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Vol. 14 (2022)

Femtosecond Laser Thermal Accumulation-Triggered Micro-/Nanostructures with Patternable and Controllable Wettability Towards Liquid Manipulating

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00840-6
Kai Yin
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Lingxiao Wang
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Qinwen Deng
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Qiaoqiao Huang
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Jie Jiang
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Guoqiang Li
Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process of Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, People’s Republic of China
Jun He
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Jun He

junhe@csu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 97

Abstract

Versatile liquid manipulating surfaces combining patternable and controllable wettability have recently motivated considerable attention owing to their significant advantages in droplet-solid impacting behaviors, microdroplet self-removal, and liquid–liquid interface reaction applications. However, developing a facile and efficient method to fabricate these versatile surfaces remains an enormous challenge. In this paper, a strategy for the fabrication of liquid manipulating surfaces with patternable and controllable wettability on Polyimide (PI) film based on femtosecond laser thermal accumulation engineering is proposed. Because of its controllable micro-/nanostructures and chemical composition through adjusting the local thermal accumulation, the wettability of PI film can be tuned from superhydrophilicity (~ 3.6°) to superhydrophobicity (~ 151.6°). Furthermore, three diverse surfaces with patternable and heterogeneous wettability were constructed and various applications were successfully realized, including water transport, droplet arrays, and liquid wells. This work may provide a facile strategy for achieving patternable and controllable wettability efficiently and developing multifunctional liquid steering surfaces.


Highlights:


1 The patternable and controllable wettability via femtosecond laser thermal accumulation engineering is proposed for liquid manipulating.
2 The wettability of polyimide film can be tuned from superhydrophilicity (~3.6°) to superhydrophobicity (151.6 °).
3 Three diverse surfaces with patternable and heterogeneous wettability are constructed for application of water transport, droplet arrays, and liquid wells.

Keywords

Wettability Femtosecond laser Micro-/nanostructures Thermal accumulation Liquid manipulating
Yin, Kai, Lingxiao Wang, Qinwen Deng, Qiaoqiao Huang, Jie Jiang, Guoqiang Li, and Jun He. 2022. “Femtosecond Laser Thermal Accumulation-Triggered Micro-/Nanostructures With Patternable and Controllable Wettability Towards Liquid Manipulating”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (April):97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00840-6.
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