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    Dynamic electrowetting and dewetting of ionic liquids at a hydrophobic solid-liquid interface

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    Authors
    Li, H.
    Paneru, M.
    Sedev, Rossen
    Ralston, J.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Li, H. and Paneru, M. and Sedev, R. and Ralston, J. 2013. Dynamic electrowetting and dewetting of ionic liquids at a hydrophobic solid-liquid interface. Langmuir. 29 (8): pp. 2631-2639.
    Source Title
    Langmuir
    DOI
    10.1021/la304088t
    ISSN
    0743-7463
    School
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53947
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The dynamic electrowetting and dewetting of ionic liquids are investigated with high-speed video microscopy. Five imidazolium-based ionic liquids ([BMIM]BF4, [BMIM]PF6, [BMIM]NTf2, [HMIM]NTf2, and [OMIM]BF4) are used as probe liquids. Droplets of ionic liquids are first spread on an insulated electrode by applying an external voltage (electrowetting) and then allowed to retract (dewetting) when the voltage is switched off. The base area of the droplet varies exponentially during both the electrowetting and retraction processes. The characteristic time increases with the viscosity of the ionic liquid. The electrowetting and retraction kinetics (dynamic contact angle vs contact line speed) can be described by the hydrodynamic or the molecular-kinetic model. Energy dissipation occurs by viscous and molecular routes with a larger proportion of energy dissipated at the three-phase contact line when the liquid meniscus retracts from the solid surface. The outcomes from this research have implications for the design and control of electro-optical imaging systems, microfluidics, and fuel cells.

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