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Statistical Mechanics of Electrowetting.

Michel Y Louge¹, Yujie Wang¹

¹Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)

|April 26, 2024

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This study presents a new statistical mechanics theory for gas-liquid-solid contact angles on textured surfaces under electrowetting. It explains how voltage affects contact angle hysteresis and predicts distinct behavior regimes.

Keywords:

capillarity contact angle electrowetting hysteresis statistical mechanics

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Area of Science:

Physics
Materials Science
Surface Science

Background:

Contact angle phenomena are crucial in various applications.
Understanding contact angle hysteresis on textured surfaces is complex.
Electrowetting offers a method to control liquid behavior on surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To derive ab initio statistical mechanics for contact angles on textured surfaces under electrowetting.
To explain the influence of electrowetting on contact angle hysteresis.
To predict and analyze the regimes of contact angle behavior.

Main Methods:

Extending an existing theory for contact line dynamics.
Calculating cavity capacitance considering neighbor influence.
Analyzing phase transitions of surface filling states.

Main Results:

Identified nine distinct regimes of contact angle behavior.
Demonstrated electrowetting's impact on hysteresis and contact angle jumps.
Showcased voltage-induced regime transitions and saturation effects.

Conclusions:

The developed theory accurately predicts contact angle behavior on textured surfaces.
Electrowetting provides a tool to precisely control contact angles and hysteresis.
This work offers a non-empirical approach to designing surfaces with specific wettability properties.