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Title: Rough surface adhesion in the presence of capillary condensation

Abstract

Capillary condensation of water can have a significant effect on rough surface adhesion. Here, to explore this phenomenon between micromachined surfaces, the authors perform microcantilever experiments as a function of surface roughness and relative humidity (RH). Below a threshold RH, the adhesion is mainly due to van der Waals forces across extensive noncontacting areas. Above the threshold RH, the adhesion jumps due to capillary condensation and increases towards the upper limit of Γ=144mJ/m2. Lastly, a detailed model based on the measured surface topography qualitatively agrees with the experimental data only when the topographic correlations between the upper and lower surfaces are considered.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Department of Chemical Engineering
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Department of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Microscale Science and Technology Department
  4. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). MEMS Core Technologies Department
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1426973
Report Number(s):
SAND-2007-1239J
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; 526713
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 42 ENGINEERING

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DelRio, Frank W., Dunn, Martin L., Phinney, Leslie M., Bourdon, Chris J., and de Boer, Maarten P. Rough surface adhesion in the presence of capillary condensation. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2723658.
DelRio, Frank W., Dunn, Martin L., Phinney, Leslie M., Bourdon, Chris J., & de Boer, Maarten P. Rough surface adhesion in the presence of capillary condensation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2723658
DelRio, Frank W., Dunn, Martin L., Phinney, Leslie M., Bourdon, Chris J., and de Boer, Maarten P. Tue . "Rough surface adhesion in the presence of capillary condensation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2723658. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426973.
@article{osti_1426973,
title = {Rough surface adhesion in the presence of capillary condensation},
author = {DelRio, Frank W. and Dunn, Martin L. and Phinney, Leslie M. and Bourdon, Chris J. and de Boer, Maarten P.},
abstractNote = {Capillary condensation of water can have a significant effect on rough surface adhesion. Here, to explore this phenomenon between micromachined surfaces, the authors perform microcantilever experiments as a function of surface roughness and relative humidity (RH). Below a threshold RH, the adhesion is mainly due to van der Waals forces across extensive noncontacting areas. Above the threshold RH, the adhesion jumps due to capillary condensation and increases towards the upper limit of Γ=144mJ/m2. Lastly, a detailed model based on the measured surface topography qualitatively agrees with the experimental data only when the topographic correlations between the upper and lower surfaces are considered.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2723658},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 16,
volume = 90,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}

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