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  • Surface Science and Engineering
  • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Materials Science for Energy Applications

Background:

  • Classical wetting models struggle with multiscale hierarchical structures and complex interfaces common in emerging energy technologies.
  • Quantifying wetting on intricate surfaces is challenging due to factors like surface morphology and heterogeneous chemistry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a universal description of wetting phenomena on multiscale surfaces.
  • To integrate integral geometry with thermodynamic laws for a comprehensive wetting model.
  • To overcome limitations of existing models like Wenzel and Cassie-Baxter for complex surfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a theoretical framework combining integral geometry and thermodynamic principles.
  • Application of the framework to limiting cases of wetting, including Wenzel, Cassie-Baxter, and wicking states.
  • Simulation of fluid droplet behavior on structurally rough and chemically heterogeneous multiscale surfaces.

Main Results:

  • The proposed theoretical framework unifies the underlying principles of classical wetting models.
  • Integral geometry yields a topological wetting metric independent of specific wetting states.
  • This metric accurately accounts for multiscale surface features, enabling a scale-consistent, universal wetting description.

Conclusions:

  • A novel, universal wetting description for multiscale surfaces has been established using integral geometry and thermodynamics.
  • The developed wetting metric provides a robust tool for characterizing wetting on complex engineered surfaces.
  • This advancement is crucial for optimizing performance in energy-related technologies reliant on precise surface interactions.