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Title: Control of Stratification in Drying Particle Suspensions via Temperature Gradients

Abstract

A potential strategy for controlling stratification in a drying suspension of bidisperse particles is studied using molecular dynamics simulations. When the suspension is maintained at a constant temperature during fast drying, it can exhibit “small-on-top” stratification with an accumulation (depletion) of smaller (larger) particles in the top region of the drying film, consistent with the prediction of current theories based on diffusiophoresis. However, when only the region near the substrate is thermalized at a constant temperature, a negative temperature gradient develops in the suspension because of evaporative cooling at the liquid–vapor interface. Since the associated thermophoresis is stronger for larger nanoparticles, a higher fraction of larger nanoparticles migrate to the top of the drying film at fast evaporation rates. As a result, stratification is converted to “large-on-top”. Very strong small-on-top stratification can be produced with a positive thermal gradient in the drying suspension. Here, we explore a way to produce a positive thermal gradient by thermalizing the vapor at a temperature higher than that of the solvent. Possible experimental approaches to realize various thermal gradients in a suspension undergoing solvent evaporation and thus to produce different stratification states in the drying film are suggested.

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 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States). Dept. of Physics, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, and Macromolecules Innovation Inst.
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1529979
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Langmuir
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0743-7463
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Tang, Yanfei, Grest, Gary S., and Cheng, Shengfeng. Control of Stratification in Drying Particle Suspensions via Temperature Gradients. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03659.
Tang, Yanfei, Grest, Gary S., & Cheng, Shengfeng. Control of Stratification in Drying Particle Suspensions via Temperature Gradients. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03659
Tang, Yanfei, Grest, Gary S., and Cheng, Shengfeng. Tue . "Control of Stratification in Drying Particle Suspensions via Temperature Gradients". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03659. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1529979.
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abstractNote = {A potential strategy for controlling stratification in a drying suspension of bidisperse particles is studied using molecular dynamics simulations. When the suspension is maintained at a constant temperature during fast drying, it can exhibit “small-on-top” stratification with an accumulation (depletion) of smaller (larger) particles in the top region of the drying film, consistent with the prediction of current theories based on diffusiophoresis. However, when only the region near the substrate is thermalized at a constant temperature, a negative temperature gradient develops in the suspension because of evaporative cooling at the liquid–vapor interface. Since the associated thermophoresis is stronger for larger nanoparticles, a higher fraction of larger nanoparticles migrate to the top of the drying film at fast evaporation rates. As a result, stratification is converted to “large-on-top”. Very strong small-on-top stratification can be produced with a positive thermal gradient in the drying suspension. Here, we explore a way to produce a positive thermal gradient by thermalizing the vapor at a temperature higher than that of the solvent. Possible experimental approaches to realize various thermal gradients in a suspension undergoing solvent evaporation and thus to produce different stratification states in the drying film are suggested.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03659},
journal = {Langmuir},
number = 12,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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