakly volatile oil. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:2888849. [PMID: 37144718 DOI: 10.1063/5.0146779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Polymer brush layers are responsive materials that swell in contact with good solvents and their vapors. We deposit drops of an almost completely wetting volatile oil onto an oleophilic polymer brush layer and follow the response of the system upon simultaneous exposure to both liquid and vapor. Interferometric imaging shows that a halo of partly swollen polymer brush layer forms ahead of the moving contact line. The swelling dynamics of this halo is controlled by a subtle balance of direct imbibition from the drop into the brush layer and vapor phase transport and can lead to very long-lived transient swelling profiles as well as nonequilibrium configurations involving thickness gradients in a stationary state. A gradient dynamics model based on a free energy functional with three coupled fields is developed and numerically solved. It describes experimental observations and reveals how local evaporation and condensation conspire to stabilize the inhomogeneous nonequilibrium stationary swelling profiles. A quantitative comparison of experiments and calculations provides access to the solvent diffusion coefficient within the brush layer. Overall, the results highlight the-presumably generally applicable-crucial role of vapor phase transport in dynamic wetting phenomena involving volatile liquids on swelling functional surfaces.
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- Özlem Kap
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Kumar S, Cats P, Alotaibi MB, Ayirala SC, Yousef AA, van Roij R, Siretanu I, Mugele F. Absence of anomalous underscreening in highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes confined between smooth silica surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 622:819-827. [PMID: 35561602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Recent surface forces apparatus experiments that measured the forces between two mica surfaces and a series of subsequent theoretical studies suggest the occurrence of universal underscreening in highly concentrated electrolyte solutions. We performed a set of systematic Atomic Force Spectroscopy measurements for aqueous salt solutions in a concentration range from 1 mM to 5 M using chloride salts of various alkali metals as well as mixed concentrated salt solutions (involving both mono- and divalent cations and anions), that mimic concentrated brines typically encountered in geological formations. Experiments were carried out using flat substrates and submicrometer-sized colloidal probes made of smooth oxidized silicon immersed in salt solutions at pH values of 6 and 9 and temperatures of 25 °C and 45 °C. While strong repulsive forces were observed for the smallest tip-sample separations, none of the conditions explored displayed any indication of anomalous long range electrostatic forces as reported for mica surfaces. Instead, forces are universally dominated by attractive van der Waals interactions at tip-sample separations of ≈2 nm and beyond for salt concentrations of 1 M and higher. Complementary calculations based on classical density functional theory for the primitive model support these experimental observations and display a consistent decrease in screening length with increasing ion concentration.
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- Saravana Kumar
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center for Extreme Matter and Emergent Phenomena, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center - Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center - Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center - Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center for Extreme Matter and Emergent Phenomena, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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Le-Anh D, Rao A, Stetten AZ, Ayirala SC, Alotaibi MB, Duits MHG, Gardeniers H, AlYousef AA, Mugele F. Oil Displacement in Calcite-Coated Microfluidic Chips via Waterflooding at Elevated Temperatures and Long Times. Micromachines (Basel) 2022; 13:1316. [PMID: 36014237 PMCID: PMC9415086 DOI: 10.3390/mi13081316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In microfluidic studies of improved oil recovery, mostly pore networks with uniform depth and surface chemistry are used. To better mimic the multiple porosity length scales and surface heterogeneity of carbonate reservoirs, we coated a 2.5D glass microchannel with calcite particles. After aging with formation water and crude oil (CRO), high-salinity Water (HSW) was flooded at varying temperatures and durations. Time-resolved microscopy revealed the CRO displacements. Precise quantification of residual oil presented some challenges due to calcite-induced optical heterogeneity and brine-oil coexistence at (sub)micron length scales. Both issues were addressed using pixel-wise intensity calibration. During waterflooding, most of the ultimately produced oil gets liberated within the first pore volume (similar to glass micromodels). Increasing temperature from 22 °C to 60 °C and 90 °C produced some more oil. Waterflooding initiated directly at 90 °C produced significantly more oil than at 22 °C. Continuing HSW exposure at 90 °C for 8 days does not release additional oil; although, a spectacular growth of aqueous droplets is observed. The effect of calcite particles on CRO retention is weak on flat surfaces, where the coverage is ~20%. The calcite-rich pore edges retain significantly more oil suggesting that, in our micromodel wall roughness is a stronger determinant for oil retention than surface chemistry.
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- Duy Le-Anh
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center-Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center-Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems Groups, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- The Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center-Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 34465, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Klaassen A, Liu F, Mugele F, Siretanu I. Correlation between Electrostatic and Hydration Forces on Silica and Gibbsite Surfaces: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Langmuir 2022; 38:914-926. [PMID: 35025512 PMCID: PMC8793142 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The balance between hydration and Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) forces at solid-liquid interfaces controls many processes, such as colloidal stability, wetting, electrochemistry, biomolecular self-assembly, and ion adsorption. Yet, the origin of molecular scale hydration forces and their relation to the surface charge density that controls the continuum scale electrostatic forces is poorly understood. We argue that these two types of forces are largely independent of each other. To support this hypothesis, we performed atomic force microscopy experiments using intermediate-sized tips that enable the simultaneous detection of DLVO and molecular scale oscillatory hydration forces at the interface between composite gibbsite:silica-aqueous electrolyte interfaces. We extract surface charge densities from forces measured at tip-sample separations of 1.5 nm and beyond using DLVO theory in combination with charge regulation boundary conditions for various pH values and salt concentrations. We simultaneously observe both colloidal scale DLVO forces and oscillatory hydration forces for an individual crystalline gibbsite particle and the underlying amorphous silica substrate for all fluid compositions investigated. While the diffuse layer charge varies with pH as expected, the oscillatory hydration forces are found to be largely independent of pH and salt concentration, supporting our hypothesis that both forces indeed have a very different origin. Oscillatory hydration forces are found to be distinctly more pronounced on gibbsite than on silica. We rationalize this observation based on the distribution of hydroxyl groups available for H bonding on the two distinct surfaces.
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- Aram Klaassen
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and
MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and
MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and
MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and
MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Su S, Siretanu I, van den Ende D, Mei B, Mul G, Mugele F. Facet-Dependent Surface Charge and Hydration of Semiconducting Nanoparticles at Variable pH. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2106229. [PMID: 34609757 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Understanding structure and function of solid-liquid interfaces is essential for the development of nanomaterials for various applications including heterogeneous catalysis in liquid phase processes and water splitting for storage of renewable electricity. The characteristic anisotropy of crystalline nanoparticles is believed to be essential for their performance but remains poorly understood and difficult to characterize. Dual scale atomic force microscopy is used to measure electrostatic and hydration forces of faceted semiconducting SrTiO3 nanoparticles in aqueous electrolyte at variable pH. The following are demonstrated: the ability to quantify strongly facet-dependent surface charges yielding isoelectric points of the dominant {100} and {110} facets that differ by as much as 2 pH units; facet-dependent accumulation of oppositely charged (SiO2 ) particles; and that atomic scale defects can be resolved but are in fact rare for the samples investigated. Atomically resolved images and facet-dependent oscillatory hydration forces suggest a microscopic charge generation mechanism that explains colloidal scale electrostatic forces.
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- Shaoqiang Su
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Photocatalytic Synthesis Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Photocatalytic Synthesis Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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Ilhan B, Mugele F, Duits MHG. Roughness induced rotational slowdown near the colloidal glass transition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1709-1716. [PMID: 34592556 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS In concentrated suspensions, the dynamics of colloids are strongly influenced by the shape and topographical surface characteristics of the particles. As the particles get into close proximity, surface roughness alters the translational and rotational Brownian motions in different ways. Eventually, the rotations will get frustrated due to geometric hindrance from interacting asperities. EXPERIMENTS We use model raspberry-like colloids to study the effect of roughness on the translational and rotational dynamics. Using Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy and particle tracking, we simultaneously resolve the two types of Brownian motion and obtain the corresponding Mean Squared Displacements for varying concentrations up to the maximum packing fraction. FINDINGS Roughness not only lowers the concentration of the translational colloidal glass transition, but also generates a broad concentration range in which the rotational Brownian motion changes signature from high-amplitude diffusive to low-amplitude rattling. This hitherto not reported second glass transition for rough spherical colloids emerges when the particle intersurface distance becomes comparable to the roughness length scale. Our work provides a unifying understanding of the surface characteristics' effect on the rotational dynamics during glass formation and provides a microscopic foundation for many roughness-related macroscale phenomena in nature and technology.
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- Beybin Ilhan
- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, the Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, the Netherlands.
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Nair S, Gao J, Otto C, Duits MH, Mugele F. Ultrasensitive Detection and In Situ Imaging of Analytes on Graphene Oxide Analogues Using Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12966-12972. [PMID: 34517698 PMCID: PMC8482369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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We demonstrate how algorithm-improved confocal Raman microscopy (ai-CRM), in combination with chemical enhancement by two-dimensional substrates, can be used as an ultrasensitive detection method for rhodamine (R6G) molecules adsorbed from aqueous solutions. After developing a protocol for laser-induced reduction of graphene oxide, followed by noninvasive Raman imaging, a limit of detection (LOD) of 5 × 10-10 M R6G was achieved using ai-CRM. An equivalent subnanomolar LOD was also achieved on another graphene oxide analogue -UV/ozone-oxidized graphene. These record-breaking detection capabilities also enabled us to study the adsorption kinetics and image the spatial distribution of the adsorbed R6G. These findings indicate a strong potential for algorithm-improved graphene-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a facile method for detecting, imaging, and quantifying trace amounts of adsorbing molecules on a variety of 2D substrates.
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- Sachin Nair
- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Qingdao
Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Laoshan
District, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- Medical
Cell Bio Physics Group and TechMed Centre, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Nair S, Gao J, Otto C, Duits MHG, Mugele F. In-situ observation of reactive wettability alteration using algorithm-improved confocal Raman microscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 584:551-560. [PMID: 33129164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The wettability of complex fluids on surfaces usually depends on the adsorption of solutes to any of the constituting interfaces. Controlling such interfacial processes by varying the composition of a phase enables the design of smart responsive systems. Our goal is to demonstrate that 3D Confocal Raman Microscopy (CRM) can reveal the mechanistic details of such processes by allowing to simultaneously monitor the contact angle variation and redistribution of the chemical species involved. EXPERIMENTS Motivated by the enhanced oil recovery process of low salinity water flooding, we studied the response of picolitre oil drops on mineral substrates upon varying the ambient brine salinity. The substrates were pre-coated with thin layers of deuterated-stearic acid (surfactant) that display salinity-dependent stability. FINDINGS 3D CRM imaging using a recently proposed faster 'ai' (algorithm-improved) mode reveals that the surfactant layer is stable at high salinities, leading to preferential oil wetting. Upon reducing the ambient brine salinity, this layer decomposes and the investigated surfaces of mica and - somewhat less pronounced - silica become more water wet. Eventually, the surfactant is found to partly dissolve in the oil and partly precipitate at the oil-water interface. We anticipate that ai-3D-CRM will prove useful to holistically study similar systems displaying reactive wetting.
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- Sachin Nair
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Medical Cell Bio Physics Group and TechMed Centre, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
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Ilhan B, Schoppink JJ, Mugele F, Duits MHG. Spherical probes for simultaneous measurement of rotational and translational diffusion in 3 dimensions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 576:322-329. [PMID: 32447022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Real time visualization and tracking of colloidal particles with 3D resolution is essential for probing the local structure and dynamics in complex fluids. Although tracking translational motion of spherical particles is well-known, accessing rotational dynamics of such particles remains a great challenge. Here, we report a novel approach of using fluorescently labeled raspberry-like colloids with an optical anisotropy to concurrently track translational and rotational dynamics in 3 dimensions. The raspberry-like particles are coated by a silica layer of adjustable thickness, which allows tuning the surface roughness. The synthesis and applicability of the proposed method is demonstrated by two types of probes: rough and smoothened. The accuracies of measuring Mean Squared (Angular) Displacements are also demonstrated by using these 2 probes dispersed in 2 different solvents. The presented 3D trackable colloids offer a high potential for wide range of applications and studies, such as probing the dynamics of crystallization, phase transitions, biological interactions and the effect of surface roughness on diffusion.
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- Beybin Ilhan
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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Wu H, Mendel N, van den Ende D, Zhou G, Mugele F. Energy Harvesting from Drops Impacting onto Charged Surfaces. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:078301. [PMID: 32857530 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.078301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We use a combination of high-speed video imaging and electrical measurements to study the direct conversion of the impact energy of water drops falling onto an electrically precharged solid surface into electrical energy. Systematic experiments at variable impact conditions (initial height; impact location relative to electrodes) and electrical parameters (surface charge density; external circuit resistance; fluid conductivity) allow us to describe the electrical response quantitatively without any fit parameters based on the evolution of the drop-substrate interfacial area. We derive a scaling law for the energy harvested by such "nanogenerators" and find that optimum efficiency is achieved by matching the timescales of the external electrical energy harvesting circuit and the hydrodynamic spreading process.
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- Hao Wu
- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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Wu H, Mendel N, van der Ham S, Shui L, Zhou G, Mugele F. Charge Trapping-Based Electricity Generator (CTEG): An Ultrarobust and High Efficiency Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting from Water Droplets. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2001699. [PMID: 32627893 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Strategies toward harvesting energy from water movements are proposed in recent years. Reverse electrowetting allows high efficiency energy generation, but requires external electric field. Triboelectric nanogenerators, as passive energy harvesting devices, are limited by the unstable and low density of tribo-charges. Here, a charge trapping-based electricity generator (CTEG) is proposed for passive energy harvesting from water droplets with high efficiency. The hydrophobic fluoropolymer films utilized in CTEG are pre-charged by a homogeneous electrowetting-assisted charge injection (h-EWCI) method, allowing an ultrahigh negative charge density of 1.8 mC m-2 . By utilizing a dedicated designed circuit to connect the bottom electrode and top electrode of a Pt wire, instantaneous currents beyond 2 mA, power density above 160 W m-2 , and energy harvesting efficiency over 11% are achieved from continuously falling water droplets. CTEG devices show excellent robustness for energy harvesting from water drops, without appreciable degradation for intermittent testing during 100 days. These results exceed previously reported values by far. The approach is not only applicable for energy harvesting from water droplets or wave-like oscillatory fluid motion, but also opens up avenues toward other applications requiring passive electric responses, such as diverse sensors and wearable devices.
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- Hao Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Academy of Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics, Shenzhen, 518110, P. R. China
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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Zhang Q, Mugele F, Lugt PM, van den Ende D. Characterizing the fluid-matrix affinity in an organogel from the growth dynamics of oil stains on blotting paper. Soft Matter 2020; 16:4200-4209. [PMID: 32292958 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01965k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Grease, as used for lubrication of rolling bearings, is a two-phase organogel that slowly releases oil from its gelator matrix. Because the rate of release determines the operation time of the bearing, we study this release process by measuring the amount of extracted oil as a function of time, while we use absorbing paper to speed up the process. The oil concentration in the resulting stain is determined by measuring the attenuation of light transmitted through the paper, using a modified Lambert-Beer law. For grease, the timescale for paper imbibition is typically 2 orders of magnitude larger than for a bare drop of the same base oil. This difference results from the high affinity, i.e. wetting energy per unit volume, of the oil for the grease matrix. To quantify this affinity, we developed a Washburn-like model describing the oil flow from the porous grease into the paper pores. The stain radius versus time curves for greases at various levels of oil content collapse onto a single master curve, which allows us to extract a characteristic spreading time and the corresponding oil-matrix affinity. Lowering the oil content results in a small increase of the oil-matrix affinity yet also in a significant change in the spreading timescale. Even an affinity increase of a few per mill doubles the timescale.
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- Qierui Zhang
- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Nair S, Gao J, Yao Q, Duits MHG, Otto C, Mugele F. Algorithm-improved high-speed and non-invasive confocal Raman imaging of 2D materials. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 7:620-628. [PMID: 34692081 PMCID: PMC8289049 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Confocal Raman microscopy is important for characterizing 2D materials, but its low throughput significantly hinders its applications. For metastable materials such as graphene oxide (GO), the low throughput is aggravated by the requirement of extremely low laser dose to avoid sample damage. Here we introduce algorithm-improved confocal Raman microscopy (ai-CRM), which increases the Raman scanning rate by one to two orders of magnitude with respect to state-of-the-art works for a variety of 2D materials. Meanwhile, GO can be imaged at a laser dose that is two to three orders of magnitude lower than previously reported, such that laser-induced variations of the material properties can be avoided. ai-CRM also enables fast and spatially resolved quantitative analysis, and is readily extended to 3D mapping of composite materials. Since ai-CRM is based on general mathematical principles, it is cost-effective, facile to implement and universally applicable to other hyperspectral imaging methods.
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- Sachin Nair
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Medical Cell BioPhysics, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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Narayanan A, Mugele F, Duits MHG. Electrochemically Induced Changes in TiO 2 and Carbon Films Studied with QCM-D. ACS Appl Energy Mater 2020; 3:1775-1783. [PMID: 32478312 PMCID: PMC7252904 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Semi-solid fluid electrode-based battery (SSFB) and supercapacitor technologies are seen as very promising candidates for grid energy storage. However, unlike for traditional batteries, their performance can quickly get compromised by the formation of a poorly conducting solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the particle surfaces. In this work we examine SEI film formation in relation to typical electrochemical conditions by combining cyclic voltammetry (CV) with quartz crystal microbalance dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). Sputtered layers of typical SSFB materials like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon, immersed in alkyl carbonate solvents, are cycled to potentials of relevance to both traditional and flow systems. Mass changes due to lithium intercalation and SEI formation are distinguished by measuring the electrochemical current simultaneously with the damped mechanical oscillation. Both the TiO2 and amorphous carbon layers show a significant irreversible mass increase on continued exposure to (even mildly) reducing electrochemical conditions. Studying the small changes within individual charge-discharge cycles, TiO2 shows mass oscillations, indicating a partial reversibility due to lithium intercalation (not found for carbon). Viscoelastic signatures in the megahertz frequency regime confirm the formation and growth of a soft layer, again with oscillations for TiO2 but not for carbon. All these observations are consistent with irreversible SEI formation for both materials and reversible Li intercalation for TiO2. Our results highlight the need for careful choices of the materials chemistry and a sensitive electrochemical screening for fluid electrode systems.
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Wu H, Dey R, Siretanu I, van den Ende D, Shui L, Zhou G, Mugele F. Electrically Controlled Localized Charge Trapping at Amorphous Fluoropolymer-Electrolyte Interfaces. Small 2020; 16:e1905726. [PMID: 31823510 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201905726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Charge trapping is a long-standing problem in electrowetting on dielectric, causing reliability reduction and restricting its practical applications. Although this phenomenon is investigated macroscopically, the microscopic investigations are still lacking. In this work, the trapped charges are proven to be localized at the three-phase contact line (TPCL) region by using three detecting methods-local contact angle measurements, electrowetting (EW) probe, and Kelvin probe force microscopy. Moreover, it is demonstrated that this EW-assisted charge injection (EWCI) process can be utilized as a simple and low-cost method to deposit charges on fluoropolymer surfaces. Charge densities near the TPCL up to 0.46 mC m-2 and line widths of the deposited charge ranging from 20 to 300 µm are achieved by the proposed EWCI method. Particularly, negative charge densities do not degrade even after a "harsh" testing with a water droplet on top of the sample surfaces for 12 h, as well as after being treated by water vapor for 3 h. These findings provide an approach for applications which desire stable and controllable surface charges.
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- Hao Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, the Netherlands
- Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organization, Am Fassberg 17, Goettingen, 37077, Germany
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, the Netherlands
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics Tech. Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, 518110, P. R. China
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500AE, the Netherlands
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Uzundal CB, Sahin O, Gokturk PA, Wu H, Mugele F, Ulgut B, Suzer S. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy with Electrical Modulation Can Be Used to Probe Electrical Properties of Liquids and Their Interfaces at Different Stages. Langmuir 2019; 35:16989-16999. [PMID: 31794669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Operando X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (o-XPS) has been used to record the binding energy shifts in the C 1s peak of a pristine poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) liquid drop in an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) geometry and after exposing it to several high-voltage breakdown processes. This was achieved by recording XPS data while the samples were subjected to 10 V dc and ac (square-wave modulation) actuations to extract electrical information related to the liquid and its interface with the dielectric. Through analysis of the XPS data under ac actuation, a critical frequency of 170 Hz is extracted for the pristine PEG, which is translated to a resistance value of 14 MΩ for the liquid and a capacitance value of 60 pF for the dielectric, by the help of simulations using an equivalent circuit model and also by XPS analyses of a mimicking device under similar conditions. The same measurements yield an increased value of 23 MΩ for the resistance of the liquid after the breakdown by assuming that the capacitance of the dielectric stays constant. In addition, an asymmetry in polarity dependence is observed with respect to both the onset of the breakdown voltage and also the leakage behavior of the deteriorated (PEG + dielectric) system such that deviations are more pronounced at positive voltages. Both dc and ac behaviors of the postbreakdown system can also be simulated, but only by introducing an additional element, a diode or a polarity- and magnitude-dependent voltage source (VCVS), which might be attributed to negative charge accumulation at the interface. Measurements for a liquid mixture of PEG with 8% ionic liquid yields an almost 2 orders of magnitude smaller resistance for the drop as a result of the enhanced conductivity by the ions. Coupled with modeling, XPS measurements under dc and ac modulations enable probing unique electrochemical properties of liquid/solid interfaces.
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- Can Berk Uzundal
- Department of Chemistry , Bilkent University , 06800 Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry , Bilkent University , 06800 Ankara , Turkey
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- Physics of Complex Fluids , University of Twente , 7522 NB , Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids , University of Twente , 7522 NB , Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry , Bilkent University , 06800 Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry , Bilkent University , 06800 Ankara , Turkey
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Dev AA, Dey R, Mugele F. Behaviour of flexible superhydrophobic striped surfaces during (electro-)wetting of a sessile drop. Soft Matter 2019; 15:9840-9848. [PMID: 31724689 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01663e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We study here the microscopic deformations of elastic lamellae constituting a superhydrophobic substrate under different wetting conditions of a sessile droplet using electrowetting. The deformation profiles of the lamellae are experimentally evaluated using confocal microscopy. These experimental results are then explained using a variational principle formalism within the framework of linear elasticity. We show that the local deformation profile of a lamella is mainly controlled by the net horizontal component of the capillary forces acting on its top due to the pinned droplet contact line. We also discuss the indirect role of electrowetting in dictating the deformation characteristics of the elastic lamellae. One important conclusion is that the small deflection assumption, which is frequently used in the literature, fails to provide a quantitative description of the experimental results; a full solution of the non-linear governing equation is necessary to describe the experimentally obtained deflection profiles.
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- Arvind Arun Dev
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA + Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Baratian D, Ruiz-Gutiérrez É, Mugele F, Ledesma-Aguilar R. Slippery when wet: mobility regimes of confined drops in electrowetting. Soft Matter 2019; 15:7063-7070. [PMID: 31441482 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01107b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The motion of confined droplets in immiscible liquid-liquid systems strongly depends on the intrinsic relative wettability of the liquids on the confining solid material and on the typical speed, which can induce the formation of a lubricating layer of the continuous phase. In electrowetting, which routinely makes use of aqueous drops in ambient non-polar fluids that wet the wall material, electric stresses enter the force balance in addition to capillary and viscous forces and confinement effects. Here, we study the mobility of droplets upon electrowetting actuation in a wedge-shaped channel, and the subsequent relaxation when the electrowetting actuation is removed. We find that the droplets display two different mobility regimes: a fast regime, corresponding to gliding on a thin film of the ambient fluid, and a slow regime, where the film is replaced by direct contact between the droplet and the channel walls. Using a combination of experiments and numerical simulations, we show that the cross-over between these regimes arises from the interplay between the small-scale dynamics of the thin film of ambient fluid and the large-scale motion of the droplet. Our results shed light on the complex dynamics of droplets in non-uniform channels driven by electric actuation, and can thus help the rational design of devices based on electrowetting-driven droplet transport.
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- Davood Baratian
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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- Smart Materials and Surfaces Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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- Smart Materials and Surfaces Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
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Electrowetting is a commonly used tool to manipulate sessile drops on hydrophobic surfaces. By applying an external voltage over a liquid and a dielectric-coated surface, one achieves a reduction of the macroscopic contact angles for increasing voltage. The electrostatic forces all play out near the contact line, on a scale of the order of the thickness of the solid dielectric layer. Here we explore the case where the dielectric is a soft elastic layer, which deforms elastically under the effect of electrostatic and capillary forces. The wetting behaviour is quantified by measurements of the static and dynamic contact angles, complemented by confocal microscopy to reveal the elastic deformations. Even though the mechanics near the contact line is highly intricate, the macroscopic contact angles can be understood from global conservation laws in the spirit of Young-Lippmann. The key finding is that, while elasticity has no effect on the static electrowetting angle, the substrate's viscoelasticity completely dictates the spreading dynamics of electrowetting.
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- Ranabir Dey
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 17, 37077 Goettingen, Germany. and Physics of Complex Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Mishra K, Narayanan A, Mugele F. Design and wavefront characterization of an electrically tunable aspherical optofluidic lens. Opt Express 2019; 27:17601-17609. [PMID: 31252717 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.017601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We present a novel design of an exclusively electrically controlled adaptive optofluidic lens that allows for manipulating both focal length and asphericity. The device is totally encapsulated and contains an aqueous lens with a clear aperture of 2mm immersed in ambient oil. The design is based on the combination of an electrowetting-driven pressure regulation to control the average curvature of the lens and a Maxwell stress-based correction of the local curvature to control spherical aberration. The performance of the lens is evaluated by a dedicated setup for the characterization of optical wavefronts using a Shack Hartmann Wavefront Sensor. The focal length of the device can be varied between 10 and 27mm. At the same time, the Zernike coefficient Z40, characterising spherical aberration, can be tuned reversibly between 0.059waves and 0.003waves at a wavelength of λ=532nm. Several possible extensions and applications of the device are discussed.
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Hydration forces play a crucial role in a wide range of phenomena in physics, chemistry, and biology. Here, we study the hydration of mica surfaces in contact with various alkali chloride solutions over a wide range of concentrations and pH values. Using atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that hydration forces consist of a superposition of a monotonically decaying and an oscillatory part, each with a unique dependence on the specific type of cation. The monotonic hydration force gradually decreases in strength with decreasing bulk hydration energy, leading to a transition from an overall repulsive (Li+, Na+) to an attractive (Rb+, Cs+) force. The oscillatory part, in contrast, displays a binary character, being hardly affected by the presence of strongly hydrated cations (Li+, Na+), but it becomes completely suppressed in the presence of weakly hydrated cations (Rb+, Cs+), in agreement with a less pronounced water structure in simulations. For both aspects, K+ plays an intermediate role, and decreasing pH follows the trend of increasing Rb+ and Cs+ concentrations.
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- Simone
R. van Lin
- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Biophysics, Max Planck Institute
of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Straße
3, 60438 Frankfurt
(Main), Germany
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Biophysics, Max Planck Institute
of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Straße
3, 60438 Frankfurt
(Main), Germany
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and
Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Narayanan A, Mugele F, Duits MHG. Device for rheometry, impedance spectroscopy, and electrochemistry on fluid electrodes. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:025112. [PMID: 30831771 DOI: 10.1063/1.5031126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We describe the extension of a rheometer to enable in situ impedance spectroscopy and electrochemical cycling. Key advantages of this instrument over traditional flow-channel based methods for studying fluid electrodes are the possibilities to monitor the rheological properties during cycling as well as to control the mechanical history of the sample. We describe two electrochemical configurations of the instrument, allowing fluid electrodes to be studied as full and half-cells. To demonstrate the systems' capabilities, we present characterizations of 4 different fluid electrode systems.
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- Aditya Narayanan
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Bera B, Kumar N, Duits MHG, Cohen Stuart MA, Mugele F. Cationic Hofmeister Series of Wettability Alteration in Mica-Water-Alkane Systems. Langmuir 2018; 34:13574-13583. [PMID: 30354154 PMCID: PMC6328296 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The specific interaction of ions with macromolecules and solid-liquid interfaces is of crucial importance to many processes in biochemistry, colloid science, and engineering, as first pointed out by Hofmeister in the context of (de)stabilization of protein solutions. Here, we use contact angle goniometry to demonstrate that the macroscopic contact angle of aqueous chloride salt solutions on mica immersed in ambient alkane increases from near-zero to values exceeding 10°, depending on the type and concentration of cations and pH. Our observations result in a series of increasing ability of cations to induce partial wetting in the order Na+, K+ < Li+ < Rb+ < Cs+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Ba2+. Complementary atomic force microscopy measurements show that the transition to partial wetting is accompanied by cation adsorption to the mica-electrolyte interface, which leads to charge reversal in the case of divalent cations. In addition to electrostatics, hydration forces seem to play an important role, in particular for the monovalent cations.
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Baratian D, Dey R, Hoek H, van den Ende D, Mugele F. Breath Figures under Electrowetting: Electrically Controlled Evolution of Drop Condensation Patterns. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:214502. [PMID: 29883164 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.214502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We show that electrowetting (EW) with structured electrodes significantly modifies the distribution of drops condensing onto flat hydrophobic surfaces by aligning the drops and by enhancing coalescence. Numerical calculations demonstrate that drop alignment and coalescence are governed by the drop-size-dependent electrostatic energy landscape that is imposed by the electrode pattern and the applied voltage. Such EW-controlled migration and coalescence of condensate drops significantly alter the statistical characteristics of the ensemble of droplets. The evolution of the drop size distribution displays self-similar characteristics that significantly deviate from classical breath figures on homogeneous surfaces once the electrically induced coalescence cascades set in beyond a certain critical drop size. The resulting reduced surface coverage, coupled with earlier drop shedding under EW, enhances the net heat transfer.
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- Davood Baratian
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Liu F, Klaassen A, Zhao C, Mugele F, van den Ende D. Electroviscous Dissipation in Aqueous Electrolyte Films with Overlapping Electric Double Layers. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:933-946. [PMID: 28976197 PMCID: PMC5776519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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We use dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM) to investigate the forces involved in squeezing out thin films of aqueous electrolyte between an AFM tip and silica substrates at variable pH and salt concentration. From amplitude and phase of the AFM signal we determine both conservative and dissipative components of the tip sample interaction forces. The measured dissipation is enhanced by up to a factor of 5 at tip-sample separations of ≈ one Debye length compared to the expectations based on classical hydrodynamic Reynolds damping with bulk viscosity. Calculating the surface charge density from the conservative forces using Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory in combination with a charge regulation boundary condition we find that the viscosity enhancement correlates with increasing surface charge density. We compare the observed viscosity enhancement with two competing continuum theory models: (i) electroviscous dissipation due to the electrophoretic flow driven by the streaming current that is generated upon squeezing out the counterions in the diffuse part of the electric double layer, and (ii) visco-electric enhancement of the local water viscosity caused by the strong electric fields within the electric double layer. While the visco-electric model correctly captures the qualitative trends observed in the experiments, a quantitative description of the data presumably requires more sophisticated simulations that include microscopic aspects of the distribution and mobility of ions in the Stern layer.
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- F. Liu
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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H2O2 decomposition experiments on Pt were performed in a glass microreactor, simulating arrays of catalyst pores. Both suppression as well as enhancement of the catalytic reaction is observed.
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- Roger Brunet Espinosa
- Catalytic Processes and Materials
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
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- Catalytic Processes and Materials
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
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Kumar N, Andersson MP, van den Ende D, Mugele F, Siretanu I. Probing the Surface Charge on the Basal Planes of Kaolinite Particles with High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy. Langmuir 2017; 33:14226-14237. [PMID: 29140711 PMCID: PMC5738629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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High-resolution atomic force microscopy is used to map the surface charge on the basal planes of kaolinite nanoparticles in an ambient solution of variable pH and NaCl or CaCl2 concentration. Using DLVO theory with charge regulation, we determine from the measured force-distance curves the surface charge distribution on both the silica-like and the gibbsite-like basal plane of the kaolinite particles. We observe that both basal planes do carry charge that varies with pH and salt concentration. The silica facet was found to be negatively charged at pH 4 and above, whereas the gibbsite facet is positively charged at pH below 7 and negatively charged at pH above 7. Investigations in CaCl2 at pH 6 show that the surface charge on the gibbsite facet increases for concentration up to 10 mM CaCl2 and starts to decrease upon further increasing the salt concentration to 50 mM. The increase of surface charge at low concentration is explained by Ca2+ ion adsorption, while Cl- adsorption at higher CaCl2 concentrations partially neutralizes the surface charge. Atomic resolution imaging and density functional theory calculations corroborate these observations. They show that hydrated Ca2+ ions can spontaneously adsorb on the gibbsite facet of the kaolinite particle and form ordered surface structures, while at higher concentrations Cl- ions will co-adsorb, thereby changing the observed ordered surface structure.
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- N. Kumar
- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Nano-Science
Center, Department of Chemistry, University
of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken
5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente,
P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Narayanan A, Wijnperlé D, Mugele F, Buchholz D, Vaalma C, Dou X, Passerini S, Duits M. Influence of electrochemical cycling on the rheo-impedance of anolytes for Li-based Semi Solid Flow Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Balabajew M, Balke N, Bazant M, Bennewitz R, Brilliantov N, de Wijn AS, Dey R, Drummond C, Dryfe R, Girault H, Hatzell K, Hillman R, Kornev K, Kornyshev AA, Kratochvilova I, Krupenkin T, Lee A, Mount A, Mugele F, Randriamahazaka H, Robotham O, Schatz G, Schiffrin D, Smela E, Yaroshchuk A. Electroactuators: from understanding to micro-robotics and energy conversion: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2017; 199:525-545. [PMID: 28675404 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd90031g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bazant M, Bennewitz R, Bocquet L, Brilliantov N, Dey R, Drummond C, Dryfe R, Girault H, Hatzell K, Kornev K, Kornyshev AA, Kratochvilova I, Kucernak A, Kulkarni M, Kumar S, Lee A, Lemay S, Medhi H, Mount A, Mugele F, Perkin S, Rutland M, Schatz G, Schiffrin D, Smela E, Smirnov E, Urbakh M, Yaroshchuk A. Electrotunable wetting, and micro- and nanofluidics: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2017; 199:195-237. [PMID: 28675401 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd90028g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kudina O, Eral HB, Mugele F. E-MALDI: optimized conditions during electrowetting-enhanced drop drying for MALDI-MS. J Mass Spectrom 2017; 52:405-410. [PMID: 28422343 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We recently showed that electrowetting-enhanced sample preparation for MALDI-MS (eMALDI) can increase the intensity of the MALDI signal by 2-25 times compared with conventional drop drying by concentrating all the dried sample in a single spot rather than leaving behind a heterogeneous coffee-stain pattern. Here, we demonstrate that the eMALDI signal enhancement can be further increased to more than 100 times by systematically optimizing the electrowetting actuation frequency and amplitude. This enables 30 times signal increase for a peptide standard. Simultaneously, drop drying times can be reduced approximately five times by increasing the actuation voltage and/or decreasing the initial drop volume. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- O Kudina
- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500, AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB, Delft, The Netherlands
- Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500, AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB, Delft, The Netherlands
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Haagh MEJ, Siretanu I, Duits MHG, Mugele F. Salinity-Dependent Contact Angle Alteration in Oil/Brine/Silicate Systems: the Critical Role of Divalent Cations. Langmuir 2017; 33:3349-3357. [PMID: 28332396 PMCID: PMC5390307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The effectiveness of water flooding oil recovery depends to an important extent on the competitive wetting of oil and water on the solid rock matrix. Here, we use macroscopic contact angle goniometry in highly idealized model systems to evaluate how brine salinity affects the balance of wetting forces and to infer the microscopic origin of the resultant contact angle alteration. We focus, in particular, on two competing mechanisms debated in the literature, namely, double-layer expansion and divalent cation bridging. Our experiments involve aqueous droplets with a variable content of chloride salts of Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+, wetting surfaces of muscovite and amorphous silica, and an environment of ambient decane containing small amounts of fatty acids to represent polar oil components. By diluting the salt content in various manners, we demonstrate that the water contact angle on muscovite, not on silica, decreases by up to 25° as the divalent cation concentration is reduced from typical concentrations in seawater to zero. Decreasing the ionic strength at a constant divalent ion concentration, however, has a negligible effect on the contact angle. We discuss the consequences for the interpretation of core flooding experiments and the identification of a microscopic mechanism of low salinity water flooding, an increasingly popular, inexpensive, and environment-friendly technique for enhanced oil recovery.
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Klaassen A, Liu F, van den Ende D, Mugele F, Siretanu I. Impact of surface defects on the surface charge of gibbsite nanoparticles. Nanoscale 2017; 9:4721-4729. [PMID: 28327722 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09491k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We use high resolution Atomic Force Microscopy to study the surface charge of the basal plane of gibbsite nanoparticles, with a lateral resolution of approximately 5 nm, in ambient electrolyte of variable pH and salt content. Our measurements reveal surface charge variations on the basal planes that correlate with the presence of topographic defects such as atomic steps. This surface charge heterogeneity, which increases with increasing pH, suggests that for a pH between 6 and 9 the defect sites display a stronger chemical activity than adjacent, apparently atomically smooth regions of the basal plane. Smooth regions display a slight positive surface charge of ≈0.05e per nm2 that hardly varies within this pH range. In contrast, near the topographic defects we observe a much lower charge. Considering the size of the interaction area under the probing tip, this implies that at the defect sites the charge density must be negative, ≈-0.1e per nm2. These measurements demonstrate that surface defects have a large influence on the average surface charge of the gibbsite basal plane. These findings will contribute to understand why surface defects play an important role in various applications, such as fuel cells, chemical synthesis, self-assembly, catalysis and surface treatments.
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- Aram Klaassen
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Lima NC, Mishra K, Mugele F. Aberration control in adaptive optics: a numerical study of arbitrarily deformable liquid lenses. Opt Express 2017; 25:6700-6711. [PMID: 28381014 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.006700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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By means of numerical simulations, using a computational fluid dynamics software together with an optical ray tracing analysis platform, we show that we can tune various optical aberrations by electrically manipulating the shape of liquid lenses using one hundred individually addressable electrodes. To demonstrate the flexibility of our design, we define electrode patterns based on specific Zernike modes and show that aspherical, cylindrical and decentered shapes of liquid lenses can be produced. Using different voltages, we evaluate the tuning range of spherical aberration (Z11), astigmatism (Z5 and Z6) and coma (Z7), while a hydrostatic pressure is applied to control the average curvature of a microlens with a diameter of 1mm. Upon activating all electrodes simultaneously spherical aberrations of 0.15 waves at a pressure of 30Pa can be suppressed almost completely for the highest voltages applied. For astigmatic and comatic patterns, the values of Z5, Z6 and Z7 increase monotonically with the voltage reaching values up to 0.06, 0.06 and 0.2 waves, respectively. Spot diagrams, wavefront maps and modulation transfer function are reported to quantify the optical performance of each lens. Crosstalk and independence of tunability are discussed in the context of possible applications of the approach for general wavefront shaping.
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Narayanan A, Mugele F, Duits MHG. Mechanical History Dependence in Carbon Black Suspensions for Flow Batteries: A Rheo-Impedance Study. Langmuir 2017; 33:1629-1638. [PMID: 28122184 PMCID: PMC5333906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We studied the effects of shear and its history on suspensions of carbon black (CB) in lithium ion battery electrolyte via simultaneous rheometry and electrical impedance spectroscopy. Ketjen black (KB) suspensions showed shear thinning and rheopexy and exhibited a yield stress. Shear step experiments revealed a two time scale response. The immediate effect of decreasing the shear rate is an increase in both viscosity and electronic conductivity. In a much slower secondary response, both quantities change in the opposite direction, leading to a reversal of the initial change in the conductivity. Stepwise increases in the shear rate lead to similar responses in the opposite direction. This remarkable behavior is consistent with a picture in which agglomerating KB particles can stick directly on contact, forming open structures, and then slowly interpenetrate and densify. The fact that spherical CB particles show the opposite slow response suggests that the fractal structure of the KB primary units plays an important role. A theoretical scheme was used to analyze the shear and time-dependent viscosity and conductivity. Describing the agglomerates as effective hard spheres with a fractal architecture and using an effective medium approximation for the conductivity, we found the changes in the derived suspension structure to be in agreement with our qualitative mechanistic picture. This behavior of KB in flow has consequences for the properties of the gel network that is formed immediately after the cessation of shear: both the yield stress and the electronic conductivity increase with the previously applied shear rate. Our findings thus have clear implications for the operation and filling strategies of semisolid flow batteries.
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- Aditya Narayanan
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Andersson D, Bazant M, Bennewitz R, Bocquet L, Bresme F, Brilliantov N, de Wijn AS, Drummond C, Dryfe R, Hillman R, Kornyshev AA, Krämer G, Kulkarni M, Lee A, Li H, Mugele F, Perez Martinez C, Perkin S, Rastei M, Robotham O, Schatz G, Schiffrin D, Tivony R, Urbakh M, Yaroshchuk A. Nanotribology and voltage-controlled friction: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2017; 199:349-376. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fd90030a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bazant M, Bennewitz R, Booth S, Dryfe R, Girault H, Hillman R, Kornyshev AA, Lee A, Lemay S, Mount A, Mugele F, Robotham O, Schatz G, Schiffrin D, Sikdar D, Smirnov E, Tivony R, Urbakh M. Electrovariable nanoplasmonics: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2017; 199:603-613. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fd90029e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Banpurkar AG, Sawane Y, Wadhai SM, Murade CU, Siretanu I, van den Ende D, Mugele F. Spontaneous electrification of fluoropolymer–water interfaces probed by electrowetting. Faraday Discuss 2017; 199:29-47. [DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00245e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Fluoropolymers are widely used as coatings for their robustness, water-repellence, and chemical inertness. In contact with water, they are known to assume a negative surface charge, which is commonly attributed to adsorbed hydroxyl ions. Here, we demonstrate that a small fraction of these ions permanently sticks to surfaces of Teflon AF and Cytop, two of the most common fluoropolymer materials, upon prolonged exposure to water. Electrowetting measurements carried out after aging in water are used to quantify the density of ‘trapped’ charge. Values up to −0.07 and −0.2 mC m−2are found for Teflon AF and for Cytop, respectively, at elevated pH. A similar charge trapping process is also observed upon aging in various non-aqueous polar liquids and in humid air. A careful analysis highlights the complementary nature of electrowetting and streaming potential measurements in quantifying interfacial energy and charge density. We discuss the possible mechanism of charge trapping and highlight the relevance of molecular scale processes for the long term stability and performance of fluoropolymer materials for applications in electrowetting and elsewhere.
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- Arun G. Banpurkar
- Center for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics
- Department of Physics
- University of Pune
- Pune-411 007
- India
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- Center for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics
- Department of Physics
- University of Pune
- Pune-411 007
- India
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- Center for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics
- Department of Physics
- University of Pune
- Pune-411 007
- India
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institutes
- University of Twente
- 7500AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institutes
- University of Twente
- 7500AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institutes
- University of Twente
- 7500AE Enschede
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- Physics of Complex Fluids
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institutes
- University of Twente
- 7500AE Enschede
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In this work, we use the numerical simulation platform Zemax to investigate the optical properties of electrically tunable aspherical liquid lenses, as we recently reported in an experimental study [<author order="1"> <name> <first>K.</first> <last>Mishra</last> </name> </author> <author order="2"> <name> <first>C.</first> <last>Murade</last> </name> </author> <author order="3"> <name> <first>B.</first> <last>Carreel</last> </name> </author> <author order="4"> <name> <first>I.</first> <last>Roghair</last> </name> </author> <author order="5"> <name> <first>J. M.</first> <last>Oh</last> </name> </author> <author order="6"> <name> <first>G.</first> <last>Manukyan</last> </name> </author> <author order="7"> <name> <first>D.</first> <last>van den Ende</last> </name> </author> <author order="8"> <name> <first>F.</first> <last>Mugele</last> </name> </author>, "Optofluidic lens with tunable focal length and asphericity," Sci. Rep.4, 6378 (2014)]. Based on the measured lens profiles in the presence of an inhomogeneous electric field and the geometry of the optical device, we calculate the optical aberrations, focusing in particular on the Z11 Zernike coefficient of spherical aberration obtained at zero defocus (Z4). Focal length and spherical aberrations are calculated for a wide range of control parameters (fluid pressure and electric field), parallel with the experimental results. Similarly, the modulation transfer function (MTF), image spot diagrams, Strehl's ratio, and peak-to-valley (P-V) and root mean square (RMS) wavefront errors are calculated to quantify the performance of our aspherical liquid lenses. We demonstrate that the device concept allows compensation for a wide range of spherical aberrations encountered in optical systems.
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Mishra K, van den Ende D, Mugele F. Recent Developments in Optofluidic Lens Technology. Micromachines (Basel) 2016; 7:mi7060102. [PMID: 30404276 PMCID: PMC6190348 DOI: 10.3390/mi7060102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Optofluidics is a rapidly growing versatile branch of adaptive optics including a wide variety of applications such as tunable beam shaping tools, mirrors, apertures, and lenses. In this review, we focus on recent developments in optofluidic lenses, which arguably forms the most important part of optofluidics devices. We report first on a number of general characteristics and characterization methods for optofluidics lenses and their optical performance, including aberrations and their description in terms of Zernike polynomials. Subsequently, we discuss examples of actuation methods separately for spherical optofluidic lenses and for more recent tunable aspherical lenses. Advantages and disadvantages of various actuation schemes are presented, focusing in particular on electrowetting-driven lenses and pressure-driven liquid lenses that are covered by elastomeric sheets. We discuss in particular the opportunities for detailed aberration control by using either finely controlled electric fields or specifically designed elastomeric lenses.
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- Kartikeya Mishra
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Surfactant adsorption in a three-phase system and its influence on wetting properties are relevant in various applications. Here, we report a hitherto not observed phenomenon, namely the retraction of an aqueous drop on hydrophilic solid substrates (which we refer to as 'autophobing') in ambient oil containing water-insoluble fatty acids, caused by the deposition of these fatty acids from the ambient oil onto the solid substrate. AFM measurements confirm that the surfactant is deposited on the solid by the moving contact line. This leads to a more hydrophobic substrate, the retraction of the contact line and a concomitant increase in the contact angle. The deposition process is enabled by the formation of a reaction product between deprotonated fatty acids and Ca(2+) ions at the oil/water interface. We investigate how the transition to a new equilibrium depends on the concentrations of the fatty acids, the aqueous solute, the chain lengths of the fatty acid, and the types of alkane solvent and silica or mica substrates. This phenomenon is observed on both substrates and for all explored combinations of fatty acids and solvents and thus appears to be generic. In order to capture the evolution of the contact angle, we develop a theoretical model in which the rate of adsorption at the oil-water interface governs the overall kinetics of autophobing, and transfer to the solid is determined by a mass flux balance (similar to a Langmuir Blodgett transfer).
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- B Bera
- Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) Group, MESA + Institute of Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) Group, MESA + Institute of Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) Group, MESA + Institute of Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) Group, MESA + Institute of Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) Group, MESA + Institute of Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Wang L, Zhao C, Wijnperlé D, Duits MHG, Mugele F. Design of a hybrid advective-diffusive microfluidic system with ellipsometric detection for studying adsorption. Biomicrofluidics 2016; 10:034113. [PMID: 27375818 PMCID: PMC4902818 DOI: 10.1063/1.4953105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Establishing and maintaining concentration gradients that are stable in space and time is critical for applications that require screening the adsorption behavior of organic or inorganic species onto solid surfaces for wide ranges of fluid compositions. In this work, we present a design of a simple and compact microfluidic device based on steady-state diffusion of the analyte, between two control channels where liquid is pumped through. The device generates a near-linear distribution of concentrations. We demonstrate this via experiments with dye solutions and comparison to finite-element numerical simulations. In a subsequent step, the device is combined with total internal reflection ellipsometry to study the adsorption of (cat)ions on silica surfaces from CsCl solutions at variable pH. Such a combined setup permits a fast determination of an adsorption isotherm. The measured optical thickness is compared to calculations from a triple layer model for the ion distribution, where surface complexation reactions of the silica are taken into account. Our results show a clear enhancement of the ion adsorption with increasing pH, which can be well described with reasonable values for the equilibrium constants of the surface reactions.
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- Lei Wang
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group, MESA+ Institute, University of Twente , P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Siretanu I, van den Ende D, Mugele F. Atomic structure and surface defects at mineral-water interfaces probed by in situ atomic force microscopy. Nanoscale 2016; 8:8220-8227. [PMID: 27030282 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr01403h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Atomic scale details of surface structure play a crucial role for solid-liquid interfaces. While macroscopic characterization techniques provide averaged information about bulk and interfaces, high resolution real space imaging reveals unique insights into the role of defects that are believed to dominate many aspects of surface chemistry and physics. Here, we use high resolution dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to visualize and characterize in ambient water the morphology and atomic scale structure of a variety of nanoparticles of common clay minerals adsorbed to flat solid surfaces. Atomically resolved images of the (001) basal planes are obtained on all materials investigated, namely gibbsite, kaolinite, illite, and Na-montmorillonite of both natural and synthetic origin. Next to regions of perfect crystallinity, we routinely observe extended regions of various types of defects on the surfaces, including vacancies of one or few atoms, vacancy islands, atomic steps, apparently disordered regions, as well as strongly adsorbed seemingly organic and inorganic species. While their exact nature is frequently difficult to identify, our observations clearly highlight the ubiquity of such defects and their relevance for the overall physical and chemical properties of clay nanoparticle-water interfaces.
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- Igor Siretanu
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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