A Method to Manipulate Surface Tension of a Liquid Metal via Surface Oxidation and Reduction
Title:
A Method to Manipulate Surface Tension of a Liquid Metal via Surface Oxidation and Reduction
Author:
Eaker, Collin B.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (560 seconds)
Series:
Chemistry
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Abstract:
We present a method to control the interfacial energy of a liquid metal in an electrolyte via electrochemical deposition (or removal) of a surface oxide layer. This simple method can control the capillary behavior of gallium-based liquid metals by tuning the interfacial energy rapidly, significantly, and reversibly using modest voltages.
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