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Polarity-dependent electro-wetting or -dewetting on a conductive silicon substrate

Fluid Dynamics 2023-03-07 v2

Abstract

We demonstrate droplet manipulation using electric signals to induce the liquid to wet or dewet on a hydrophilic conductive substrate in the air without adding layers. In this phenomenon, the contact angle changes more than 15{\deg} or -20{\deg} by using the ionic surfactant mediated droplets, with only \pm3 volts of the actuation voltage.

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@article{arxiv.2207.11109,
  title  = {Polarity-dependent electro-wetting or -dewetting on a conductive silicon substrate},
  author = {Lele Zhou and Rong Zhang and Hung-Ta Wang and Yifan Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.11109},
  year   = {2023}
}
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