Electrotunable friction with ionic liquid lubricants

F Bresme, AA Kornyshev, S Perkin, M Urbakh - Nature Materials, 2022‏ - nature.com
Room-temperature ionic liquids and their mixtures with organic solvents as lubricants open
a route to control lubricity at the nanoscale via electrical polarization of the sliding surfaces …

Electrowetting—From statics to dynamics

L Chen, E Bonaccurso - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2014‏ - Elsevier
More than one century ago, Lippmann found that capillary forces can be effectively
controlled by external electrostatic forces. As a simple example, by applying a voltage …

Switchable wetting of oxygen-evolving oxide catalysts

TH Shen, L Spillane, J Peng, Y Shao-Horn, V Tileli - Nature Catalysis, 2022‏ - nature.com
The surface wettability of catalysts is typically controlled via surface treatments that promote
catalytic performance. Here we report on potential-regulated hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity at …

Relation between double layer structure, capacitance, and surface tension in electrowetting of graphene and aqueous electrolytes

Z Wei, JD Elliott, AA Papaderakis… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Deciphering the mechanisms of charge storage on carbon-based materials is pivotal for the
development of next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems. Graphene, the …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid metal actuation by electrical control of interfacial tension

CB Eaker, MD Dickey - Applied Physics Reviews, 2016‏ - pubs.aip.org
By combining metallic electrical conductivity with low viscosity, liquid metals and liquid metal
alloys offer new and exciting opportunities to serve as reconfigurable components of …

Surface tension of liquid metal: role, mechanism and application

X Zhao, S Xu, J Liu - Frontiers in Energy, 2017‏ - Springer
Surface tension plays a core role in dominating various surface and interface phenomena.
For liquid metals with high melting temperature, a profound understanding of the behaviors …

Anion intercalation into graphite drives surface wetting

AA Papaderakis, A Ejigu, J Yang… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The unique layered structure of graphite with its tunable interlayer distance establishes
almost ideal conditions for the accommodation of ions into its structure. The smooth and …

[HTML][HTML] The renaissance of electrowetting

AA Papaderakis, RAW Dryfe - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Control of wetting on conducting surfaces using external stimuli such as electricity, underlies
the operation of devices in a broad range of technologies including micro-/nano-fluidics …

Gallium-based liquid metals as smart responsive materials: Morphological forms and stimuli characterization

R Agarwal, A Mohamad - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Gallium-based liquid metals (GaLMs) have garnered monumental attention from the
scientific community due to their diverse actuation characteristics. These metals possess …

Self-assembly of nanoparticle arrays for use as mirrors, sensors, and antennas

JB Edel, AA Kornyshev, M Urbakh - ACS nano, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) at liquid–liquid interfaces (LLIs) has recently
emerged as a promising platform for tunable optical devices, sensors, and catalysis. There …