Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers

M. S. Dhindsa; N. R. Smith; J. Heikenfeld; P. D. Rack; J. D. Fowlkes; M. J. Doktycz; A. V. Melechko; M. L. Simpson

doi:10.1109/nano.2006.247610

Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers

M. S. Dhindsa, N. R. Smith, J. Heikenfeld, P. D. Rack, J. D. Fowlkes, M. J. Doktycz, A. V. Melechko, M. L. Simpson

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Abstract

Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers has been demonstrated. The testing structure consists of Si/carbon nanofibers/dielectric/fiuoropolymer/ liquid. Nanofibers were patterned on 5×5 μm pitch which resulted in superhydrophobic behavior for water (θ>150°). Via electrowetting, liquid contact angle was shown to be irreversibly reducible to θ-100°. Electrowetting using a competitive two-liquid (oil/water) system was shown to be reversible. The nanofibers terminate in a <25 nm radius tip. This small tip size results in effectively zero capacitance for water in the dewetted state. As electrowetting increased with applied voltage, the wetting state was confirmed by measuring the capacitance and stored energy density for the liquid/nanofiber system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	207-210
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	1424400783, 9781424400782
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2006.247610
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006 - Cincinnati, OH, United States Duration: Jun 17 2006 → Jun 20 2006

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Name	2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006
Volume	1

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Conference	2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cincinnati, OH
Period	06/17/06 → 06/20/06

Keywords

Carbon nanofibers
Contact angle
Electrostatic
Electrowetting
Microfluidics
Superhydrophobic

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Dhindsa, M. S., Smith, N. R., Heikenfeld, J., Rack, P. D., Fowlkes, J. D., Doktycz, M. J., Melechko, A. V., & Simpson, M. L. (2006). Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers. In 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006 (pp. 207-210). Article 1717060 (2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006; Vol. 1). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2006.247610

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Dhindsa, MS, Smith, NR, Heikenfeld, J, Rack, PD, Fowlkes, JD, Doktycz, MJ, Melechko, AV & Simpson, ML 2006, Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers. in 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006., 1717060, 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006, vol. 1, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 207-210, 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 06/17/06. https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2006.247610

Electrowetting on arrayed carbon nanofibers. / Dhindsa, M. S.; Smith, N. R.; Heikenfeld, J. et al.
2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2006. p. 207-210 1717060 (2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006; Vol. 1).

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