Wetting and coalescence of the liquid metal on the metal substrate
Molecular dynamics （MD） simulations are performed to investigate the wettability of liquid metal on the metal sub- strate. Results show that there exists different wettability on the different metal substrates, which is mainly determined by the interaction between the liquid and the substrate. The l...
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| Published in | Chinese physics B Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 140 - 146 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.08.2017
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| ISSN | 1674-1056 2058-3834 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1674-1056/26/8/083104 |
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| Summary: | Molecular dynamics （MD） simulations are performed to investigate the wettability of liquid metal on the metal sub- strate. Results show that there exists different wettability on the different metal substrates, which is mainly determined by the interaction between the liquid and the substrate. The liquid metal is more likely to wet the same kind of metal substrate, which attracts the liquid metal to one side on the hybrid substrate. Exchanging the liquid metal and substrate metal has no effect on the wettability between these two metals. Moreover, the study of metal drop coalescing indicates that the metal substrate can significantly affect the coalescence behavior, in which the changeable wettability of liquid metal plays a predominant role. These studies demonstrate that the wetting behavior of liquid metal can be controlled by choosing the suitable metal substrate. |
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| Bibliography: | Molecular dynamics （MD） simulations are performed to investigate the wettability of liquid metal on the metal sub- strate. Results show that there exists different wettability on the different metal substrates, which is mainly determined by the interaction between the liquid and the substrate. The liquid metal is more likely to wet the same kind of metal substrate, which attracts the liquid metal to one side on the hybrid substrate. Exchanging the liquid metal and substrate metal has no effect on the wettability between these two metals. Moreover, the study of metal drop coalescing indicates that the metal substrate can significantly affect the coalescence behavior, in which the changeable wettability of liquid metal plays a predominant role. These studies demonstrate that the wetting behavior of liquid metal can be controlled by choosing the suitable metal substrate. Zhen-Yang Zhao, Tao Li, Yun-Rul Duan, Zhi-Chao Wang, and Hui Li（Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China） molecular dynamics （MD） simulations, liquid metal, wettability, coalescence 11-5639/O4 |
| ISSN: | 1674-1056 2058-3834 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1674-1056/26/8/083104 |