Wetting and motion behaviors of water droplet on graphene under thermal-electric coupling field

• Published in: Journal of applied physics Vol. 117; no. 7
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhong-Qiang, Dong, Xin, Ye, Hong-Fei, Cheng, Guang-Gui, Ding, Jian-Ning, Ling, Zhi-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 21.02.2015
• Subjects: Applied physics; Coupling (molecular); Droplets; Electric fields; Graphene; Molecular dynamics; Nanotechnology devices; Switches; Temperature gradients; Thermal coupling; Water drops; Wettability; Wetting

Wetting dynamics and motion behaviors of a water droplet on graphene are characterized under the electric-thermal coupling field using classical molecular dynamics simulation method. The water droplet on graphene can be driven by the temperature gradient, while the moving direction is dependent on t...