Switching stiction and adhesion of a liquid on a solid

Stijn F. L. Mertens (), Adrian Hemmi, Stefan Muff, Oliver Gröning, Steven De Feyter, Jürg Osterwalder and Thomas Greber ()
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Stijn F. L. Mertens: KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F
Adrian Hemmi: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich
Stefan Muff: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich
Oliver Gröning: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Steven De Feyter: KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F
Jürg Osterwalder: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich
Thomas Greber: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7609, 676-679

Abstract: Switching of static friction and adhesion of a liquid drop on a corrugated solid boron nitride surface is linked to the intercalation of hydrogen, which changes the electric field of in-plane dipole rings and thus reduces the adsorption energy.

Date: 2016
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