Manifestation of the connection between dielectric breakdown strength and contact angle saturation in electrowetting

Papathanasiou, AG; Boudouvis, AG

dc.contributor.author	Papathanasiou, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Boudouvis, AG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:42Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-6951	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16630
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Applied	en
dc.subject.other	Contact angle	en
dc.subject.other	Electric breakdown	en
dc.subject.other	Electric conductivity	en
dc.subject.other	Electric field effects	en
dc.subject.other	Electrolytes	en
dc.subject.other	Interfaces (materials)	en
dc.subject.other	Polyethylene terephthalates	en
dc.subject.other	Saturation (materials composition)	en
dc.subject.other	Voltage control	en
dc.subject.other	Wetting	en
dc.subject.other	Charge density	en
dc.subject.other	Contact angle saturation	en
dc.subject.other	Edge effects	en
dc.subject.other	Electrowetting	en
dc.subject.other	Dielectric materials	en
dc.title	Manifestation of the connection between dielectric breakdown strength and contact angle saturation in electrowetting	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1063/1.1905809	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1905809	en
heal.identifier.secondary	164102	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Limiting phenomena on the electrostatically assisted wetting of dielectric solids by conducting liquids are illuminated by means of computer-aided analysis. The importance of the electrostatic edge effects and their influence on the dielectric properties of the solid is raised to demonstrate that contact angle saturation sets in when the electric field strength locally exceeds the breakdown strength of the dielectric solid where the liquid sits. The proposed argument along with the computed predictions is tested against published experimental measurements showing remarkable agreement. &COPY; 2005 American Institute of Physics.	en
heal.publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS	en
heal.journalName	Applied Physics Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1063/1.1905809	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000229040300077	en
dc.identifier.volume	86	en
dc.identifier.issue	16	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	3	en