Thermal performance of a two-phase flat thermosyphon with surface wettability modifications

P Dhanalakota, S Abraham, PS Mahapatra… - Applied thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, surface wettability modifications were utilized to enhance the phase
change heat transfer in a water-charged two-phase flat thermosyphon. A flat thermosyphon's …

Surface wettability modifications and applications in wickless heat pipes

LK Malla, P Dhanalakota, H Dileep, PS Mahapatra… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proper methods of surface fabrication and characterization are essential for various
applications. For example, wickless heat pipes, such as flat plate pulsating heat pipes …

Hierarchical and well-ordered porous copper for liquid transport properties control

QN Pham, B Shao, Y Kim, Y Won - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Liquid delivery through interconnected pore network is essential for various interfacial
transport applications ranging from energy storage to evaporative cooling. The liquid …

One-step electrodeposition of superhydrophobic NiO-Co (OH) 2 urchin-like structures on Si nanowires as photocatalyst for RhB degradation under visible light

M Ifires, T Hadjersi, R Chegroune, S Lamrani… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, superhydrophobic nickel cobalt hydroxide films were electrodeposited on
silicon nanowires array (SiNWs). The superhydrophobicity was attributed to the morphology …

Electricity generation via metal oxide-air moist interaction

A Akbarisehat, G Zangari - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Harvesting electricity from ambient moisture and water droplets through the innovative
technology of hydrovoltaics has lately gained attraction as it only requires water molecules' …

Continuous graphene-like layers formed on copper substrates by graphene oxide self-assembly and reduction

AM Fernández-Sotillo… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Copper substrates are known to be able to assist the spontaneous assembly and reduction
of graphene oxide in liquid medium, but very scarce information is known about the involved …

[HTML][HTML] On the nature and propagation of errors in roughness parameters obtained from spectral analysis of atomic force microscopy topographic images

R Chrostowski, F Mangolini - … of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Scale-dependent surface roughness strongly affects critical surface properties of materials,
including adhesion, wettability, and optical/thermal properties. As a particular example …

Evaporative wicking phenomena on nanotextured surfaces

DV Le, QN Pham, J Lee… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As modern electronics become miniaturized with high power, thermal management for
electronics devices has become significant. This motivates the implementation of new …

Droplet jum** on superhydrophobic copper oxide nanostructured surfaces

J Lee, B Shao, Y Won - IEEE Transactions on Components …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Condensation has been widely explored because of its importance in numerous
applications including water desalination, water harvesting, power generation, and thermal …

Contact angle tuning of copper microporous structures

F Soroush, T Liu, Q Wu… - International …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Two-phase, capillary-fed cooling devices are appealing thermal management technologies
due to their potential for high heat transfer performance and ease of system-level integration …