Instability of nano- and microscale liquid metal filaments: Transition from single droplet collapse to multidroplet breakup

Hartnett, Chris A.; Mahady, Kyle; Fowlkes, Jason Davidson; Afkhami, Shahriar; Rack, P. D.; Kondic, L.

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03598

Title: Instability of nano- and microscale liquid metal filaments: Transition from single droplet collapse to multidroplet breakup

Journal Article · Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Langmuir

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03598· OSTI ID:1267054

Hartnett, Chris A. ^[1]; Mahady, Kyle ^[2]; Fowlkes, Jason Davidson ^[3]; Afkhami, Shahriar ^[2]; Rack, P. D. ^[3]; Kondic, L. ^[2]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (United States). Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)

We carry out experimental and numerical studies to investigate the collapse and breakup of finite size, nano- and microscale, liquid metal filaments supported on a substrate. We find the critical dimensions below which filaments do not break up but rather collapse to a single droplet. The transition from collapse to breakup can be described as a competition between two fluid dynamic phenomena: the capillary driven end retraction and the Rayleigh–Plateau type instability mechanism that drives the breakup. We focus on the unique spatial and temporal transition region between these two phenomena using patterned metallic thin film strips and pulsed-laser-induced dewetting. The experimental results are compared to an analytical model proposed by Driessen et al. and modified to include substrate interactions. Additionally, we report the results of numerical simulations based on a volume-of-fluid method to provide additional insight and highlight the importance of liquid metal resolidification, which reduces inertial effects.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1267054

Journal Information:: Langmuir, Vol. 31, Issue 50; ISSN 0743-7463

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